Spy Cat, also known by its German name Marnie's World (German: Marnie's Welt), is a 2018 animated spy comedy film written and directed by brothers Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein. The film was loosely inspired by the German fairy tale "Town Musicians of Bremen". It is an international co-production between Scopas Medien, Grid Animation, Philm CGI, SevenPictures Film GmbH, Schubert International Filmproduktions, UFA Fiction, Lauenstein & Lauenstein and Scope Pictures. The film was distributed in Germany by Universum Film, while Global Screen handled worldwide rights to the film and Viva Kids distributed the film in America.
The film is about Marnie, a tabby cat spoilt by her owner, and her friends Elvis the pitbull, Eggbert the rooster and Anton the donkey.
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Set in a fictional town called Drabville, where animals and humans comes in all shapes and sizes and they all live together, an orange tabby cat named Marnie is spoiled by her mistress, a nurse named Rosalinde Sunshine. Marnie spends all day eating pastries and watching television since she is never allowed to go outside, yet she wishes to one day become a spy.
Paul, Rosalinde's brother, comes to visit pretending to be hurt. Paul is actually a robber, having robbed other countries from around the world (Including cities like Paris, Tokyo, London, Buenos Aires, and New York City), he and two other men steal paintings and other things from Drabville so he can sell them without anyone finding out. Marnie sees what Paul is up to and spies on him. When she takes his picture and refuses to give it to him, Paul tricks the cat into being gotten rid of by sending her away against Rosalinde's wishes. When the box containing Marnie falls out of the delivery truck, the cat finds herself in the middle of the road.
