A Street Cat Named Bob (2. Title: A Street Cat Named Bob Original Title: A Street Cat Named Bob Director: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: James Bowen (novel), Garry Jenkins (novel), Tim John, Maria Nation Release: 2. A Street Cat Named Bob has 20,408 ratings and 2,810 reviews. Sarah said: Please don't think me churlish. Search for 'A Street Cat Named Bob' on Amazon.com. Connect with IMDb Getting Started Country: United Kingdom Language: English Runtime: 1. Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Prescience, Iris productions, Shooting Script Films Popularity: 0. Plot Keyword: cat, drug addict, busker Homepage: Alternative Titles: Plot. Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen . He is author of A Street Cat Named Bob, which tells his life story. James Bowen was born in Surrey in 1. Following his parents. Home life was tense and, because the family moved frequently, James was unsettled at school. He was frequently bullied, and began sniffing glue while still in education, becoming a self- confessed .
In 1. 99. 7 he returned to the UK and lived with his half- sister, but this arrangement did not last; in time, he became homeless and began sleeping on the streets. From this point, James spent almost 1. In Spring 2. 00. 7, James was enrolled on a methadone programme, busking in Covent Garden, and living in sheltered accommodation in Tottenham. One evening he returned home to find a ginger cat in the hallway of his building; assuming it belonged to another resident, he simply returned to his flat. When the cat was still there the following day, and the day after that, James became concerned and discovered the cat was wearing no collar or ID tag, and had an infected wound on his leg. James checked with other residents to see if the stray belonged to any of them, and when none of them claimed ownership of the animal James decided to help the cat himself. He took the cat to a nearby veterinary surgery run by an animal charity, which provided antibiotics to treat the infected wound. In order to make sure he received the full two- week course of medication, James decided to take him in for a time while he continued to look for the stray. Instead, he began to follow James around, even following him onto the bus when he left to go busking. Concerned that the cat had nowhere else to go, James took him in on a permanent basis, naming him Bob after a character from the television drama Twin Peaks. The public reaction was positive and the pair became popular, their visibility increasing still further when James began selling the Big Issue. Soon the public began uploading videos of James and Bob to You. Tube, and tourists from across the world would visit Covent Garden to see them. During this time, James decided to withdraw the methadone treatment; he credits his success to Bob, saying . Original Soundtrack (Score OST) from the movie A Street Cat Named Bob. Music composed by David Hirschfelder. Source: A Street Cat Named Bob Movie Style: Original Score. He came and asked me for help, and he needed me more than I needed to abuse my own body. He is what I wake up for every day now.. The book was co- written by Garry Jenkins, and since its publication has sold over 2.
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