P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Steve Guttenberg

Writers:

Steve Guttenberg (writer)
James Kirkwood Jr. (play)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Life. Love. And a little payback

Plot:

Jimmy (Guttenberg) and Kate (Watros) are in the middle of a break-up and completely oblivious to the fact that they're being robbed...

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Bondage | Death Of Pet | Gay Parent | Burglar

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Jimmy Zoole
Lombardo Boyar	...	Eddie Tesoro
Cynthia Watros	...	Kate
Shirley Knight	...	Aunt Claire
Tom Wright	...	Fred
A.J. Benza	...	Carmine
Paul Dillon	...	Pidgeon
Kenneth Moskow	...	Stewart
Fred Medrano	...	Stanley
Ann Guttenberg	...	Lady at Party
Stanley Guttenberg	...	Man on bus
Kim Marriner	...	TV Announcer
Patsy Fitzgerald	...	First Veterinarian
Christopher Vogler	...	Second Veterinarian
Lisa Popeil	...	911 Operator (voice)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug and sexual content.

Runtime:

92 min | USA:88 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mr. Kirby Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy is about to hit Kate with the bat, he has a full beard in one shot and looses it the next

Quotes:

Eddie Tesoro: [one of his first lines after waking up tied to Jimmy's sink] I think I have a brain injury. You know, I could sue you for that.

Movie Connections:

References "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)

Wonderful adaption of James Kirkwoods novel/play

Just saw a screening of this at Outfest. Despite it being based on one of my favorite novels (Kirkwood also wrote A Chorus Line) I was a bit disturbed to see 80's cheeseball actor Steve Guttenberg (he of Police Academy fame) as the director and star. Let me be the first to say I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was the film wonderful but Guttenberg's against type portrayal of a down-on-his luck actor who begins to doubt his heterosexuality in the face of tragedy managed to completely make me reevaluate his acting prowess. His hissy fit in the scene where he finds out his girlfriend is leaving him for another man is absolutely hilarious as are his comic interactions with his burglar/prisoner (Lombardo Boyar) which are both touching and funny. All in all a very good adaption of a very good book...one of the better independent films of the year from Steve Guttenberg of all people...who would have thought it?

Howard Stern fans keep on the lookout for one-time Howard sidekick/E! Scandals host/NY Gossip Columnist AJ Benza in a over-the-top turn as a gay hairdresser who tries to rape Guttenberg...LOL... hilarious!