Top Cat: The Movie

Loads of slapstick violence: dogs get hit by a car, rolled over by a bunch of crates, and encased in cement; two characters touch the electric fence; robots explode as they self-destruct; and cats are frequently pursued. There's also some gross-out humor, as when the cats make a disgusting soup with boot shavings.

Top Cat falls in love with a female cat and rubs himself with fish to make himself more attractive to her. He actively pursues her, even when she tells him that she won't date anyone from the alley. During dog jail, the pooches smell each other's behinds. Top Cat calls Trixie "Mrs. Top Cat."

A few insults such as "weirdo," "loser," "stupid," "annoying," "jerks," "nitwit," "pathetic," and a couple of "what the hecks."

Parents need to know that Top Cat: The Movie is the film adaptation of the old '60s cartoon Top Cat. Like the original, the movie follows Top Cat and his gang of alley cats as they try to avoid capture by the police -- particularly the new police chief, Strickland. There's some persistent slapstick violence, like a dog getting encased in cement, a little old lady hitting a dog, and characters getting electrocuted on a fence. The language includes insults such as "weirdo," "loser," "stupid," "annoying," and "jerks," and there are more come-ons and flirting than usual for an animated movie.

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