LOS ANGELES – Rain can dampen any glamorous Hollywood red-carpet event. But Wednesday morning's soaking posed even bigger problems for Antonio Banderas as he prepared for a special premiere of Puss in Boots.

"I thought, 'Oh, my God, what's going to happen?'" Banderas said as the scene unfolded. "Water is probably the worst enemy for cats."

Nonetheless, some of the biggest cat names in the industry flocked to the first-ever "All Cat" premiere of the DreamWorks Animation film, opening Oct. 28.

Banderas' frisky pals, such as "Cat Blanchett," "Leonardo DiCatrio" and "Kitty Perry," strolled down the mini red carpet for the "felines-only" event.

DreamWorks Animation LLC 'Puss in Boots' tells the early story of that swashbuckling hero (Antonio Banderas).

A casually dressed Banderas, who voices the movie's hero, Puss in Boots, was impressed with the minimalist-yet-chic red-carpet attire.

"There are no tuxedos here," he said. "But the natural elegance is already with them. In fact, some wore no pants at all."

Banderas was spotted strolling down the red carpet with a stunning, white, long-haired vixen on his arm. While this sight would normally be catnip for the paparazzi, Banderas downplayed any scandal and insisted that his wife, actress Melanie Griffith, would understand.

"There's some white fur on me still. That's OK," he said, plucking at his jacket. "I don't think she's going to be jealous."

Inside the theater, Banderas admitted that the celeb-cat scandals multiplied as the lights dimmed.

"There was lots of things going on in the back of the theater with the beautiful lady cats and the honorable men," he said. "Let's leave it there. No further comment. But when it started, they really got into the movie."

The 24 guests, who actually were trained cats from the animal provider Paws for Effect, donned feline 3-D glasses.

Banderas hopes the cat-audience trend will carry over nationally: "If all the cats in America go, think of the extra box office. We'll even give a cut in the prices. They only take up half the space."

Banderas, who will appear at the human premiere on Oct. 23, was pleased that his event drew cat laughs and not one fur ball.

"The premiere," he said, "was purrrfect."