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Overview
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Writer:
DeWitt Bodeen (screenplay)
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The Black Menace Creeps Again ! more
Plot:
This mostly unrelated sequel to Cat People (1942) has Amy, the young daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed...
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
Cinematical Seven: Directorial Double Whammies
(From Cinematical. 13 October 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)
Movies We're Thankful For: The Curse of the Cat People
(From Cinematical. 27 November 2008, 12:02 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 13 October 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)
Movies We're Thankful For: The Curse of the Cat People
(From Cinematical. 27 November 2008, 12:02 PM, PST)
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Intriguing and haunting
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Simone Simon | ... | Ghost of Irena | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Oliver 'Ollie' Reed | |
| Jane Randolph | ... | Alice Reed | |
| Ann Carter | ... | Amy Reed | |
| Eve March | ... | Miss Callahan, Amy's teacher | |
| Julia Dean | ... | Mrs. Julia Farren | |
| Elizabeth Russell | ... | Barbara Farren | |
| Erford Gage | ... | Police Captain | |
| Sir Lancelot | ... | Edward, Reed's Butler / Cook |
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Runtime:
70 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
USA:Approved (PCA #9618) |
Australia:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:U (video rating) (1987)
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Miss Callahan, Amy's teacher, refers to a book, The Inner World of Childhood, written by American psychologist Frances Wickes and published in 1927.
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Continuity: The vehicle that passes Amy on the bridge leaves no tracks in the snow next to her.
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Featured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
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What was the relationship between old Mrs Farren and her caretaker?How much time has elapsed between "The Cat People" and this movie?
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Curse of the Cat People is an intriguing tale, beautifully filmed in a style that bears more resemblance to a Grimms fairytale than horror, with a mesmerizing performance from Ann Carter. This is her film and she is strong and convincing in the role. The exploration of the insecurity of the child coupled with a troubled relationship with her father is fascinating. I have not seen Cat People and, possibly, aspects of the history of the demise of Irena would be clearer having seen the original. The expectation of a "horror" film with the suggestive title is also misleading. If you are looking for horror you will need to look elswhere. This is ultimately a surprisingly sensitive and uniquely haunting film that would appeal on many levels.