If you loved The Cat from Outer Space, try Now You See Him, Now You Don't

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Cat from Outer Space

1978 · dir. Norman Tokar

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Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 · dir. Robert Butler

What they share

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Family / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Cat from Outer Space, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Now You See Him, Now You Don't is

Disney tries its hand at screwball. A science student accidentally stumbles upon an invisibility formula, which attracts the attention of a comically villainous businessman. It is broadly played, of course, but probably kept a few kids quiet in the cinema.

If you loved The Cat from Outer Space, try Now You See Him, Now You Don't

The Cat from Outer Space

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

What they share

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