When it comes to high-budget flops, there are few that match the infamy ofCats.

Then Universal PresidentTom Pollockcalled the idea a match made in Heaven while speakingwith the Los Angeles Times.

Some movies are best left as standalones.

Believe It Or Not, Steven Spielberg Almost Adapted This Flop (And It Would Have Been Awesome)

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On stage,Catscan come off as strangely sensual.

But perhaps most impressive of all were the visuals.

So, with so much promise, what happened?

Director Steven Spielberg in a panama hat and Hawaiian shirt wearing headphones and holding a stop sign with an alien sticker on it against a space backdrop.

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Its a shame we never got to see Spielbergs take on Lloyd Webbers iconicand rather unhingedmusical.

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A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

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