--- description: The actress voicing Grumpy cat in the Lifetime Christmas special says you should be a little drunk watching it title: Aubrey Plaza Says You Might Have to be Drunk to Like the Grumpy Cat Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dc3c7fe2175dcef/69876857cd1bbae31b6f3795/screen-shot-2014-11-12-at-11-07-09-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Aubrey Plaza Says You Might Have to Be Drunk to Really Enjoy the Grumpy Cat Movie by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2014 4:48 PM CUT  by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2014 4:48 PM CUT Like many great films, _Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever_ might be best appreciated when the viewer is drunk, says Aubrey Plaza, who’s lending her deadpan voice to the curmudgeon-y feline in the _Lifetime_ special. She told Jimmy Kimmel Monday that he should “have a couple glasses of wine” before watching it to “get in the right mood.” “It’s really the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,” she said. “It’s so confusing.” But it’s also “a gift to America.” See for yourself when it premieres Nov. 29. **PHOTOS:** [Grumpy Cat Is Not Impressed by TIME’s Photo Shoot](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/22/grumpy-cat-is-not-impressed-by-times-photoshoot/ "undefined") **LIST:** [The 11 Most Influential Animals of 2013](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/20/the-11-most-influential-animals-of-2013/slide/grumpy-cat/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3581065/aubrey-plaza-grumpy-cat-lifetime-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3581065/aubrey-plaza-grumpy-cat-lifetime-movie/"},"headline":"Aubrey Plaza Says You Might Have to Be Drunk to Really Enjoy the Grumpy Cat Movie","datePublished":"2014-11-12T16:48:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:34.304Z","description":"\"It's really the weirdest thing I've ever seen\"","url":"https://time.com/3581065/aubrey-plaza-grumpy-cat-lifetime-movie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","viral","Lifetime","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dc3c7fe2175dcef/69876857cd1bbae31b6f3795/screen-shot-2014-11-12-at-11-07-09-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dc3c7fe2175dcef/69876857cd1bbae31b6f3795/screen-shot-2014-11-12-at-11-07-09-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-11-12 at 11.07.09 AM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3581065/aubrey-plaza-grumpy-cat-lifetime-movie/","name":"Aubrey Plaza Says You Might Have to Be Drunk to Really Enjoy the Grumpy Cat Movie"}}]}] ```