The unique costume worn by Mike Myers in The Cat In The Hat has gone viral after going up for public sale.
The Austin Powers star performed the character within the critically maligned 2003 live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ basic youngsters’s ebook, alongside Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin as the 2 little one leads, in addition to Alec Baldwin and Kelly Preston.
Now, Myers’ unique costume is being put up for public sale by the memorabilia firm Propstore, and the pictures shared for the lot have been spreading on-line, with the purple and white striped hat and outsized bow tie taking up a horrific, haunted power with out a particular person inside them.
The public sale will run from August 26 to 29 and you’ll find out extra right here.
The unique Cat within the Hat costume worn by Mike Myers within the ‘CAT IN THE HAT’ movie is now being auctioned off by Propstore. pic.twitter.com/R2nhUI5bqa
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 8, 2026
Some have identified the irony that Mike Myers shares his identify with the serial killer from the Halloween franchise, Michael Myers, and drawn comparisons between the 2 face masks.
It additionally follows a current TikTok development the place customers have recut clips from the movie to make them into grim horror movies.
Try reactions to the costume right here:
The man who wore it was named Mike Myers? pic.twitter.com/Lxz0ZZgWwc
— Autumndvd (@Autumndvd) August 8, 2026
Went from Mike Myers to Michael Myers https://t.co/wNWZ902XvG pic.twitter.com/odDMTU19b5
— ⌚🎃Samhain🎃⌚ (@SamHain31st) August 8, 2026
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— Zeno (@ZenoTheReturn) August 8, 2026
‘CAT IN THE HAT’ unique costume worn by Mike Myers is being auctioned off.
2003 2026 pic.twitter.com/ulBxY1v4pH
— Cartoon Base (@TheCartoonBase) August 9, 2026
Propstore is auctioning off Mike Myers’ CAT IN THE HAT costume from the 2003 film, and if the phrase “nightmare gas” ever wanted a bodily illustration, that is it.
Take a look at this fucking factor.
All I can image is Buffalo Invoice discovering it in a storage locker and deciding he… pic.twitter.com/EP1wZIFYrd
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) August 8, 2026
Anybody dropping critical money on Mike Myers’ Cat within the Hat costume is celebrating the one worst youngsters’s film ever made. A 9% Rotten Tomatoes crime that turned pure Seuss magic into pure trauma and may’ve been buried, not auctioned.
— Limitless (@endless_real) August 8, 2026
Dr. Seuss noticed this and determined to stay lifeless 😭🙏
— Mags (@sliceofmags) August 9, 2026
Seems to be like these horror TikTok edits aren’t that far off pic.twitter.com/q2txxZuER1
— Soundwave | IsaacVO (@SoundwaveXP) August 8, 2026
The Cat In The Hat was directed by common Tim Burton collaborator Bo Welch and was thought of a field workplace failure, grossing $134milion towards a price range of $109million. It was nominated for 10 Razzies and sits on a ten per cent ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie’s poor reception led to the widow of Dr. Seuss forbidding any future live-action movie diversifications of her husband’s work.
An animated model of the story is within the works, with Invoice Hader voicing the title character and Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Xochitl Gomez, Giancarlo Esposito and America Ferrera additionally within the voice forged. It is going to be launched in cinemas on November 6.
