Miramax
Starring: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Charlet Oberly
Directed by: David O. Russell
Synopsis: Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) and his wife (Patricia Arquette) and baby travel across country to meet with his birth parents, only to encounter bizarre problems at every turn.
Kitty Cameo: At one point the couple and a student psychologist working for the adoption agency (Téa Leoni) end up in a bed and breakfast for the night. As Mel feared, it is run by an elderly woman who regales them with stories, not to mention her tuxedo cat. Mel kicks toward the cat, which hisses at him.
Later the landlady catches Mel using her phone after 8:00 p.m. She is carrying her cat with her when she enters the room.
She sets the cat down and when Mel leaves the cat is just around the corner and hisses at him again (off screen) as he passes.
Final Mewsings: Cats know when people don’t like them.
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