Top Cat: The Movie

Top Cat: The Movie

Year: 2011

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Alberto Mar

AnimationFamilyComedy

A fresh police chief arrives in the neighborhood, unimpressed with Officer Dibble’s track record, and decides to crack down on the city’s most mischievous crew. He mobilizes an army of high‑tech robots to wage a full‑scale battle against Top Cat and his feisty feline gang, setting the stage for a chaotic showdown.

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Timeline – Top Cat: The Movie (2011)

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1

Top Cat's lunch encounter

During a casual lunch with Benny, Top Cat spots a stylish female cat strolling by and dashes after her. The chase ends when he meets the cat, who introduces herself as Trixie. The moment hints at an adventure worth pursuing.

Daytime City street lunch spot
2

First meeting with Trixie

Trixie proves hard to impress, but the introduction suggests a potential ally in Top Cat's next move. They exchange glances that hint at future collaboration. The moment sets the tone for the evolving relationship.

Day Outside the lunch spot
3

Maharajah ruby rumor and Connity Hall

Word of the Maharajah's generosity and ruby treasure spreads through alleyways, drawing the gang toward Connity Hall. They collide with Lou Strickland, a boastful rival who wants to control the city's security. The encounter foreshadows the power struggle to come.

Day Connity Hall
4

The Maharajah Talk 5000 and a bargain

Inside Connity Hall, Top Cat swipes Strickland's tickets and bargains for something more than rubies. The gang earns the Maharajah Talk 5000, a versatile gadget, because the Maharajah has no rubies to spare. With the gadget in hand, they leave for home.

Evening Connity Hall
5

Back to the city with a new gadget

With the Maharajah Talk 5000 in hand, the gang heads home and feels the city pulse renewed. The gadget's possibilities spark excitement for their next caper. The mood shifts as they sense bigger adventures ahead.

Night City streets
6

Morning power shift: robots replace police

The next morning, Strickland replaces the police staff with robots, hoping to create an efficient, fearsome police force. He aims to win mayor funding for a robot army and to tighten his grip on the city. Top Cat immediately starts to thwart his bid.

Morning City hall / precinct
7

Trixie recruited to keep Top Cat at bay

Strickland enlists Trixie to keep Top Cat away from the alley while he executes his revenge. Trixie agrees under pressure, straining her loyalties. The scheme sets the stage for renewed conflict between the rival factions.

Day Alley
8

Top Cat betrayed and jailed

Top Cat returns to the alley only to be shunned by his gang, who believe he's behind a theft from an orphanage. A quick trial leads to a harsh conviction and a transfer to the Dog Jail. The city mood shifts as the arrest tightens Strickland's grip.

Day Alley; Dog Jail
9

Robot army and surveillance take hold

Strickland's regime uses the mayor's funding to unleash a city-wide robot army and an intrusive surveillance network. Privacy collapses as citizens adapt to the new, watchful order. The landscape of the city changes under gleaming metal and cameras.

Day Citywide
10

Dibble uncovers truth; Trixie captured

Dibble escapes the watchful eyes to deliver the truth to the gang, revealing that Top Cat's innocence applies to the orphanage theft. Meanwhile, Trixie is captured by the robots in Strickland's service. The revelation begins to turn the tide for Top Cat.

Evening City jail / security complex
11

Rescue and infiltration

With Big Gus's help, the gang breaks Top Cat out of prison, slipping through underground passages for a daring rescue. They storm Strickland's HQ, disguising themselves as robots to slip inside. The ruse is quickly discovered, forcing a tense standoff in the control center.

Night Dog Jail / Strickland's HQ
12

Showdown and the Maharajah's twist

Strickland arrives and orders Top Cat wiped out by the robots, but the Maharajah's device can bend the army to Top Cat's will. Top Cat uses the Maharajah Talk 5000 to flip the power dynamic, forcing the robots to respond to him. Strickland triggers the army's self-destruction, leaving Fancy-Fancy the lone survivor in disguise.

Climactic moment Strickland's HQ
13

City restored: new balance and futures

With the threat quelled, the inmates are freed and Strickland is captured by Dibble. Order is restored as Top Cat and Trixie renew their bond, and Dibble is promoted to Chief. Griswald asks to join the gang, and Top Cat welcomes him as the film closes.

Aftermath City jail / precinct; alley

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