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12 April 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
Through the eye of the cat, a twisted tail of macabre suspense from the author of CARRIE, The SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE. morePlot:
A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Fun horror/anthology movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Drew Barrymore | ... | Our Girl (all segments) | |
| James Woods | ... | Morrison (segment "Quitter's Inc.") | |
| Alan King | ... | Dr. Donatti | |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Cressner (segment "The Ledge") | |
| Robert Hays | ... | Norris | |
| Candy Clark | ... | Sally Ann | |
| James Naughton | ... | Hugh | |
| Tony Munafo | ... | Junk | |
| Court Miller | ... | Mr. McCann | |
| Russell Horton | ... | Mr. Milquetoast | |
| Patricia Benson | ... | Mrs. Milquetoast (segment "Quitter's Inc.") | |
| Mary D'Arcy | ... | Cindy | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Drunk Businessman | |
| Jack Dillon | ... | Janitor | |
| Susan Hawes | ... | Mrs. McCann |
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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The Stephen King short story "Sometimes They Come Back" (1991) was originally planned to be adapted as a segment in this movie, but Dino De Laurentiis felt the story was strong enough to have its own movie. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The mysterious man's wet, muddy boots leave footprints after he walks out of the closet. But they never made footprints leading into the closet. moreQuotes:
Sally Ann: Polly got in one good peck before that cat killed her. Good for Polly!Hugh: I certainly never realized that Polly had such a big pecker.
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96 Tears moreFAQ
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"Cat's Eye" is another horror anthology movie that I found to be a nice companion piece with "Twilight Zone: The Movie". The thing that surprised me about this film is that it's a suspense comedy loaded with thrills galore and dark humor. Instead of four separate tales, "Cat's Eye" has just three, with a plucky tabby cat intervening through all three stories. And all three segments are directed by the same man (Lewis Teague). Stephen King wrote all three segments, with the first two segments based on short stories written by King. The first segment is a black comedy starring James Woods in some of the funniest acting that he's ever done as a man who wants to quit smoking. He goes to a place called Quitters, Inc. This clinic is run by a most unusual doctor played by comedian Alan King. Woods finds out quickly that their methods of trying to make smokers quit are odd. Very, very odd. This story isn't really scary but it's downright hilarious with Woods trying desperately to kick the habit. King is also very funny as the doc. This is a very good segment. But my favorite segment of "Cat's Eye" is the second one. The late Kenneth McMillan stars as a ruthless gambler who kidnaps a tennis player (Robert Hays from "Airplane!") who's been doing a little you-know-what on his wife. McMillan makes a strange bet with the tennis pro: walk on top of a short ledge around the gambler's high rise building 50-60 stories up. This segment is a scary one, with a few touches of black humor (even though this segment isn't as funny as the first one). King wrote the third segment directly for the screen. He wrote it for a then very young pre-teen Drew Barrymore (who a year earlier starred in King's "Firestarter"). Barrymore plays a little girl who takes that tabby cat in to live with her after the cat runs into her house. The reason why the cat ran into her house: kitty spotted a little tiny gremlin strolling into the place. The cat comes in and tries to save the day. This segment is silly but fun. All in all, "Cat's Eye" is an underrated gem. Funny, scary, and entertaining.
*** (out of four)