Handsome Gunther is a young man with only one possession...a walking and talking cat! This crazy Puss is the cleverest creature in the Kingdom and he's determined to make Gunther into a Prince.
Acting
Michael York's unhinged vocal performance as a sassy cat.
Practical Effects
Phil Nibbelink's solo 2D animation — one dude did this.
Writing
Puss commits actual fraud and we're supposed to root for him.
Director
Phil Nibbelink
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Phil Nibbelink animated this entire film by himself over four years, hand-drawing approximately 120,000 cels.
Released months before Shrek (2001) development began, this obscure indie curiously preceded DreamWorks' iconic take on the same fairy tale.