The Cat in the Hat (film) start until after the 2000 Christmas/comedy film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", based on another Dr. Seuss book of the same name, became a commercial success. Brian Grazer, who was the producer of "The Grinch", stated, "Because we grew up with these books, and because they have such universal themes and the illustrations ignite such fantasy in your mind as a child — the aggregation of all those feelings — it leaves an indelible, positive memory. And so when I realized I had a chance to convert first "The Grinch" and then, "The Cat in the Hat", into movies, I
The Cat in the Hat (film) police officers. Larry goes back to the house, telling Joan to meet him there. By the time the kids and the Cat return to the house with the lock, a huge mess has already spilled from the unlocked crate and engulfed the house. They navigate their way through the oversized house and find the crate while cleaning up. The house is returned to its normal proportions, but then immediately falls apart to which the kids angrily tell the Cat to exit the house. Conrad prepares to face the consequences when Joan comes home, but Sally says she will share the