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{{Infobox film
| name = Top Cat Begins
| image = File:Top Cat Begins Poster.jpg
| caption = UK release poster
| director = Andrés Couturier<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins>{{cite web|title=Don Gato: El inicio de la pandilla|url=http://sic.conaculta.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=produccion_cine&table_id=12716|website=Conaculta|publisher=Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía}}</ref>
| producer = Fernando de Fuentes Jose C. Garcia de Letona
| screenplay = Jim Krieg<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/> [[Doug Langdale]]<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/> Jorge Ramírez-Suárez<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/>
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Top Cat]]''|[[Hanna-Barbera]]}}
| starring = Raúl Anaya Mauricio Pérez Jesús Guzmán Gerardo Alonso Mario Filio Octavio Rojas
| narrator =
| music = [[Leoncio Lara]] Bon<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/>
| cinematography =
| editing = Patrick Danse
| studio = [[Ánima Estudios]]<ref name=VarietyAnimaBegins>{{cite news|last1=de la Fuente|first1=Anna Marie|title=Anima Brings 'Top Cat Begins' to the Bigscreen|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/global/top-cat-anima-mexico-animation1201308029-1201308029/|access-date=18 September 2014|work=Variety|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> Discreet Arts Productions<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/>
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<ref name=VarietyAnimaBegins/><ref name="empire-uk">{{cite news|last1=Semlyen|first1=Phil De|title=First Top Cat Begins trailer and poster lands|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/first-top-cat-begins-trailer-poster-lands/|access-date=9 March 2016|work=Empire – Movies|date=7 March 2016}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|10|30|ref1=<ref name="Rene Franco">[http://www.anmtvla.com/2015/07/don-gato-el-inicio-de-la-pandilla.html/]</ref>}}
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/top-cat-begins-2015|title=TOP CAT BEGINS – British Board of Film Classification}}</ref>
| country = India Mexico<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/> United States
| language = English Hindi Spanish
| budget = $8 million<ref name="latercera-obama" />
| gross = MX$54.1 million (US$4.6 million)<ref name="canacine-mexico-animation-bo">{{cite web |title=Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018 |url=http://canacine.org.mx/peliculas-animadas-2000-2018/ |website=Canacine |publisher=Canacine |access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fDONGATOELINICIOD01&country=MX&wk=2015W44&id=_fDONGATOELINICIOD01&p=.htm|title=Don Gato: el inicio de la pandilla (Top Cat Begins)}}</ref>
}}

'''''Top Cat Begins''''' (also known in Spanish as '''''Don Gato: El Inicio de la Pandilla''''', literally '''''Top Cat: The Start of the Gang''''') is a 2015 Indian-Mexican-American<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/> [[Computer animation|computer-animated]] [[comedy film]], produced by [[Ánima Estudios]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures in [[Mexico]].<ref name=VarietyAnimaBegins/> Based on the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animated television series ''[[Top Cat]]'', this film is a prequel to both the series and [[Top Cat: The Movie|the previous film]], taking place before Top Cat met his gang.<ref name=latercera-obama>{{cite news|last1=Rojas|first1=Robinson|title='Don Gato' regresa con película sobre el inicio de su pandilla (in Spanish)|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/entretencion/2014/09/661-596744-9-don-gato-regresa-con-pelicula-sobre-el-inicio-de-su-pandilla.shtml|access-date=8 November 2014|publisher=La Tercera|date=21 September 2014}}</ref>

The film was first released in [[Mexico]] on 30 October 2015, where it was moderately successful, while an underperformance of its more-successful [[Top Cat: The Movie|predecessor]], and has grossed $54.1 million [[Mexican peso|pesos]].<ref name="canacine-mexico-animation-bo"/>

Internationally, the film was later released in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2016, distributed by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and Warner Bros. UK,<ref name="empire-uk"/><ref name=screen-daily>{{cite news|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|title='Top Cat Begins' gets sales deal|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/afm-top-cat-begins-gets-sales-deal/5096411.article|access-date=6 November 2015|work=Screen Daily|publisher=Media Business Insight Limited|date=1 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/top-cat-begins|title=Top Cat Begins}}</ref> where it was met with negative reviews and was a major [[box office bomb]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The film has grossed a worldwide total $4.6 million on an $8 million budget.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The film was released on 29 September 2017 in the United States on home video and digital platforms, distributed by Viva Pictures.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Plot==
It starts off at a club owned by Mr. Big called The Starlight Club. Most people who come there are rich and constantly shown throwing money everywhere. Then we see [[List of Top Cat characters#Top Cat|Top Cat]], [[List of Top Cat characters#Choo-Choo|Choo-Choo]], [[List of Top Cat characters#Fancy-Fancy|Fancy-Fancy]] and [[List of Top Cat characters#Brain|Brain]] enter the club and cause the waiter to get beaten up while they enter the kitchen testing the food. The waiter followed them and Top Cat tricks him by saying that he is the health inspector and the food is bad the waiter suggests he should speak to an [[alligator]] called Mr. Big. Top Cat agrees then the gang go on the Elevator to Mr. Big's office once they were gone the waiter called Mr. Big and said that the health inspector is coming to his office but the real health inspector is getting paid by Mr. Big and he sends his goons to beat the living daylight out of the fake health inspector. While the gang is on the [[elevator]], Mr. Big's goons come in and chase after them they then go into an area in the club where a cat is singing [[All About That Bass]] while she is doing that the gang sneaks up backstage where they escape the club. Then they get stuck on the lift then a strange figure comes and volunteers to help the gang Top Cat disagrees but the elevator started to fall.

Then Top Cat flashbacks to the day he came to [[New York City]] when he heard a horrible sound he told the cat to stop playing it the cat agrees and says he needs to make more money to buy dough but Top Cat says that he would help him if he gets most of the money the cat aggress and says his name is [[List of Top Cat characters#Benny the Ball|Benny the Ball]] and the two make money with Benny playing the violin with horrible skills. When it was the end of the day TC suggests they should go to Mrs. B's place on the way they bump into two orphans who stole cakes from the bakery just then an officer called [[List of Top Cat characters#Officer Charlie Dibble|Officer Charlie Dibble]] comes and tries to arrest them but TC defends them and tells him they had been with him all day. Dibble trusts him and leaves the orphans then the orphans tell Top Cat about Bad Dog and if they don't get enough money he would burn the [[orphanage]] down. Top Cat says he would talk to him but Bad Dog beats him before he could say a word. TC and Benny go to Mrs. B's place where they are about to eat dinner but they get [[stew]]. While Benny is enjoying it TC doesn't like it and suggests if he and Benny would work together he should be cool and he shouldn't eat horrible food.

The next day TC and Benny pull cons on the New York residents which causes the [[New York City Police Department]] to be onto them and they choose Officer Dibble to spy on the two. Later that day TC and Benny go into an apartment and try to con more people when they ring the doorbell but the person turns out to be Officer Dibble and he chases them all over the city until he loses them TC and Benny then bump into Bad Dog and company and Bad Dog threatens them to stop playing cons and throw them in a garbage can soon they find out that they work for Mr. Big and TC plans to rob the place by switching the bags that Bad Dog has once they rob the place TC chooses Benny to keep it for him. Later in the night TC and Benny are at the Starlight Club when they get taken to the kitchen and get knocked out. The two suddenly find themselves in Mr. Big's office. Mr. Big then forces them to tell him where his diamonds are and TC suggests that he would show him. Mr. Big agrees and tells Bad Dog to go with them. When they got to Benny's house TC asks him where the diamonds where but Benny forgot so TC tricks Bad Dog to get eaten by a chair and the two escape from the house. The next day Mr. Big's goons make wanted posters for Top Cat and Benny so the two call Officer Dibble to help them but Dibble suggests Granny Dibble should look after them so Dibble escorts them to the train station.

Once they get to their destination they meet [[List of Top Cat characters#Granny Dibble|Granny Dibble]] who isn't what the two think she is. She then forces them to do chores and eat crackers. While painting the fence Top Cat gets knocked out by three cats from the [[circus]] that got fired because they let out the lion and Top Cat agrees to help the three cats whose names are Choo-Choo, Brain, and Fancy-Fancy but instead of helping them he tricks them into doing his chores. Later that day they go to get [[ice cream]] but on the way, a gangster spots TC and Benny and reports them to Bad Dog. Once they get back they find Bad Dog and company and they try to kill them but luckily Granny Dibble saves them. Top Cat and Benny return to New York in the evening and TC gets mad at Benny because he spent money on a [[chocolate bar]]. Benny then feels sad and walks away.

Later that night Benny gets home and his mom tells him she sold the diamonds to the starlight club so Benny goes on a mission to steal the diamonds back. Later that night TC goes into Officer Dibble's house and tells him about Benny left him and Dibble suggests that they should find him. Meanwhile, Benny sneaks into the club and discuses himself as a singer but then he gets caught and is chased around the club suddenly TC and Dibble arrive but get chased down by an angry [[Crowd|mob]] and Benny gets captured by Mr. Big's goons. To save Top Cat, Dibble sends him to Florida. While at the airport, he realizes that all he needs is friends and returns to New York then Choo-Choo, Brain and Fancy-Fancy and they agree to help Top Cat.

Then Top Cat agrees for the guy to help and he reveals his name is [[List of Top Cat characters#Spook|Spook]], a [[pizza]] cat who lost his true love Eleanor the Motorcycle because of Mr. Big and the five make a plan to rescue Benny the Ball.

Suddenly Mr. Big's goons shoot a pizza box and all there is a recording of Top Cat's voice and Top Cat disguises himself as a businessman and makes the residents chase down Mr. Big. To get away Mr. Big climbs up a chain. To stop him, Top Cat and Benny cut the chain. The next day Top Cat apologizes to Benny and tells his gang to meet him at Hoagy's Alley. Meanwhile, the residents and Dibble turn Mr. Big in. Later that day Top Cat buries Mr. Big's diamonds under the alley but it ends up giving it to the two orphans and Top Cat's gang end the film by singing the original theme song.

==Voice cast==
{{Main|List of Top Cat characters}}
* [[Jason Harris Katz]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Top Cat|Top Cat]]/[[List of Top Cat characters#Choo-Choo|Choo-Choo]]/[[List of Top Cat characters#Brain|Brain]]
* [[Chris Edgerly]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Benny the Ball|Benny the Ball]]
* [[Diedrich Bader]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Bad Dog|Bad Dog]]
* [[Darin De Paul]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Mr. Big|Mr. Big]]
* [[Bill Lobley]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Officer Charlie Dibble|Officer Charlie Dibble]]
* [[Dave Boat]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Chief Thumbton|Chief Thumbton]]
* [[Charlie Adler]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Granny Dibble|Granny Dibble]]
* Matthew Piazzi as [[List of Top Cat characters#Fancy-Fancy|Fancy-Fancy]]
* Lauri Fraser as [[List of Top Cat characters#Mrs. Ball|Mrs. B]]
* [[Benjamin Diskin]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Spook|Spook]]
* [[Marieve Herington]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Panther|Panther]]
* [[Joey D'Auria]] as [[List of Top Cat characters#Rat|Rat]]
* Patty Mattson as [[List of Top Cat characters#|Furletta Duchat]]

Additional voices include [[David Shaughnessy]], Nick Shakoour, [[Steve Blum]], [[Grey DeLisle]], [[Diane Michelle]], [[Rachael MacFarlane]], Pamela Chollet, [[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]], [[G. K. Bowes]], Sean Kenin, and Sue Boyajian.

==Production==
After the success of the first ''[[Top Cat: The Movie|Top Cat]]'' film from 2011, the filmmakers at [[Ánima Estudios]] began development of another film based on the [[Hanna-Barbera]] property, but with the idea of an origin story.<ref name="don-gato-enter">{{cite news|last1=MARTÍNEZ|first1=CAMILO|title=Los mexicanos tras 'Don Gato: El Inico de la Pandilla'|url=http://www.enter.co/cultura-digital/entretenimiento/los-mexicanos-tras-don-gato-el-inicio-de-la-pandilla/|access-date=27 January 2018|publisher=ENTER.CO|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> The original ''[[Top Cat]]'' cartoon, which ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from 1961 to 1962, has already gained massive popularity in Latin America during the time of its run, mainly due to the show's well-performed dubbing and translation.<ref name="hoychicago-dongato">{{cite news|title=Nueva cinta mexicana retrata el origen de 'Don Gato'|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/hoy/ct-hoy-8490499-nueva-cinta-mexicana-retrata-el-origen-de-don-gato-story.html|access-date=27 January 2018|work=Hoy Chicago|date=29 October 2015}}</ref> The film was in development for 10 months.<ref name="don-gato-enter"/> While expressing their 'confidence', getting the rights of a [[Hanna-Barbera]] property was difficult for the producers.<ref name="don-gato-enter"/> The company's rights to develop a film based on ''Top Cat'' has been previously accomplished for the [[Top Cat: The Movie|2011 film]], so [[Warner Bros.]], the current owner of all HB properties, have maintained the same 'confidence' of working with the Mexican animation studio.<ref name="don-gato-enter"/> Producer Jose C. Garcia de Letona called the film "a work of persuasion and persistence" since he also stated that the company "knows and understands the character".<ref name="don-gato-enter"/>

Director Andrés Couturier, who has also directed another film adaptation of a classic animation property, ''[[Kung-Fu Magoo]]'' based on [[Mr. Magoo]], has been attached to direct the animated prequel film since he has grew up watching the original [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon, stating that the character has "influenced" him. "Some people say that the Don Gato (Top Cat) [character] in this movie looks a lot like me, [and] I think I [do] look a lot like him because my whole childhood was very influenced by the character, so I worked with a character who was with you during all your childhood [which] is incredible," said Couturier.<ref name="hoychicago-dongato"/>

===Animation===
Unlike the previous film, which was animated in 2D [[Adobe Flash]], the film was animated entirely in [[computer-generated imagery]], according to producer Jose Garcia de Letona.<ref name=VarietyAnimaBegins/> Animation production is handled by Discreet Arts Productions in [[India]], which previously collaborated with Ánima's past CG project, ''[[Guardians of Oz]]''.<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/>

The animation process was an 'important' step for the entire company.<ref name="don-gato-enter"/> Producer Garcia de Letona has admitted that, despite the studio's interest for 2D animated productions, they wanted to reach a wider market focused on CG distribution. "[It's] a style that catches the attention of distributors," he said.<ref name="don-gato-enter"/>

Rafael González, the film's art director, stated that the film's animation was a "challenge" due to the production's full transition to CG. "It was a challenge[.] [I]t seemed important to preserve the graphic and aesthetic essence of the original series [-] that the character was still Don Gato (Top Cat) despite having been translated into this new volumetric universe," said González.<ref name="hoychicago-dongato"/> González, who also worked for the preceding film, was not a fan of the original cartoon at the time, but recognizing the popularity between in Latin America and the United States.<ref name="hoychicago-dongato"/> "I did not watch the series at the time[.] I knew it was broadcast, but I think it was very small," he said.<ref name="hoychicago-dongato"/> González also added that he, "had a great opportunity in the first film, [where] I had to do conceptual art, which is a great pride. I did not live in that era of Don Gato (Top Cat), so it was my turn when interest opened with the new film and now, with 'Don Gato, El Incio de la Pandilla' (Top Cat: The Start of the Gang), we are trying to present a new version for the new generations."<ref name="hoychicago-dongato"/>

===Writing===
The film's screenplay is written by James Krieg (known for writing the ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' television shows), [[Doug Langdale]], and Jorge Ramírez-Suárez.<ref name=conaculta-dongato-begins/> To help the plot match the premise of the original cartoon, [[Warner Bros. Animation]] has accompanied with the film's writing process, to which producer Garcia de Letona calls it "welcom[ing] and grateful[...]"<ref name="don-gato-enter"/>

===Casting===
For the English version, [[Jason Harris Katz]], the voice of Top Cat and other characters from the [[Top Cat: The Movie|first film]], has announced via his Twitter that he will reprise his role as the same character.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Jason|title=Jason Harris on Twitter – "Great group day for @TheAmericansFX – Now..."|url=https://twitter.com/jasonharris/status/445688763470340096|website=Twitter|access-date=2 December 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=August 2019}}</ref> It was also announced that voice actors [[Chris Edgerly]], Bill Lobley, Hope Levy, and David Hoffman, have also joined the English cast.<ref name=screen-daily/>

===Soundtrack===
The film was composed by [[Leoncio Lara]], who said "we wanted to show the spirit of the original show and that meant the music we wanted to keep that jazz Broadway feel to the movie but update it so it can fit the cinematic approach".{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} The film also had popular pop and recognisable songs to get the kids to see the movie.

==Release==
The film's Mexican release trailer premiered on 1 July 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Jerry|title=TRAILER: "Top Cat Begins"|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/trailer-top-cat-begins-20150702|access-date=2 July 2015|work=Animation Scoop|publisher=Indiewire|date=2 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WBPictures_Mx/status/616002454962843648|title=WB Pictures México on Twitter|work=Twitter}}{{Primary source inline|date=August 2019}}</ref> followed by second trailer, released on 14 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=DON GATO: El Inicio de la Pandilla – Trailer 2 – Oficial Warner Bros. Pictures|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFjXFxrG8o|via=YouTube|publisher=Warner Bros. Pictures Latinoamérica|access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref>

The film was released on 30 October 2015 in Mexico, distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures Mexico and confirmed to release in the rest of Latin America.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The film is followed by a United Kingdom release on 27 May 2016, distributed by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures UK.<ref name="empire-uk"/><ref name=screen-daily/> "We are very excited to be working with [[Ánima Estudios]], [by] bringing this latest chapter of ''Top Cat'' to a worldwide audience," said Spencer Pollard, CEO of KFD.<ref name=screen-daily/> "As a leading global animation brand, we’re looking forward to T.C. and his friends hitting [the] screens everywhere in 2016."<ref name=screen-daily/> The film's UK release and English-language trailer was released on 8 March 2016.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xz-204-QU Top Cat Begins UK TRAILER 1 (2016)] YouTube</ref>

===Box office===
On its opening weekend in [[Mexico]], the film debuted at No. 3 with a gross of $18.1 million [[Mexican peso|pesos]] ($1.09 million [[United States dollar|USD]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/mexico/?yr=2015&wk=44&p=new|title=Mexico Box Office}}</ref><ref name=canacine-noviembre>{{cite web|title=Canacine|url=http://canacine.org.mx/taquilla/|website=Canacine|publisher=Canacine|access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=cine3>{{cite news|last1=TG|first1=Esteban|title=Taquilla mexicana (30 oct-1° nov-2015): Guillermo del Toro en la cima con la "Cumbre Escarlata"|url=http://cine3.com/2015/11/02/taquilla-mexicana-30-oct1-nov-2015-guillermo-del-toro-en-la-cima-con-la-cumbre-escarlata/|access-date=4 November 2015|work=Cine3|publisher=Cine3.com|date=2 November 2015}}</ref> performing weaker than its [[Top Cat: The Movie|predecessor]].

On its opening weekend in the United Kingdom, the film was a major [[box-office bomb]], debuting at No. 15, with ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse]]'' and ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' leading, and only earning £0.06 million ($0.1 million [[United States dollar|USD]]).<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/01/alice-through-the-looking-glass-sequel-x-men-uk-box-office Alice sequel slips up as X-Men maintain a heroic hold on the UK box office]</ref><ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/film-industry-statistics-research/weekend-box-office-figures Weekend box office figures – May 2016]</ref><ref name="boxofficeuk">{{cite web|title=United Kingdom Box Office May 27–29, 2016|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2016&wk=22&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>

===Home media===
It was released on DVD in the United States on 10 October 2017 from Viva Pictures.

===Reception===
The film has received negative reviews, with criticism focused on the animation, directing, pacing, and writing, but critics praised the film's dubbing and effort to revive the [[Top Cat|original show's]] characters. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 14%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 2.90/10.<ref name="rotten-tomatoes">{{cite web|title=Top Cat Begins (Don Gato, el inicio de la pandilla) (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/top_cat_begins/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Muñoz|first1=Mauricio|title=Don Gato: el Inicio de la Pandilla|url=http://www.enlabutaca.com/la-critica-noticias-notas/resenas/4484-don-gato-inicio-pandilla-critica-resena|access-date=4 November 2015|work=En La Butaca|publisher=enlabutaca.com|date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114004422/http://www.enlabutaca.com/la-critica-noticias-notas/resenas/4484-don-gato-inicio-pandilla-critica-resena|archive-date=14 November 2015}} (in Spanish)</ref><ref name=play-reactor>{{cite news|title=RESEÑA DON GATO: EL INICIO DE LA PANDILLA|url=http://play-reactor.com/2015/10/31/resena-don-gato-el-inicio-de-la-pandilla/|access-date=4 November 2015|work=Play Reactor|date=31 October 2015}} (in Spanish)</ref>

Carlos Del Río of Cine Premiere gave this film a 1 star rating, saying that the film has "[c]heated again. [The] Top Cat film fails to approach the spirit and humor of the TV series."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Del Río|first1=Carlos|title=Cine PREMIERE – DON GATO: EL INICIO DE LA PANDILLA|url=http://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/56121-don-gato-el-inicio-de-la-pandilla.html|access-date=4 November 2015|work=Cine Premiere|publisher=Cine PREMIERE|date=29 October 2015}} (in Spanish)</ref> Eddie Harrison, writing in ''[[The List (magazine)|The List]]'', gave the film 3/5 stars, saying, "The feline favourite returns for a likeably familiar, knockabout animation. As with [[J. J. Abrams]]' [[Star Trek (2009 film)|first ''Star Trek'' movie]], there's a reasonable amount of fun in seeing how the iconic characters originally met each other...director Andrés Couturier's film wisely scales things down as it attempts to get back to the comedic values of its source material."<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Cat Begins – The feline favourite returns for a likeably familiar, knockabout animation|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/80906-top-cat-begins/|work=The List|date=23 May 2016|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> British critic [[Mark Kermode]] was scathing, describing the film as "tooth-gratingly terrible".

==See also==
* ''[[Top Cat]]''
* ''[[Top Cat: The Movie]]''
* [[Ánima Estudios]]
* [[List of films based on Hanna-Barbera cartoons]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.dongatoysupandilla.com/ Official website] (in Spanish)
*{{IMDb title|4057916}}
*{{bcdb title|166659}}

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