Is the movie The Cat's-Paw available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a look at The Cat's-Paw (1985), a small-town political comedy about naive Ezekial Cobb — raised by his missionary father in China — who becomes a puppet candidate for corrupt bosses, only to win the ballot and launch an unexpected reform crusade. With its themes of political puppetry, moral conviction and a fish-out-of-water hero, the film trades in campaign rallies, ballot-box surprises and reform-minded slapstick rather than high-stakes glamour. In this article, the team checks whether The Cat's-Paw is currently streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+, and explains how to find it on each platform if available. The film isn’t widely cited for major awards, so the focus here is on where to stream and how to watch that underdog mayor tilt at corruption.

Synopsis

Raised by his missionary father in China, the sheltered Ezekial Cobb returns to the United States hoping to find a wife. Local political bosses recruit him as a puppet candidate for mayor, confident he poses no real threat—only to be stunned when he wins. Once in office, his earnest principles ignite a determined drive to root out corruption and remake the city.

Release date

1985

Duration

1h 34min

Rating

Director

Lewis Teague

Country

Pays-Bas, États-Unis

Genre(s)

Horreur, Thriller

Cast

Drew Barrymore James Woods Alan King Kenneth McMillan Robert Hays Candy Clark James Naughton