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• CAT DANCERS (DVD MOVIE)
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Ron Holiday, Joy Holiday | | Director:
| Harris Fishman | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| DOCURAMA | | Run Time:
| 75 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| February 24, 2009 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Strange but well worth watching.Dec 16, 2008
By Frank Rizzo
This is a disturbing look into the lives of 3 traveling exhibitionists who dance with and do tricks with large cats. Ron and Joy bring in another player, who they both fall deeply in love with. Chuck seems to be the crux of the matter, the hinge point upon which the balance of their world goes awry. Ron recounts this sad tale. He is a strange man in appearance, mannerisims, and in the way he assigns importance or weight to certain aspects of the narrative. At times I'm not sure I believe what he is saying at all; some of it is simply too bizarre. But, I don't think Ron is trying to deceive, but only that he is shell shocked and has beaten down by life to near insanity. He is a kind and loving man, of that there is not doubt. I would also say that both Joy and Ron do seem to know these cats, as well as one can. The moments where Joy discusses what is going in in these animals heads are pretty amazing. I wonder if their obsession with Chuck took off the edge, created a bit of slack in their situational awareness. It seems to have lead to their aquisition of Jupiter, to disasterous result. Nearly everything about these people is a head scratcher. Love triangles, tiger maulings, wigs, tight fitting costumes...it's a strange recipe. But, that's how they chose to spend their nickle, and it made them happy, which probably is all that matters.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A Strangely Touching DocumentaryDec 16, 2008
By K. Fontenot
"Prairie Cajun Regenerated!"
HBO Documentaries always grab my attention. They usually fall into one of two categories: simply wonderful or truly trash. "Cat Dancers" falls into the first category. It's a loving and somewhat eerie look into the lives of Ron and Joy Holiday and their relationship with big cats and a young protege, Chuck Lizza.
The documentary premiered last night and has been plugged for weeks. I was captivated by the story of this couple who grew up together and eventually married. They became world-famous adagio ballet dancers but peaked in their early thirties (according to Ron in the documentary).
Looking for work, they eventually found themselves in the world of big cat training and performance. They gained knowledge on the subject through reading and much trial-and-error.
The documentary goes on to give us a glimpse into the life of this couple as the "Cat Dancers." Ron Holiday is brought close to tears (and eventually gives in) many times as he opens up about his life, his love of Joy and Chuck and his deep connection to the cats. We learn a little history of each of the Holiday's animals, from Shercon to Jupiter, the white tiger lovingly referred to as "Mr. Perfect." We also see Ron teach a class of students on the exotics farm on which he keeps his remaining animals. The documentary ends with two terrible tragedies that I won't reveal here.
One thing is for certain, the Holidays had a truly amazing bond with their cats and with Chuck Lizza. The bond shared between the humans and cats was very strong and very passionate.
This is an intimate portrait of three lives that intertwined to create something truly beautiful. While it can sometimes be bizarre, this story is a beautiful and tender look into the lives of some truly amazing performers. I highly recommend it.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Ron Holiday's Unconquerable SpiritDec 17, 2008
By jewessjen
"yeah, it's me"
You've heard of 'Siegfried & Roy' but that's nothing compared to all this. Wait until you hear this...
This is the story about how the best intentions can go so so wrong. How the purest love can turn into the darkest of horrors and how love can live on and still shine brightly for everyone else to see, even if everything appears to be blood red for a while.
When they received their first big cat from a Hollywood celebrity, they had no clue what to do with it so they treated it like a child. Instead of getting an education (which they eventually did), they added the animal to their act, got more famous and then just kept adding more animals, poorly trained (at first), to their act. Money was made, they lived very large and the price they paid was so dear, so tragic, so unbelievable, it made me feel so sad.
They made tons of mistakes, assigning the animals human emotions, treating the cats like children (including holding grudges against them), and basically doing all the same things that we all do with our pets. Except their pets happened to be 300-pound tigers.
In the end, I really loved Ron Holiday and I wanted to give him a hug and tell him time heals. He suffered a lot and had an unconquerable spirit. I hope he does make it to the Tiger Temple in Thailand. From this documentary, I took his spirit and attitude. He made me see that the human heart can endure massive pain and still come through like a champion, inspiring others. I think that is truly what this documentary is about. Sorry if that sounds hopelessly lame. But for me, that's what it was about.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Not what I thought it would be..Mar 26, 2009
By Brian R. Findlay
"brfindla"
I love documentary film, but I'm still pretty choosy. I watch alot, but many come out of the player in about 5-10 minutes. I really thought this would be cheezy and lame, I would have bet a paycheck on it. This wasn't what I thought.. there were these characters, I just didn't want to relate with, to care about, but I did. This is as personal as it gets, as much as people care bare their soul about amazing and tragic events. In short, it was REALLY, REALLY, good. You should watch it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A DOCUMENTARY SO INCREDIBLY TRUE;YOU HAVE TO SEE OVER AGAIN!Jan 15, 2009
By SECRET PIN
THIS WAS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL DOCUMENTARIES I HAVE EVER SEEN OF OR READ. THIS STORY SHINES A LIGHT ON A ONCE BIG "FAMILY" OF "3" HUMANS AND THEIR CAT ANIMAL PETS THEY THOUGHT WERE THEIR CHILDREN.I LOVED RON AND JOY HOLIDAY "BEST" AS SIMPLY DANCERS.IT WAS SOME OF THE MOST CAPTIVATING,JOYOUS,AND LOVING I HAVE SEEN.THEY JUST SEEMED TO GENERATE A CALM AND LOVING SPIRIT THROUGH THEIR DANCING.I THINK THIS WAS THEIR CALLING.RON APPEARS TO BE A OF SOMEWHAT "MANIPULATIVE" NATURED.LIKE"GONNA GET MY WAY NO MATTER WHAT",BUT A GUESS TO BE IN CHARGE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE PERSUASIVE TO GET ANYTHING DONE.I THINK HOWEVER WHEN CHUCK CAME INTO THE TRIANGLE THIS CAUSED THE MARRIAGE TO TWIST AND BEND TO RHE EXTREEMS.I THINK JOY MAY HAVE LEANED MORE TO A NORMAL RELATIONSHIP THAT SHE PROBABLY WAS ABLE TO NOW GET FROM CHUCK.BEING THAT SHE DID GROW WITH SUCH STRONG RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN HER CHILDHOOD;THAT RON HAD CAUSED HER TO SWAY FROM.ANIMALS DO CHOOSE THEIR MASTERS;AND I GOT THE FEELING THAT RON WAS A BIT JEALOUS OF THE RELATIONSHIP "JUPITER" HAD WITH CHUCK.RON APPEARED TO WANT TO BE THE "BEST" OF THE TRAINERS AND NOTHING LESS.IT IS AS ONE OF THE PREVIOUS REVIEWERS SAID QUITE "FRIGHTENING"TO TRY TO "ASSIGN HUMAN EMOTIONS TO WILD ANIMALS" AND EXPECT THEM TO RESPOND AS WE HUMANS DO.I THINK THEY TRULY TAUGHT THEIR PETS TO FEEL JOY AND SORROW "CRY!"HOWEVER THESE WILD ANIMALS ARE "NATURAL" PREDATORS AND WOULD TAKE TRULY MORE THAN A LIFE TIME TO CHANGE THAT.IF YOU SPOOK OR SCARE THEM IN ANY WAY OR FASHION;THEIR NATURAL INSTINCT "KICKS" IN FOR THAT MOMENT AND THEY ATTACK TO PRESERVE LIFE "THEIR LIFE".KNOWING NOTHING IN THE BEGINNING ABOUT WILD ANIMAL TRAINING THEY DID QUITE REMARKABLY.THEY WERE THE"BEST"OF THE BEST.THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN FROM THIS FILM.TRIAL AND ERROR IS HOW HUMANITY AND OUR WORLD HAS DEVELOPED THOUGH TIME.WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.YOU DO;I DO;AND AS RON SAID THEY DID.HOWEVER SOMETIMES THE STAKES INVOLVE HUMAN LIFE.WE JUST LEARN FROM THEM.RON,JOY,AND CHUCK BROUGHT A LOT OF JOY MIXED WITH SORROW INTO THE WORLD.I'M SO GLAD RON IS ABLE TO SHARE HIS BIOGRAPHY WITH US.BECAUSE NOW HE CAN TEACH OTHERS THINGS HE NOW KNOWS;THAT WE SIMPLY DON"T!WE THINK WE DO;BUT ASK RON.HE CAN TELL US ,NOW.GET THE VIDEO.BUY THE BOOK.YOU'LL SEE FOR YOUSELF.IT'S AN "A+"ALL THE WAY!
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