A scene from MouseHunt 1997
Maury the Handler

[Lars and Ernie are at the animal shelter in search of a suitable mouse-hunting cat.]

Find the one you want, and I'll spay or neuter it myself.

Lars

Well, these are all kittens. We were hoping for an older cat, one with experience.

Maury the Handler

That's a switch. Most people want the cute little ones. Experience with what?

Ernie

Mouse-hunting.

Maury the Handler

Oh, all cats are good mousers.

Ernie

Yes, but you see, we have huge rats, the size of sumo wrestlers, and lots of them, so we really need a ferocious feline, preferably with a history of mental illness. I'm talking... one mean pussy.

Lars

Yeah! A vicious cat, difficult to love. You have any of those knocking around your cages?

Maury the Handler

Funny you should ask. I had all but given up on anyone wanting him. We were about to... gas him again.

Ernie & Lars

Again?

Maury the Handler

[Maury the Handler leads the brothers to a chained-and-padlocked crate]

He's spent most of his life in that box, I expect...

Ernie

[reading a tag tied to the crate]

"Catzilla"?

Maury the Handler

Oh, you know the guys who clean up call him that, but you can call him anything you want. I'd say he looks like a "Fluffy".

Lars

[leaning down]

Aw, poor little Catzilla. You want a home, don't you? You want to get out of here. Well, you're gonna have to kill, kill, kill for it!

Ernie

You're a stupid cat, aren't you? Yes, you are! And you're ugly, too, extremely ug...

Lars

[The cat lunges, until Maury the Handler subdues him with a taser] [seeing his ripped coat sleeve]

Oh, you little bastard!

Ernie

We'll take him!

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