In 2009’s A Talking Cat!?, an adorable kitty named Squeaky stars as Duffy, a cat who can speak with the voice of Eric Roberts!  It’s all due to a magic collar that Duffy is wearing.  Not only do we hear Duffy’s thoughts but he can actually talk to people.  He can only do it once per person and it’s not something that he really enjoys doing.  He usually prefers to keep quiet and just inspire the humans with his cuteness but occasionally, the human are so dumb that Duffy has to speak up.

Over the course of A Talking Cat!?!, Duffy helps two families become one.  Phil (Johnny Whitaker) has just retired from writing code and he has a huge home, a sullen son named Chris (Justin Cone), and too much free time on his hands.  Chris has a crush on Fannie (Alison Sieke), who he is tutoring in English.  Frannie obviously like Chris and enjoys swimming in the house’s pool but how will she react when she discovers that Chris doesn’t know how to swim?  A few miles down, single mother Susan (Kristine DeBell) is trying to start her own company while her children, Tina (Janis Peebles) and Trent (Daniel Dannas), does their own thing.  Tina wants to do something with computers.  Trent is still struggling to find himself.  He enjoys teaching people how to swim.  Hey, Phil is a programmer!  Chris needs to learn how to swim!  Do your thing, Duffy!

Somehow, this film has gotten a reputation for being bad.  Look, as far as I’m concerned, it features two really nice houses, an adorable cat, and the voice of Eric Roberts.  It’s great!  From what I’ve read, Eric recorded his dialogue over the course of a few hours.  His somewhat cynical and world-weary voice is actually the way most cats would probably sound.  Does his tone frequently not match what’s happening on the screen?  Yes, but that’s a part of the film’s charm.  Someone said, let’s get the cutest cat we can find and then have him speak in the voice of Eric Roberts.  As far as I’m concerned, that’s all this film needed for it to totally work.  Cats have been there.  They’ve seen stuff.  Cats are like, “Meow, things got dark!”

Thanks, Duffy!

Previous Eric Roberts Films That We Have Reviewed:

1. Star 80 (1983)
2. Blood Red (1989)
3. The Ambulance (1990)
4. The Lost Capone (1990)
5. Love, Cheat, & Steal (1993)
6. Voyage (1993)
7. Love Is A Gun (1994)
8. Sensation (1994)
9. Dark Angel (1996)
10. Doctor Who (1996)
11. Most Wanted (1997)
12. Mercy Streets (2000)
13. Wolves of Wall Street (2002)
14. Mr. Brightside (2004)
15. Six: The Mark Unleased (2004)
16. Hey You (2006)
17. Amazing Race (2009)
18. In The Blink of an Eye (2009)
19. Enemies Among Us (2010)
20. The Expendables (2010) 
21. Sharktopus (2010)
22. The Dead Want Women (2012)
23. Deadline (2012)
24. The Mark (2012)
25. Miss Atomic Bomb (2012)
26. Bonnie And Clyde: Justified (2013)
27. Lovelace (2013)
28. The Mark: Redemption (2013)
29. Self-Storage (2013)
30. This Is Our Time (2013)
31. Inherent Vice (2014)
32. Road to the Open (2014)
33. Rumors of War (2014)
34. Amityville Death House (2015)
35. A Fatal Obsession (2015)
36. Stalked By My Doctor (2015)
37. Enemy Within (2016)
38. Joker’s Poltergeist (2016)
39. Prayer Never Fails (2016)
40. Stalked By My Doctor: The Return (2016)
41. The Wrong Roommate (2016)
42. Dark Image (2017)
43. Black Wake (2018)
44. Frank and Ava (2018)
45. Stalked By My Doctor: Patient’s Revenge (2018)
46. Clinton Island (2019)
47. Monster Island (2019)
48. The Savant (2019)
49. Seven Deadly Sins (2019)
50. Stalked By My Doctor: A Sleepwalker’s Nightmare (2019)
51. The Wrong Mommy (2019)
52. Exodus of a Prodigal Son (2020)
53. Free Lunch Express (2020)
54. Her Deadly Groom (2020)
55. Top Gunner (2020)
56. Deadly Nightshade (2021)
57. The Elevator (2021)
58. Just What The Doctor Ordered (2021)
59. Killer Advice (2021)
60. The Poltergeist Diaries (2021)
61. The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
62. A Town Called Parable (2021)
63. Bleach (2022)
64. My Dinner With Eric (2022)
65. Aftermath (2024)
66. The Wrong Life Coach (2024)