Note to All in 2025!
This is the website for Alley Cat Films, an independent film company located in Northern California, that was created in the 1990’s to produce entertaining and thought-provoking films for the Christian and general markets. As it turns out, we only made one film (to date at least), although it did receive national and international (Canada!) distribution.
Our 1999 comedy release, Christian Dating: The Movie! (also known as Christian Dating: The Shocking Truth!) was well-received wherever it played and was available in many Christian Bookstores throughout North America. It was distributed by Gospel Films, Crown Video (of Canada), Christiancinema.com, and Christianmovies.com. The film is 35 minutes long, which back in the day was a perfectly acceptable length for a Christian film release.
Now that the market for VHS tapes and DVD’s is pretty dry, especially for an independent film more than 25 years old, we have decided to offer it to you from this website. Here are a few things to know about the film:
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It is a parody of a 1960’s educational film. So, the film is intentionally “dated,” but it’s even more dated now because an audience in 1999 and the early 2000’s would have been familiar with these educational films from school and would have understood the parody in style and appearance. In fact, our film was shot on 16mm film, just like those traditional low-budget educational films. I think that younger audiences watching the film today will probably come to understand that something is being parodied but they are not familiar with the object of the parody!
It is a parody of a 1960’s educational film. So, the film is intentionally “dated,” but it’s even more dated now because an audience in 1999 and the early 2000’s would have been familiar with these educational films from school and would have understood the parody in style and appearance. In fact, our film was shot on 16mm film, just like those traditional low-budget educational films. I think that younger audiences watching the film today will probably come to understand that something is being parodied but they are not familiar with the object of the parody!•The film was produced by Mark Nielsen, who in 2019 would win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature being one of the Producers of Toy Story 4! So, our film was produced by an Academy Award-winning Producer! This was his first effort as a Producer.
The film was produced by Mark Nielsen, who in 2019 would win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature being one of the Producers of Toy Story 4! So, our film was produced by an Academy Award-winning Producer! This was his first effort as a Producer.•The film was written and directed by Al Anderson, a man who has won slightly fewer Academy Awards than Mark Nielsen. He is the author of the short stories on the Sonrise Short Stories website as well as the comic fantasy novel, The Shepherd’s Adventure, or, A Practical Guide to Princess Rescuing.
The film was written and directed by Al Anderson, a man who has won slightly fewer Academy Awards than Mark Nielsen. He is the author of the short stories on the Sonrise Short Stories website as well as the comic fantasy novel, The Shepherd’s Adventure, or, A Practical Guide to Princess Rescuing.•More information about the film, as well as some interesting (?) articles about movies can be found on the links to the left, including reviews of virtually every Academy Award-winning Best Picture.
More information about the film, as well as some interesting (?) articles about movies can be found on the links to the left, including reviews of virtually every Academy Award-winning Best Picture.And now, here it is for your viewing pleasure…
Christian Dating: The Movie!
(Coming Soon!)
