Frank & The Wondercat

Join us at the Oaks Theater as we celebrate Oakmont’s hometown celebrities, Frank Furko and Pudgie Wudgie, with the local premier of Frank and the Wondercat! From humble beginnings training in their Oakmont living room to NFL tailgate parties, the National Enquirer and The Maury Povich show, this feature-length documentary is a portrait of Frank and Pudgie’s odyssey together. A film about love, loss, and kinship beyond simple definition, this entertaining and moving slice of Americana captures nine lives well lived.

Join Frank in the lobby afterwards for a meet and greet!

Film Synopsis:

Before Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub, before LOLCats and YouTube, there was Pudgie Wudgie: a twenty-pound, costume-wearing, performing housecat, who in the 1990s took the world (mostly western Pennsylvania) by storm.

Following the rise and fall of this semi-famous feline, FRANK AND THE WONDERCAT charts the funny, emotional and intimate journey that Pudgie took with his owner and trainer Frank Furko. From humble beginnings training in their Pittsburgh living room to NFL tailgate parties, the National Enquirer and The Maury Povich show, this is a portrait of their odyssey together. Shown through Furko’s homemade VHS archives - footage that is equal parts hilarious, bizarre and beautiful – their relationship was a remarkable testament to the power of inter-species connection.

A film about love, loss and kinship beyond simple definition, this entertaining and moving slice of Americana captures nine lives well lived.

A documentary by Tony Massil and Pablo Alvarez-Mesa.

Before the film, Humane Animal Rescue (formerly Animal Rescue League and Western PA Humane Society) will be on site with adoptable cats and kittens, a table of giveaways, and information about the shelter. They’ll even have a basket or two to raffle off to attendees!

Saturday, August 26. Doors open at 7, film begins at 8. Full Bar and Food Available.