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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Lucio Fulci (screenplay)
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
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Release Date:
10 February 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
Flesh Ripping Felines!
Plot:
Robert Miles is a psychic that can communicate with the dead. He also has the ability to control the mind of his cat (who incidentally is black)... more | full synopsis
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'Cat in the Brain' - DVD Review
(From FEARnet. 14 May 2009, 7:36 AM, PDT)
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Interesting and atmospheric but.... more (34 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Patrick Magee | ... | Prof. Robert Miles |
| Mimsy Farmer | ... | Jill Trevers |
| David Warbeck | ... | Inspector Gorley |
| Al Cliver | ... | Sgt. Wilson |
| Dagmar Lassander | ... | Lillian Grayson |
| Bruno Corazzari | ... | Ferguson |
| Geoffrey Copleston | ... | Inspector Flynn |
| Daniela Doria | ... | Maureen Grayson |
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| Lucio Fulci | ... | Doctor (scenes deleted) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Black Cat (International: English title) (USA)
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Runtime:
92 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18
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The role of Professor Miles was intended for Donald Pleasence. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: What appears to be fishing line can briefly be seen holding up the bats as they attack Jill. more
Quotes:
[Sergeant Wilson sees Jill coming out of an underground crypt]
Sergeant Wilson:
Miss, let me give you some advice, don't go down there anymore.
Jill Trevers:
Why not?
Sergeant Wilson:
My Grandad used to tell me when I was a lad that the dead like to be left alone. They're not very hospitable.
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"The Black Cat" is an interesting and atmospheric 'stab' at being an English Gothic film. The first half is has more gore and succeeds in heightening the suspense only for a rather ineffective summation and climax. Patrick Magee plays the part of a median who controls the mind of a cat.
The deaths are suitably impressive and deserved by the characters concerned aside from the supremely sexy Mrs Grayson (Giallo/Sleaze/Horror favorite Dagmar Lassander) who never fails to 'light up' the screen.
Not Fulci's best; but reasonably enjoyable nonetheless.
6/10 (I refuse to grade films out of four stars)