Episode Sixty-Nine - The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Author
- Trev Snyder & Chris Sorgiovanni
- Published
- Tue 09 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://sites.libsyn.com/290192/episode-sixty-nine-the-cat-in-the-hat-2003
We're kicking off "Mike May-ers," a month devoted to Canadian comic icon Mike Myers, with a look at his ill-fated Dr. Seuss adaptation, The Cat in the Hat. One of the more..., let's say, perplexing movies we've looked at, this one begs a lot of questions. Do adult jokes have a place in Seuss adaptations? Is the Cat in the Hat an inherently sinister character? What's the logic of the Cat's powers? And should Seuss's short, verse-focused books even be adapted to feature length in the first place? We discuss all this and more, as we examine the movie that made Dr. Seuss's widow swear off any future live-action adaptations of his work!
