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[***]

VINCENT: You can call me Vincent.

My story begins on this deserted island.

Turtles have never laid eggs on it,

humans abandoned it a while ago,

and the wisest creature on Earth

has never graced it with its presence.

[CHUCKLES] I'm sure you know who I mean.

I know, I know.

I don't look very presentable here,

but neither would you

if you had just spent two days floating in a raging sea.

-[***] -[THUNDER RUMBLING]

VINCENT: My mother lived on a ship

and she was the captain's right-hand cat.

One night, I climbed onto the deck

to watch the storm.

Whoa! Whoa!

Oh, look, a fish. Oh, no, no, no, no!

[SHRIEKS, GURGLES]

[GASPS] No, no, no!

No, no, no. I'm drowning! No! I'm drowning! No!

No, no, no! So much water.

[GASPS] Oh, so much water. It's so wet!

Hmm.

Hmm.

[WHIMPERS]

[SNEEZES]

Mm? Mm?

Hmm?

Hmm?

Huh?

[***]

Now, that is one awesome ship!

No one would get seasick on that.

In my defense, I was born at sea and have never been on dry land.

So, please don't judge.

[***]

Wow! What is this place?

[PANTS]

Huh?

Wow.

[GASPS] Oh, my meow! That is amazing!

She's so nice.

I thought this lady

was the captain of my newfound ship.

It would only be polite to find her and say hello.

And maybe say hello to the cat as well.

Hmm. No one here.

Oh! No one here either.

Huh?

Hmm. There's still no one here.

I figured she must have been kidnapped by pirates.

[CHUCKLES] She should have known better

than to wear all those jewels.

Yep. Well, well.

That's when I realized I was completely alone.

Ha-ha! That means I am completely alone.

And I hereby declare myself the ship's captain.

Everything was going great.

-[SIGHS] -[DOG GROWLING]

VINCENT: Except for one thing.

Huh?

-[GROWLS] -No, no, no, no, no, no!

I don't even know you.

This must be some kind of a... a misunderstanding.

[CHUCKLES]

[WHIMPERS]

[SNARLS]

[WHIMPERS]

[BARKS]

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

[***]

-[GASPS] -[DOG SNARLING]

Oh!

[DOG BARKS ANXIOUSLY]

Huh?

-[WATER SPLASHES] -Hmm.

So, this is how I found myself in this incredible place.

An abandoned mansion on a deserted island

with a lighthouse.

Just me, this fair lady and a lovely cat.

[***]

-[***] -[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

Meow!

My fair lady, good meowning.

[CHUCKLES] And good morning to you, O heavenly creature.

I grew up. The mansion owners never showed up.

[TOILET FLUSHES]

And so I made it my home.

[GROANS]

Oh, oh. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

[GRUNTS]

[SHRIEKS]

Meow?

Meow. Meow. Meow.

Uh?

No, no. No, no, no.

No! No, no, no, no, no!

I was enjoying my life.

But it was getting kind of repetitive.

[***]

VINCENT: Nothing on the island ever changed.

[DOG BARKS]

[SNARLS]

VINCENT: Including my biggest nuisance.

Oh, not again.

I'm not sure why,

but that day, I changed my established routine,

but it unraveled a whole new world for me.

[GROWLS]

[SIGHS] Okay, look,

every single day you come for me and you fall off the ledge.

Are you not sick of this yourself?

[WHIMPERS INQUISITIVELY]

I say, from now on, we live in peace.

You don't mind me, I don't mind you.

We divide the island

and never again tread on each other's territory. Deal?

[GRUNTS INQUISITIVELY]

Nice! There you go. I'm gonna get down,

so why don't you take three steps back...

[GROWLS]

[***]

[SIGHS]

Hmm.

-See you soon! -[DOG WHIMPERS]

-[DOG BARKS ANXIOUSLY] -[VINCENT SIGHS]

It went like it always did, until it didn't.

[DOG YOWLS]

[THUDS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[***]

[WHIMPERS]

[LAUGHS] Wowee!

So, you're going on a cruise, huh?

[CHUCKLES] Well, bon voya... What?

[***]

[WHIMPERS]

[YOWLS]

Huh? Wha... No, no, no, no. No, no. No, no!

No! No!

What... wha... what?

No. What's going on? Please...

Oh, no. No. No, no. No, no, no, no!

Am I gonna drown? No, no, I don't want to drown.

-I'm too young to drown. -[GASPS]

That poor kitty cat. Looks like he's done for.

And you'll do nothing to save him?

Wha... What for? So that he can eat me?

[GASPS] Hmm, this is not what Granny would have done.

She would have saved him. [SIGHS]

VINCENT: No, no, no! I don't wanna jump.

-I can't swim! -Hey, you! Ginger!

Get over here!

[STAMMERS] You're talking to me?

[GROANS] Yeah, yeah.

I'm talking to you, of course. Get in before I change my mind.

[PANTS]

[GASPS]

Goodbye, home sweet home.

[GROWLS]

[***]

[WHIMPERS] Greetings. I'd like to welcome you aboard.

I'm Maurice the mouse.

And let's get one thing straight, okay?

I saved your life,

so no matter how hungry you might get,

you can't eat me.

Hold on! Do cats really eat mice?

Huh?

No, no, no. They don't. Don't even think about it.

Oh, well. I'm so confused.

So, maybe mice eat cats.

Uh, don't worry. Only in self-defense.

You know what? Let's change the subject.

It doesn't matter who eats whom.

Why don't we start with your name?

Uh, I don't have one.

My mum never named me, I'm afraid.

Hmm. Well, no worries.

All right, let's see what would be a good name.

You're a ginger, so I'll be calling you...

-Vincent! -[***]

-After one amazing artist. -Vincent?

Hmm. Vincent. [CHUCKLES] Vincent!

You know what? I love it! I'm Vincent!

And what was your name again? Mayonnaise?

Not Mayonnaise but Maurice.

I've come to this island with an important mission,

to recover a certain old painting,

and I did it. I found it and rescued it.

[VINCENT GASPS] My ladies!

[SIGHS] Which was a total waste of time.

Turns out it's fake.

It tastes like chicken droppings.

Are you trying to say you tasted the painting?

-But why? -The answer is obvious, my boy.

There is nothing more delicious in this world

than authentic art!

I come from a family of art experts.

My dad took a bite out of Modigliani.

My grandpa gnawed on Caravaggio and Rembrandt.

And my grandma... [WHIMPERS]

...there was a time when she gobbled up

two famous Vermeers at once!

Oh!

Oh!

[SQUAWKS]

[***]

Oh, it was really nice knowing you, Vincent, my boy.

[WHIMPERS]

Looks like you and I are going to be fed

to the hungry fishes right about now.

[***]

[SHIP HORN BLARING]

Ooh-la-la! Vincent, we're not going to drown.

[CHUCKLES]

But if we figure out how to get on board...

-[THUD] -[WHIMPERS]

Huh?

-[***] -[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WORKER: Careful. Don't you break it.

-Are we flying? -Flying?

[CLEARS THROAT] No.

We're being loaded onto a ship.

Jeez, be quiet. And keep your head down.

Mm-hmm.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WORKER 1: Bring it down now.

-WORKER 2: I got it! -WORKER 1: Don't break it!

WORKER 3: Let's pack it in the cage.

[HAMMER THUDDING]

So, what should we do now?

[SIGHS] We should be patient, and wait.

[YAWNS]

Let's just pretend it's nighttime.

I'm... I'm going to turn in now.

[SIGHS]

-VINCENT: Are you serious? -[SNORES]

-VINCENT: Hey. -[SNORES]

[SIGHS] All right.

[WOOD CREAKS]

[GRUNTS]

[SNIFFS] Hmm.

What a... an exquisite aroma bouquet!

[MAURICE SNIFFS]

[***]

Is this... is this really...

[SNIFFS] ...the scent of Impressionism?

Give me one second.

[SNIFFS] And I caught a whiff of Picasso!

VINCENT: We are probably close to the kitchen.

Monet!

Raphael!

Rembrandt!

Degas! [CHUCKLES]

I don't know these words. Where are we?

Where are we? [CHUCKLES]

This is the place I've dreamt of visiting my entire life!

This is the best museum in the world.

We are... [INHALES] ...in the Hermitage!

[***]

[SOBS] Thank you so much, Grandma.

But how did we end up here?

The fishermen must have sent this harpsichord here.

Yeah, it is very valuable.

Come on, let's take a look around.

* But square-cut Or pear-shaped *

* These rocks Don't lose their shape... *

-VINCENT: Hey, wait. -Why?

-We don't know who lives here. -[SCOFFS]

Let's go! You're safe with Maurice the Brave! Ha-ha!

-VINCENT: Okay. -[HUMS]

Ah! Holy Jesus!

-CATS: Mouse! Mouse! Mouse! -PUFFIN: Let's get him!

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

-PUFFIN: Mouse! -MUFFIN: Get the mouse!

Mouse! Mouse! Get it!

Get him! Catch him! Don't let him get away!

-[WHIMPERS] Help, help! -Catch him!

Where are you going?

-MAURICE: Go! Run! -Get the mouse! Mouse!

CATS: Mouse! Mouse!

-[CATS PANT] -Where is it?

Where did the mouse go?

Mm. That way.

Come on!

Everyone, halt!

Holy fish! And who might you be?

[STAMMERS] Well, I'm Vincent.

PUFFIN: Ooh.

Vincent, huh? And how did you get here?

Um, uh, I sailed here inside the hapricot.

Then tell me, Vincent,

why aren't you chasing the mouse?

Mouse? What mouse?

And why should I chase it, exactly?

What's that supposed to mean?

Because that's what all cats do,

my hapricot friend.

They chase mice and eat them.

[STUTTERS] I can't eat a mouse.

I can't because...

I can't because...

I... I already ate it!

-Huh? -Really?

Yeah, I ate it.

I ate it so it wouldn't chew on paintings

'cause that's what mice do, did you know that?

-Of course we did. -[CATS GROWL]

I wonder how do you know that?

-Hmm? -Mm-hmm.

Er, well, it's just that...

It's a bit of a, uh, family business.

Yeah. My dad saved a Cattigliani.

My grandpa protected a Maravaggio and a Meowbrandt.

And my grandma, she snatched two Mermeers from a mouse.

And I... I rescued a... This one.

CATS: Hmm.

You rescued it, huh?

Of course I did.

You can still see the teeth marks left by the mouse.

CATS: Huh? Hmm.

It was so vicious, it could easily bite a cat's tail off!

MAX: Now, that is exemplary courage.

[***]

You are a real hero. An amazing mouse hunter.

A true art keeper.

I have an idea. Why don't you join us?

Who's us? I mean, who are you guys?

Who are we? [CHUCKLES]

Perhaps you've been living on a deserted island all this time?

Hmm. Actually, I have.

We are the world's most famous cats.

-Exactly. Puffin. -Mm!

-That's Muffin. And Boffin. -Mm-hmm.

This is Townie.

-And that's Brownie. -Uh-huh.

And this is Max, our leader.

Why don't you follow us and I'll tell you everything.

Maurice, I'll be back soon.

[GRUNTS] A couple of centuries ago,

trouble and turmoil came to our land.

-[***] -[THUNDER RUMBLING]

MAX: Enormous rodents with teeth of steel

and eyes of fire laid siege to the museum walls.

It was our ancestors who came to the rescue.

They fought those nasty creatures

right outside the chambers of Catherine the Great.

They fought them until those rodents turned tail.

The empress was grateful. And for her rescue,

she allowed the cats to stay in the palace.

I...

You're in awe, and that's understandable.

[CHUCKLES] But the story about our great ancestors

is not over yet.

Once, during the reign of Alexander I...

En garde!

MAX: ...a ghost started haunting these very halls.

Oh! Huh?

[GASPS, SHRIEKS] Guards!

MAX: He was flying around the palace...

-[BOTH SCREAM] -MAX: ...scaring everyone.

Being really obnoxious in general.

-MAN: Somebody, help us! -[HISSES]

MAX: But one of our greatest warriors...

[GHOST YOWLS]

MAX: ...managed to trap the ghost in a magical vessel.

We guard and protect the Hermitage.

And these are the rules we live by.

We don't damage the art.

We don't scratch it and we prevent others

from doing it.

We protect the art.

A single scratch on a canvas, a single tiny spot of dirt,

and all the cats in here lose their jobs!

-Got it! -[VINCENT GASPS]

Uh... Yeah.

Then welcome to our closely-knit family, Vincent.

Everybody, catnap!

[CATS SNORE]

[PANTS]

Maurice!

Maurice! Where are you?

[MAURICE WHIMPERS]

[GASPS] Maurice! Wait!

[***]

Maurice, wait.

-[MAURICE WHIMPERS] -Oh, Maurice.

Okay, now what?

-[LOUD THUDDING] -[MAURICE WHIMPERS]

I guess that way.

Maurice, just wait!

Wait, wait, wait...

[GRUNTS]

I'm a cat, after all. [CHUCKLES]

Maurice, you won't get away from me.

Whoa! [SCREAMS] No, no, no!

[SCREAMS IN SLOW MOTION]

Whoa!

Huh? Huh?

[DOOR CREAKS]

-[DOG SNORING] -[SIGHS] What a roller coaster!

Okay, here we go. Huh?

-[DOG GRUMBLING] -Okay.

Easy.

-[BALL SQUEAKS] -[GASPS]

Hmm?

Squeaker?

No, no, no. No, no, no. I'm not a squeaker.

-I... -[DOOR CREAKS]

Squeaker! [CHUCKLES]

-[***] -[GRUNTS, CHUCKLES]

Hey, do you happen to have a brother,

by any chance?

'Cause, you know, he and I are...

[CHUCKLES] ...really good buddies, yeah.

[CHUCKLES]

-[***] -Hmm?

-[GROWLS] -[SIGHS]

[BARKS]

Hmm.

[GROWLS]

-[DOG YOWLS] -Huh?

[YOWLS DISAPPROVINGLY]

Squeaker! [CACKLES]

-[***] -No! No!

[WHIMPERS]

[SHRIEKS]

Squeaker! [LAUGHS]

VINCENT: Do cats really have nine lives?

-Squeaker! -[CLEOPATRA LAUGHING]

What? Did your parachute malfunction?

Or a stork drop you off? [PURRS] No.

You don't look like a baby.

-[***] -[SIGHS]

-[FABRIC RIPS] -[GASPS]

-Oh! [GROANS] -[LOUD THUD]

[CHUCKLES]

Um, um. Well, I work here, actually,

patrolling the museum territory.

I, uh... I was practicing an air strike.

Let me introduce myself.

I'm Vincent, one of the world-famous museum cats.

Oh, so you're one of them, those basement-dwelling nerds

who can't protect their own tails,

not to mention art.

Um, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I'm not one of them. I just arrived this morning.

I'm only here to boost their... whatchamacallit?

-Um... their morale, yeah. -Hmm.

So, you're new here?

Oh, are you here because of the Mona Lisa?

Sure, I guess.

The Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting.

It arrives tomorrow.

Ah!

[CHUCKLES] Of course I know what the Mona Lisa is.

It's just so hard to keep track

of which painting I'm supposed to be pro...

pro... tecting!

We don't damage the art. We don't scratch it.

And we prevent others from doing it.

[GASPS] Maurice!

Oh, no. How could I forget about him?

Maurice? Who's Maurice?

Uh, well... well, he's just a friend of mine, you know?

And I really have to go find him now.

I'm sorry, gotta run.

[CHUCKLES] The museum, you know, is not gonna protect itself.

[CHUCKLES] It was really nice meeting you.

And what did you say your name was?

Cleopatra.

That really is a beautiful name.

I'll be back as soon as I can, Cleopatra.

[SIGHS] Why are boys always so weird?

[PANTS]

[***]

Maurice! Don't!

[INHALES DEEPLY]

VINCENT: Don't do it, Maurice!

[SIGHS] What do you want? Can't you see I'm at lunch?

This painting is not for you to chew on.

[CHUCKLES] May I ask why not?

If you damage the canvas, then I... I mean, the cats...

[SCOFFS]

-Stop it! -Step aside.

Stop flexing those claws.

Tomorrow the most famous painting in the world

-arrives to the museum. -[GASPS]

Which painting is that?

I forgot the name,

but it's a lady, she's looking all...

Uh, looking like this?

That's right.

[CHUCKLES] M... M... Mona Lisa? Are you certain?

-Absolutely. -[LAUGHS]

Dear Grandmother, I wish you were here now!

Mm! To sample the Mona Lisa!

No one in my family could ever dream of it!

I'll go down into history.

They'll put up monuments in my honor.

I'll make rodents more famous than Rodin!

Fine! But they won't bring it here

if you ruin any of the paintings now.

[GASPS] Huh? Okay. Okay, of course you're right.

Why would I spoil the pleasure, huh?

I can wait till tomorrow.

[HUMS MERRILY]

[SIGHS] Phew!

[***]

[HUMS HAPPILY]

VINCENT: Yeah, this may come as a surprise to you,

but all cats in love behave the same way.

[YAWNS]

And while Maurice was dreaming of the Mona Lisa,

my dreams were filled with something else entirely.

[***]

CLEOPATRA: Vincent.

Vincent.

I know you have been dreaming of me

long before we met.

Uh-huh.

And I have been dreaming of you.

[***]

For us, sky's the limit, Vincent.

Will you take me far, far away?

I'll take you anywhere.

Some place where they will never find you?

Never find me? Uh, why would anyone look for me?

PUFFIN: Because you are helping a mouse

destroy the Mona Lisa!

-[***] -You have betrayed us!

You enjoy stabbing your friends in the back, don't you, Vincent?

[WHIMPERS]

[Puffin] Vincent. Vincent. Vincent!

[GASPS, STAMMERS] What's going on?

We have an emergency on our paws.

-Emergency? -Yes.

-Apparently, there's a mouse. -A mouse!

Exactly. Come on, recruit.

Time to whup its tail!

How did you find Maurice? Uh, I mean the mouse?

Move your paws. I'll tell you on our way.

Muffin found fresh mouse tracks in the storage room.

We will get rid of the mouse once and for all.

-[CATS GROWL] -[GASPS]

[***]

[SNORES]

[SOFTLY] Oh, Mona Lisa, soon you shall be mine.

[CHUCKLES]

[WHISPERS] Maurice!

CATS: Huh?

What did you say now, recruit, huh?

I... I...

Well, I said... what I meant was, you know...

Well, um, more is less, when it comes to mice!

[CHUCKLES] Kill it!

CATS: Hmm.

-[***] -* Please take my advice *

* Run now for your life *

* Maurice, do not stay Hurry up and get away! *

What the fish are you doing?

Uh... I...

Oh, this is my hunting strategy.

You've got to stun the mouse first.

[GRUNTS] Tricks of the trade.

-Huh? -Did you hear that?

Watch and learn from a true mouse hunter, our Vincent!

Let's join him.

[GASPS, SIGHS]

-Hmm? -Hmm?

Hmm. I don't see a mouse in here.

BOTH: No.

No?

If there's no mouse around here, where did the tracks come from?

Oh, well, maybe they belong to the same mouse

that I caught and ate yesterday.

How can we be sure there were no leftovers?

I ate it whole. And it kind of made me sick,

to be honest.

Um, I guess it... it must have had the mouse flu or something.

Oh, well, that's resolved then.

[CHUCKLES] At ease, then, boys.

Great job tonight.

What if it was actually a different mouse, hmm?

One of us will stay on guard.

Let's see now. Who will go first?

[HUMS]

-Vincent. -[STAMMERS] Wait. Are you sure?

Yes. Your shift starts now.

Don't worry, Vincent. You'll be fine.

You did good, Vincent. Keep it up.

Just try to stay awake.

[CATS CHUCKLE]

Okay.

Maurice! Maurice, are you there?

* Little feet, Don't fail me now *

* I can hear the cats go meow *

* If they catch me, this is it *

* Please don't fail me, Little feet *

* This will leave My sorry tail *

* On display to tell the tale Little feet, don't fail me now *

* I can hear the cats go meow! *

[WHIMPERS, SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS IN SLOW MOTION]

[CONTINUES SCREAMING]

[TRAIN WHISTLE TOOTS]

[WHIMPERS, SCREAMS]

Stop the train. I want to get off!

-[***] -[WHIMPERS] Save me, Mama!

-[GASPS] -[WHISTLE TOOTS]

[WHIMPERS] What's that? A drop?

Mama! What do I do? I want to jump!

Oh! I think I'll get off the train.

This is my stop.

[SCREAMS]

[WHISTLE TOOTS]

[SIGHS]

Give me a break already!

-[SCRAPING] -[GASPS] Oh!

[YELLS]

This makes me angry. First trains, then cats.

-Uh? -[ROPES CREAKING ]

[SCREAMS, WHIMPERS]

No, no. Wrong way! Keep to the right.

[WHIMPERS] There's no end to this!

No!

Oh. [BREATHES HEAVILY]

[SIGHS]

And who are you now?

Huh?

Oh? [GASPS]

-[***] -Oh!

-[IN GRUFF VOICE] Bonjour! -[CRIES OUT, WHIMPERS]

[GRUNTS] Oh, it's... No!

Uh! No! Ah! Why don't you leave me alone?

I'm just an innocent mouse!

[PANTS] Ha-ha! Whoo!

[GROANS]

[CHUCKLES]

-You won't catch me here! -[TAP CREAKS]

Whoa. Whoa.

[WHIMPERS] French bears!

Porcelain vases! Crazy trains!

What is this insane place? Oh, no!

[***]

[***]

[GROWLS]

[CATS SNORING]

[***]

Maurice!

Where on earth has that mouse gone?

He just vanished.

So what am I gonna do now?

-[VENT CREAKING] -Huh?

-[***] -Hmm.

Well, since Maurice is nowhere to be found,

I'm gonna visit somewhere else.

Ha!

-MAURICE: Well, well, well! -What?

And where exactly are you going, hmm?

Maurice, I... [WHIMPERS]

-[GRUNTS] -[LOUD THUD]

-Maurice, where have you been? -Been busy trying to stay alive.

By the way, thanks for the heads up, Vincent.

Listen, you can't stay here for much longer.

No, no, no, no, no! Don't even start.

I'm not going anywhere.

Where were you heading off to? And don't even try lying to me.

Well, I thought you were upstairs

where all the paintings are and...

[GASPS]

And you call yourself a friend! Liar, liar, paws on fire!

Well, okay.

While I was looking for you last night

-I met her, the one, Cleopatra. -[***]

Oh, mon Dieu! L'amour toujours.

Our little kitten grew up and fell in love.

-Hmm? -No, I did not.

Don't try to deny it.

You're in love with a beautiful cat and I...

Uh?

I'm going to help you win her over.

All right, here's the plan.

You'll invite her over for a tour.

You'll tell her all about the artworks in this museum.

And I'll be your prompter.

[***]

Hmm, I didn't take you for an art expert.

What can I say? I guess I'm a cat of many talents.

Yeah? All right then, where do we start?

Um, let me see. Just one second.

Um... [WHISPERS] Maurice, where are you?

I'm coming. I'm coming.

Look at that. She looks just like my human.

-Who painted this? -Um...

Oh, none other than the famous painter, Membrandt.

[WHISPERS] Rembrandt!

You know what else is cool? Uh...

She looks like she's petting an invisible cat.

Wait, did they forget to paint it?

-Um, well... -[GASPS] Look at that!

They remembered the cat on this one.

Looks like he lucked out. So many yummy treats.

What else can you tell me about this painting?

Well, as you can notice, um, this is a painting of, uh,

a painting of...

-[WHISPERS] Maurice! Uh... -Maurice?

Remind me, is it the name of the cat up there?

-VINCENT: Um, yeah. -What else can you tell me?

Uh, well, um, you know, um...

-[WHIMPERS] -MAURICE: Ouch. Oops.

You know what? Could you close your eyes?

I have a surprise for you.

-A surprise? -Mm-hmm.

[PURRS] I love surprises.

[WHISPERS] Maurice! You promised me.

I did. But the paintings!

I can't help it if... if the art

-keeps calling my name. -CLEOPATRA: Vincent!

-How long do I have to wait? -[GHOST GROWLS]

-[CACKLES] -Huh?

-Oh, it's a ghost! -[GHOST GROWLS]

Vincent, I want my surprise.

Cleopatra, please don't open your eyes.

Just don't.

I don't want to wait anymore. That's enough.

-[***] -[GHOST CHUCKLES, HOWLS]

-[GASPS] Oh, no! -[GHOST HISSES]

Cleopatra! I'm coming!

-[GROWLS] -[WHIMPERS] Oh, no.

[CACKLES]

CLEOPATRA: Get away from me! Get away!

-Oh, no. [WHIMPERING] -[GHOST CACKLING]

Help me! Help! Help! Help! Help!

Hold on! I'm coming.

-[WHIMPERS] -[GHOST GROWLS]

-VINCENT: Hey, you there! Ghost! -Huh?

Get your slimy feelers off my, uh, my girl!

Huh?

Vincent, run! It's the museum ghost!

-You know the legend! -What?

Don't be afraid, Cleo. I've got this.

Hey, you, flying blob,

you'd better listen

when you're facing a great hunter.

Don't make me, uh, uh...

Don't make me get my special ghost grinder.

What?

[HUFFS] Here it is.

WOMAN: The Hermitage has an extensive collection,

boasting over three million items.

Meow?

That's right, this thing killed over 3 million ghosts

and it boasts about it.

And now it's your turn. [ROARS]

[GASPS, WHIMPERS]

[VINCENT LAUGHS]

And don't even think about coming back!

You scared him away?

Don't worry... [CHUCKLES] ...he's not coming back.

[PURRS] You're my hero!

[GASPS SOFTLY]

[***]

[GASPS] What a romantic couple.

I guess I should leave them two alone. [CACKLES]

Oh, well, I'm so sorry the ghost ruined our museum tour.

There's so much I wanted to show you.

I wouldn't call it ruined, not at all.

But now it's my turn to be your guide.

I want to show you my favorite place.

It's this gorgeous room right here.

You have no idea how much history...

-[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] -[TROLLEY RATTLES]

It's the Mona Lisa.

The Mona Lisa? She's not even that pretty.

I'm trying to tell you about my favorite place.

Yeah, sure, you're right.

Why don't you go and enjoy that and I will be right behind you.

You know, I just have to take care of something real fast.

Stay there.

I'll be back before you know it!

This ginger boy, he's so extra.

[***]

[CATS SNORING]

Am I on a boat? I feel like I'm floating.

Huh? Huh? What? Help! Help me! We're drowning!

-MUFFIN: Water! -BOFFIN: What?

-MUFFIN: Water! -A flood?

-There's water everywhere! -Oh, I don't like water.

[***]

We're going down.

-Wait, wait, wait, wait. -MAX: Hey!

-Huh? -No one panic.

We need to figure out what is going on.

This is a bad sign.

For the love of catnip, the ghost escaped!

-The ghost escaped! -Escaped!

-The ghost escaped! -The ghost escaped!

CATS: The ghost escaped!

-[***] -[PANTS]

Mona Lisa. Man, this is terrible timing.

I hope Maurice hasn't seen it yet.

[GASPS]

[MAURICE GRUNTING]

I'm sorry, Maurice.

Starting today, you'll have to go on a diet.

-[ALARM BLARING] -[PANTS]

-MAN 1: What's happened? -MAN 2: Yes, what's going on?

What is going on here?

Do we know why the alarm went off?

It's a new system. I guess it's just too sensitive.

Yes, we haven't figured it out yet.

Why don't you do it, then? The opening is tomorrow.

I don't want it to start blaring at the worst possible moment,

you hear me?

MAN 1: Hmm.

[***]

[WHIMPERS] What was that all about?

Vincent, there was no one in that room but you.

Yeah, no one.

Did you have something you want to tell me, boy?

-Yeah! -MAURICE: Yeah?

The ghost, he triggered the alarm.

[GROANS]

That ignorant cloud of exhaust! He's just messing with me, eh?

All right, second time's a charm.

-Don't! -Why?

-[MAX SINGING IN DISTANCE] -Well, I just...

-CATS: * Ghosts may hide... * -Gotta go!

MAX: * We'll trap it soon We are the best *

* We'll trap it soon We are the best *

Vincent, come with us.

The ghost has escaped, so we must trap it in this vase.

* Ghosts may hide But we won't rest *

CATS: * Ghosts may hide But we won't rest... *

-Oh. Hmm? -MAURICE: Psst! Psst!

Go. Go do your thing.

I'll make sure everything's good here.

MAX: Vincent, move your paws!

We need you to watch our backs.

CATS: * Our team Is brave and strong... *

Don't you go nibbling on any works of art.

CATS: * Ghosts may hide But we won't rest *

MAX: * We'll trap it soon We are the best *

CATS: * We'll trap it soon We are the best *

MAX: * We stand guard At every door *

CATS: * We stand guard At every door *

MAX: * Protecting paintings Art and more *

CATS: * Protecting paintings Art and more *

* Protecting paintings Arts and more *

[GASPS]

Vincent, I'm not sure I understand.

Are you with me or not?

Uh, but... Of course, I'm with you, Cleo.

It's just that we're trying to trap a ghost here. Um...

It's kind of an "all hands on deck" situation.

You know how it is all the time.

That ghost is old news.

If it bothers anyone, you'll just chase it off again.

Yeah, I can do it, sure, but it's safer just to trap him.

Just wait here, okay?

I'll be back in no time at all. I promise.

Vincent!

Come back here right now or else I... you'll regret it!

-[GHOST GRUMBLES] -Oh! Whoa!

[IN SCOTTISH ACCENT] Good sir, please, help me hide somewhere.

I just have no one else to ask.

You already took mercy on me once

and despite our little misunderstanding,

you didn't use your grinder.

Oh, look here, buddy,

I already have one dysfunctional friend

to take care of.

* Ghosts may hide But we won't rest *

-Several, actually. -GHOST: That's great.

-Hide, quick! -But where to hide?

Ooh. Ah! There's nowhere to hide. [WHIMPERS]

They'll find me anywhere.

Oh!

-Hmm. [CACKLES] -Hey!

What do you think you're doing?

[GROWLS]

No, don't you even dare!

[MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY]

Squeaker?

VINCENT: Get out of me this second!

-CLEOPATRA: Vincent. -[GASPS]

It is starting to feel like that ghost of yours

is just an excuse to avoid me.

[IN SCOTTISH ACCENT] Whoa! My wee, beautiful lassie.

Your eyes are an ocean

and I will kill for a chance to drown in them.

Um...

Vincent, are you sure you're feeling okay?

[IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE] Uh, yeah, yeah!

I'm just wonderful.

Um, no.

Vincent, something is very wrong.

-[CATS SINGING IN BACKGROUND] -You know, maybe we should...

[GASPS]

MAX: * We'll trap it soon We are the best... *

[SCREAMING] The ghost!

Vincent is possessed!

My boys, lock and load.

[WHOOSHING]

GHOST: No! Not in the vase!

Nae! Nae! Nae!

-Oh, no! -Squeaker! [CHUCKLES]

-No! -Hold your position.

-Everyone, hold. -Squeaker! [CHUCKLES]

Squeaker! Squeaker!

I'm going to spirit us away now. [GROANS]

Squeaker! [YELLS]

No!

-[ALL YELL] -[DOG GROANS]

-[***] -[WHIMPERS] Vincent! Come back!

MAN: [OVER PA] To our left, you can see the Hermitage,

a long-standing symbol of peace and quiet.

[VINCENT SHRIEKS]

Where are you taking me? Whoa!

Mom! Mom! Look! It's a flying cat!

Don't be silly, sweetheart. There's no such thing.

[VINCENT] Did you take flying lessons?

-Make way! -Oh! Ha-ha!

-[SCREAMS] -VINCENT: I'm sorry!

-Whoa! Just don't let go of me! -[GHOST LAUGHS]

[VINCENT SCREAMS]

[***]

[MAURICE CHUCKLES]

Oh, Mona Lisa.

You're finally gonna be mine.

My family's gonna be so proud of me.

-[DOG YAPPING] -Huh?

[***]

No, no, no, no, no! You're not supposed to be here!

-[DOG GNASHES] -[ALARM BLARING]

[DOG YOWLS]

[ALARM CONTINUES BLARING]

MAN: Okay, who set the alarm off?

It was you, wasn't it? It was all your fault!

[BARKS]

[GROANS] Such a stupid dog.

The alarm keeps acting up.

Let's just turn it off till the morning.

We'll figure it out then.

Yes. Sounds fine. And I'll chain you up.

[WHIMPERS]

[***]

[WHIMPERS] Where are we going?

I'm not really sure.

I haven't been outside for centuries.

Well, why don't we turn around?

You know, I need to get back, really.

Nae! I'm definitely not going back to that place.

-Then just drop me off. -Drop you off?

Oh, all right then.

No! No, no, no, no, no!

[SHRIEKS] No, no, no, no! I'm falling down!

Repossess me right now! No!

-GHOST: Welcome! -[SCREAMS]

[GHOST HUMS HAPPILY]

Don't you dare do that again!

Or else I will trap you

into a magic chamber pot for all eternity.

Nae, nae, nae! Please don't do that, good sir.

I was just joking. [CHUCKLES]

Where would you like me to take you?

Let's fly back to the museum.

Ho-ho! Happy to oblige, sir.

VINCENT: Whoa! Easy now, I've got motion sickness!

Whoa!

No, no! Keep to the right of the spire!

Whoa!

No, no, no, no! Brake, brake, brake, brake!

Oh!

Huh? Huh? Huh?

What?

Get your paws away from here.

This isn't big enough for you and me.

Oh, I'm really sorry.

Oh! Did you hear that?

They kicked me out.

Outrageous!

What?

Oh, this is... this is... this is incredible.

You can travel inside the paintings.

And that... that means that...

What?

[CHUCKLES] You don't know where your home is, right?

You know what? You must have come off

one of these paintings.

Just go through them one by one till you find yours.

Oh, fantastic! I'll start right now.

Hmm.

Nae. I've already been here.

Hmm. This doesn't look right either.

Oh! I'm embarrassed!

Hmm.

What else do we have here?

Oh!

[CHUCKLES]

[MUFFLED SCREAM]

How can I find my painting?

There's so many of them.

[CHUCKLES] So what? You've got your whole afterlife!

[LAUGHS]

Exactly. I forgot I was immortal.

[CHUCKLES] I'm so grateful to you, my friend.

Hey, nonny, nonny! [HUMS JUBILANTLY]

I've got so much time.

[CHUCKLES] All the time in the world!

-CLEOPATRA: Vincent! -Huh?

I was afraid the ghost killed you.

The ghost? Oh, no. We're buddies now.

He went to look for his home painting.

It's actually, uh...

[GASPS]

Go! Go do your thing.

I'll make sure everything's good here.

Uh, I'm really sorry, but I have to go.

It's very urgent. I apologize.

What? Is that a joke?

Um, I swear this is for real,

and it won't ever, ever happen again.

[PANTS] Trust me!

Huh? Is there something wrong with me?

-[***] -[PANTS]

I just really hope Maurice isn't nibbling at it yet.

Whoa!

[MAURICE CHUCKLES] You're mine!

Maurice, no!

Don't! Please don't do it!

[GRUNTS, GASPS]

-Ah! -[VINCENT] Stop it!

Huh? The alarm's been off the entire time?

Ha! And here I thought I was a laser whisperer.

-[SIGHS] -Maurice, I'm begging you.

Please don't eat this one.

Huh! What is that supposed to mean?

[CHUCKLES] You said I could have it, remember?

I do. I do remember.

But if you ruin this painting, they'll kick all the cats out

and I will lose my home again.

I'm begging you, Maurice, don't do it.

But it's my dream! It's all I ever wanted.

Uh, we can find you a new dream, an even greater one.

Yeah, I'll take you to a different museum,

where they have an all-you-can-eat, um...

contemporary art buffet.

Hmm.

[SIGHS]

Okay, okay. Fine.

You're my friend

and I'd hate myself if I hurt you.

[SIGHS] I'll just turn in for the night.

[SOBS] Oh, no.

Hope is gone. Goodbye, Mona Lisa.

My love, my lifelong dream!

Even now I can still smell you.

[INHALES DEEPLY] Vincent, goodbye.

[SNIFFLES] You guys have fun.

Whew!

[***]

[SOBS SOFTLY]

[SIGHS]

Just make sure you lock me in real good.

[SIGHS]

You got it. Have a good night, Maurice.

MAURICE: Mm-hmm.

[CACKLES] Ah!

-[TRAIN WHISTLE HOOTS] -Oh, I'm really sorry.

[CHUCKLES] My lassie!

[WHIMPERS]

-GHOST: Don't smoke. -[DOG BARKS]

[HORSE WHINNIES]

GHOST: Oh, nae, nae.

[PANTS]

CLEOPATRA: Vincent.

[PURRS]

No.

-Ah! -[GASPS]

-GHOST: Hmm! -[SCREAMS]

[SIGHS] She's not my type.

[***]

[VINCENT WHIMPERS]

Mona Lisa.

[***]

Hmm. It was easy to trick Vincent.

Cats are not the brightest bunch. [CHUCKLES]

Did he really think that I could ever give up on my dream?

[LAUGHS WICKEDLY]

[GROWLS]

[CHOMPS]

Where the... No.

[***]

[PANTS]

[GASPS]

[***]

No! I don't believe this.

Maurice, if I find out that it was you, I...

[GASPS]

Oh, Maurice.

What on earth have you done?

[SIGHS]

[SIREN WAILS]

[***]

BOFFIN: Well, looks like it's stopped raining.

ALL: Huh?

Where's Max? Tell me, did you find him?

Humans released the dogs.

Max never stood a chance.

-I'm sorry. -Mm-hmm.

You cowards! You abandoned Max!

And you let a mouse fool you!

Who do you think you are, you little runt?

Enough!

-It's all my fault. -What?

What are you saying?

What do you mean it's all your fault?

I've been harboring the mouse.

I thought he was my friend.

You guys have done nothing wrong.

Cleopatra, I should have told you the truth right away.

Liar.

[SOBS] You have betrayed me.

[SOBS]

Cleopatra!

Now you are in big trouble, kitty cat.

[CATS GROWL]

Get away from that boy!

ALL: Huh?

That painting was not ruined.

I can explain everything if you...

-[GROWLS] -Oh, crackers! Jesus!

Let him talk.

We've heard enough from you both.

You know what, Vincent?

I have a real treat for you.

Watch your best friend become a snack.

[MAURICE WHIMPERS]

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Vincent!

Help me!

Maurice, I'm coming for you!

-Stay down. -[GRUNTS]

No! No!

Maurice didn't come back here just to tease you all.

Let him speak.

And then you can punish us as you see fit.

[SIGHS]

I'm too old for this kind of contemporary dance.

[BONES CRACK]

All right. I think it won't hurt to hear him out.

For sure. You can't really make it any worse.

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

Well, I'll try to do my best to be brief.

[SNORES]

[SNIFFS, YAWNS]

MAURICE: That night an unusual smell woke me up.

[SNIFFS] Ah.

[***]

Oh, what do we have here?

[CHEWS NOISILY]

Very mediocre artwork.

Tastes like someone's dirty socks.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

Hmm? Investigate.

[***]

Hmm? Hmm?

[SNIFFS]

The Mona Lisa was stolen from the museum

and the thief tried to set me up.

ALL: Huh? And it was a cat?

-Hmm? -And which cat was it?

How should I know? [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

I've never seen them before.

I told you he was lying.

No cat would do something despicable like that!

-Just wait! I remember! -ALL: Meow!

Uh, the cat had stripes!

Although I'm pretty sure they also had spots.

Aha! That's Meatloaf.

Meatloaf? Huh! Who's that?

-He used to be one of us. -Yeah.

Till one day,

he stole and utterly shredded a piece of art.

Oh! I... I didn't do it.

[CATS GROWL]

You broke our code of honor, Meatloaf.

For that, Meatloaf, you'll be banished forever.

It wasn't me! I swear!

[WHIMPERS FEARFULLY]

Am I right, Puffin?

Maybe you are.

Or maybe this little rodent here

made the whole fishy thing up.

You gotta admit, Puffin, it must have been Meatloaf.

This cat's got unique coat markings.

He sure does.

The mouse couldn't describe him without actually seeing him.

[GROWLS IN FRUSTRATION]

I apologize, but the most important part is still to come.

Bear with me for a bit more.

All right then.

Squeak away, little guy.

[***]

[PANTS]

[YELLS]

[SCREAMS]

Hey? Oh.

[GASPS] Okay, now what?

Oh, voilà!

MAURICE: Ow! Ooh! This is so scary!

Whoo! Why'd I think this was a good idea?

I thought I was about to become a mouse burger.

Oh, my! Ow!

-[BIRDS CHIRPING] -Hmm?

Bonjour, mademoiselle.

-[SCREAMS] Talking mouse! -Huh!

-[SCREAMS] -[SCREAMS] Talking woman!

-[SHRIEKS] -[SIREN WAILS]

[MAURICE PANTS] And another one!

WOMAN: [GASPS] Mouse!

Hmm? Hmm.

[***]

Hmm. You can run, but you can't hide.

[PANTS]

-[CAR HORN BLARES] -Ah!

[GRUNTS]

-[SIREN WAILS] -[SCREAMS]

[WHIMPERS] What an awful day!

No!

[GROANS]

[MAURICE SCREAMING]

[WHIMPERS]

[PANTS]

Huh?

Hi-yah!

Whoa! Whoa!

Hmm.

Oh! There he is.

And how is a mouse supposed to get there?

Huh? Oh.

Ah, there we go.

Whoa!

Okay, let's go, let's go.

[CHUCKLES] Hop, two! Hop, two!

What?

Huh?

So the cat hid in the basement and here I am.

Can you take us to the place where you saw him last?

-Hmm? -Yeah.

[CLEOPATRA SOBBING]

I've got no trust for boys now.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

-PUFFIN: * Ghosts may hide * -Huh?

CATS: * Ghosts may hide But we won't rest *

PUFFIN: * We'll trap it soon We are the best *

CATS: * We'll trap it soon we are the best... *

Hmm. What is going on over there?

PUFFIN: Hmm. I hope the mouse isn't misleading us.

BOFFIN: That would be "mouse-leading."

MUFFIN: My whiskers tell me it's going to end badly.

BROWNIE: I really hope this isn't gonna be a mouse trap.

[***]

Maurice, stay back and keep your head low.

-You got it? -Yeah.

Where are you going, Brownie!

-Huh? What? That way. -No, this way.

And how do you know which way that we need to go?

-[DISTANT LAUGHTER] -Quiet, you!

I think I hear someone there.

Very soon I'll change the course of history

and create a masterpiece, the greatest work of art!

Faster! What's taking you so long?

I'm doing my best, Max.

-PUFFIN: Max? -Huh?

-What are you doing here? -Huh!

[SIGHS]

Meatloaf, pull it now.

-[GRUNTS] -[ALL GASP]

[ALL GASP]

Surrender the painting!

Hmm. I will admit I'm amazed.

I don't know how you found your way down here.

My guess is that you followed Meatloaf.

-Me? -Hmm?

[CACKLES]

I bet you thought he was the mastermind.

[LAUGHS]

But it was me all along.

I planned every detail.

But then one fine morning you showed up

with your little mouse friend with you.

So, that means you knew about Maurice?

[LAUGHS EVILLY]

Of course. I knew everything.

I'm the smartest cat in our museum for a reason.

I knew right away that something was wrong.

What do you want? Can't you see I'm at lunch?

VINCENT: Tomorrow, the most famous painting

in the world arrives to the museum.

MAX: It was perfect.

This mouse would become my scapegoat.

I'm sorry, Maurice.

Starting today, you'll have to go on a diet.

MAX: I was in luck.

You even helped me turn the alarm off.

Oh, I'm so grateful, Vincent.

If it wasn't for you and that mouse,

I'd have never pulled it off.

[CHUCKLES] You did eat him eventually, right?

[LAUGHS]

Why, you...

Oh, I've been waiting for this a long time.

And today, I'll create a masterpiece,

something absolutely extraordinary,

unique and unprecedented.

I'll transform these boring canvases

into unparalleled works of visual art!

ALL: Hmm?

What is all this about?

You don't get it? [CACKLES]

Then I will show you.

[GROWLS]

[ALL GASP]

Don't get ahead of yourselves. It's about to get much better.

-Meatloaf? -Everything is ready, boss.

It's showtime.

[***]

Excellent.

My first masterpiece, it is done.

[WHISPERS] Maurice, your time to shine.

Uh-huh.

And now for our lady of the hour.

Changes were long overdue.

I'm giving the Mona Lisa a new life.

No! You'll ruin the greatest work of art on the planet!

The world is going to hate you!

For crying out loud, are you deaf?

I don't ruin anything. I am a creator!

-[YOWLS] -[***]

No more paintings for you!

Huh? Where is it?

[MAURICE PANTS]

Maurice, get those paws moving.

CATS: Yeah, come on!

You again? [YOWLS]

[MAURICE SCREAMS]

Hello there, Maurice.

It's time you and I got to know each other.

Maurice! Run!

No. I have to save this painting.

For me, it's a matter of honor.

We'll see about that. [GROWLS]

-[EERIE WAILING] -Huh?

Hmm!

Oh? Oh!

[GRUNTS]

[WHIMPERS]

What is this glowing blob?

Get this nasty thing out of me!

No! Oh! [WAILS]

Where are you taking me?

[LIGHT BULB CRASHES] -[MAX SCREAMING]

[GROANS]

Leave me alone! I'm scared!

Ow!

Oh, no! He's coming back to me! Help! Sweet Jesus! No!

No, no, no!

[SCREAMS]

Oh, no, no, no, no!

[GASPS]

[GHOST CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS, SHRIEKS]

ALL: Hooray! Victory!

Oh! Aw!

[PURRS]

[GRUNTS] Oh, come on!

[GRUNTS]

-Huh? -It's okay, Maurice.

You're one of us now, a true art keeper,

even if you're non-feline.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

VINCENT: Um, guys...

I'm really sorry I've been hiding Maurice and lying to you.

I just didn't want you to... to eat him, you know?

We eat him? Now, that's funny.

-And why would we do that? -Exactly.

He's too good a friend for us to eat.

-[CLEOPATRA GIGGLES] -ALL: Huh?

Cleopatra, I promise I will never lie to you again.

Okay. I believe you.

[BOTH PURR]

-Hmm! -CATS: Oh!

That's cute, huh?

[***]

VINCENT: And that's how this story ends.

The museum cats went viral

and everyone wants a selfie with them now.

[CAMERAS SHUTTER CLICKS]

VINCENT: Max made amends,

and his dream of becoming an artist came true.

[MAX GRUNTS]

Okay, here we go! [CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS, GROANS]

VINCENT: His paintings are showcased

all over the world.

Apparently, they cost a fortune now.

Maurice has found his calling as well.

He doesn't eat art anymore.

-Hmm. Let's see! -VINCENT: Well, technically.

He's a true art expert now

and his job is to tell if paintings are original.

This is a fake! You can bring in a Rembrandt.

[PURRS]

VINCENT: And as for the ghost, well, he did find his painting.

But, eventually, he got bored again

and decided to go travelling.

[***]

VINCENT: And as far as I'm concerned...

[SIGHS] ...I found Cleopatra

and she gave me a real family.

Mmm.

[PURRS] Meow!

You're my hero. [KISSES]

Meow. [GROWLS]

And it's not just us anymore.

You know, this whole adventure taught me something.

We are all very different. Mice, cats, dogs...

-GHOST: Ooh-la-la! -VINCENT: ...and even ghosts.

The ghost is out of the bag!

Squeaker!

[GIGGLES]

VINCENT: But it makes no sense fighting each other.

It's so much better to work together

and be there for one another.

And I have a feeling that the artist

who Maurice named me after would agree with me here.

-[***] -[MEOWS INQUISITIVELY]

Well, the show is over. Hmm.

[***]

[***]