and Pa are arrested, Lizzie is reunited with the Flints, Patti and D.C. are nominated as heroes. Patti is later reunited with her parents. After everything is back to normal, Dusty and Rollo the two rival car repairmen are now working together, Melvin and Lu end up together. Patti has also become Zeke's partner, D.C. has married the cat he saw in the window earlier, and they have kittens. Cast Production The film was mainly shot in the areas of Edgefield and North Augusta in South Carolina, as well as in Augusta, Georgia. Animal Makers created the animatronic version of the cat. It was filmed using a 35mm camera for both the colored moving and black and white still pictures. Buena Vista Home Entertainment distributed the video in most regions, while Abril Vídeo covered Brazil. Reception Box office The film earned $6,424,617 in its opening weekend and in total grossed $18,301,610 domestically. It was theatrically released in Australia and New Zealand on August 28, 1997. Critical response The film currently holds a 13% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 critics, with an average rating of 4.1/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Stephen Holden of the New York Times was not impressed, remarking: "The opening scenes in That Darn Cat suggest that the movie might have found a gently sarcastic attitude in tune with the know-it-all mood of the late 1990s ... Unfortunately, it isn't long before this wised-up tone gives way to a desperate, mindless freneticism that leaves Ms. Ricci mired in her sulk". Joe Leydon of Variety said: "It's not quite a catastrophe, but the updated remake of "That Darn cat" is a loud and largely charmless trifle". James Berardinelli of Reelviews was a little more lenient, stating '(the film) is a little more quirky than many Disney films, although that trait doesn't make it appreciably more watchable". In January 1998, it was included on Siskel and Ebert's "Worst Films of 1997" episode. Accolades The film, in spite of the poor reception, earned Ricci two award nominations; the first was a Kids Choice Award for "Favorite Movie Actress" and the second was a Young Artist Award - "Young Artist Award for Best Leading