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Disney's 'The Cat from Outer Space' released

When: 30 Jun 1978
Sources: 2 public sources

Disney released 'The Cat from Outer Space', a family comedy about an alien cat whose spaceship makes an emergency landing on Earth and is seized by the military, forcing him to seek human help to repair it.

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OtherThe Cat from Outer Space (1978) (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films (American Film Institute)
OtherCat from Outer Space, The (film) (opens in a new tab)D23 (The Walt Disney Company)

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