Review Fix Exclusive: Catherine O’Hara Discusses ‘A Monster in Paris’

Review Fix chats with film and television veteran Catherine O’Hara (Home Alone, Curb Your Enthusiasm) about her role in Bibo Bergeron’s “A Monster in Paris,” which was released on DVD this week via Shout Factory.

Review Fix: How did you feel the first time you read the script for “A Monster in Paris”?

Catherine O’Hara: I liked the idea of a monster flea singing beautifully with a young chanteuse and I wanted to see it animated.

Review Fix: What do you think is the film’s biggest selling point?

O’Hara: The film is original. It’s subtler than your average American animated feature and like in Tim Burton’s films, its artwork is beautiful. It has smart humor and a monster that can sing. The songs are great.

Review Fix: What was it like working with Bibo Bergeron?

O’Hara: He was very clear about what he wanted me to do but also open to ideas. We also got the job done in one session. I hope to work with him again.

Review Fix: How did you feel when you saw the finished product?

O’Hara: It’s a visually beautiful movie with a sweet and funny story. The action near the end is exciting and I love the original songs in the film.

Review Fix: Considering all you’ve done in film, how do you want this film to be remembered in regards to your legacy?

O’Hara: I only play a small part but I’m proud to do that in such a lovely movie.

Review Fix: What are you working on now?

O’Hara: I’m in two films, “A.C.O.D” and “The Right Kind of Wrong,” that should be released soon.

Check out a clip of the film below:

For more information on the film, click here.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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