''Ghost Cat'' (also known as ''Mrs. Ashboro's Cat'' and ''The Cat That Came Back'') is a 2004 Canadian supernatural drama television film starring
Elliot Page
Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Elliot Page, various accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, tw ...
and
Nigel Bennett
Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is a British-Canadian actor, director, and writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series ''Forever Knight'', for which h ...
. It was directed by
Don McBrearty
Don McBrearty is a Canadians, Canadian film director.
Career
In 2003 McBrearty directed the made for television drama film ''Sex and the Single Mom''. It tells the story of Jess Gradwell (Gail O'Grady), a single and overly concerned mother of a 1 ...
and written by Larry Ketron. The film is based on the novel by Beverly Butler. The film is rated
PG for "mild thematic elements and some peril".
Plot
A widower (Ontkean) and his teen daughter (Page) move into a house that was once owned by the friendly Mrs. Ashboro and her pet cat, Margaret. Strange things begin happening, and it soon becomes clear that the ghost of Mrs. Ashboro's cat Margaret, who died on the same day as its owner, is haunting the house.
Cast
Reception
At the time of its airing, critic Gail Pennington wrote, "''Ghost Cat'' is no ''
Mystic River
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'', but it's sweet and suitable for the whole family."
Awards
Elliot Page won the
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for his role.
References
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2003 television films
Canadian horror television films
2003 horror films
2003 films
English-language Canadian films
Films about cats
2000s English-language films
Films directed by Don McBrearty
2000s Canadian films
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