A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.
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Cast verified as complete
| Nastassja Kinski | ... |
Irena Gallier
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| Malcolm McDowell | ... |
Paul Gallier
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| John Heard | ... |
Oliver Yates
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| Annette O'Toole | ... |
Alice Perrin
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| Ruby Dee | ... |
Female
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| Ed Begley Jr. | ... |
Joe Creigh
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| Scott Paulin | ... |
Bill Searle
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| Frankie Faison | ... |
Detective Brandt
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Ron Diamond | ... |
Detective Ron Diamond
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| Lynn Lowry | ... |
Ruthie
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| John Larroquette | ... |
Bronte Judson
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Tessa Richarde | ... |
Billie
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Patricia Perkins | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| Berry Berenson | ... |
Sandra
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Fausto Barajas | ... |
Otis
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| John H. Fields | ... |
Massage Parlor Manager
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Emery Hollier | ... |
Yeatman Brewer
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Stephen Marshal | ... |
Moonie
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| Robert Pavlovich | ... |
Ted
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Julie Denney | ... |
Carol
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Arione De Winter | ... |
Indian Village Mother
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| Francine Segal | ... |
Church Woman
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| Don Hood | ... |
Train Station Agent
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David Showacre | ... |
Man in Bar
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Neva Gage | ... |
Cat-Like Woman
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Marisa Folse | ... |
Indian Girl
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Danelle Hand | ... |
Indian Girl
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John C. Isbell | ... |
Police Officer
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Roger E. Reid | ... |
Policeman
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Charles Joseph Konya Jr. | ... |
Policeman
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| Marco St. John | ... |
Policeman
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Brett Alexander | ... |
Cub Scout
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Gregory Gatto | ... |
Cub Scout
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Terc Martinez | ... |
Cub Scout
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David Ross McCarty | ... |
Man in Airport
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Harry Hauss | ... |
First Helicopter Pilot
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James Deeth | ... |
Second Helicopter Pilot
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| Ray Wise | ... |
Soap Opera Man
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Jo Ann Dearing | ... |
Soap Opera Woman
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The Black Pope | ... |
D.J. (voice)
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| David Blackwell | ... |
Staring Man on Bus (uncredited)
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Craig Deroche | ... |
Homeless Person (uncredited)
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Stocker Fontelieu | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Elisha Rapson | ... |
Girl Scout / Zoo Visitor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Paul Schrader | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| DeWitt Bodeen | ... | (based on the story by) |
| Alan Ormsby | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Paul Schrader | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jerry Bruckheimer | ... | executive producer |
| Charles W. Fries | ... | producer (produced by) (as Charles Fries) |
| Max Rosenberg | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Nanette Siegert | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Giorgio Moroder | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| John Bailey | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jacqueline Cambas | ... | film editor |
| Jere Huggins | ... | film editor |
| Ned Humphreys | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Ross Albert | ... | associate film editor |
| Craig Bassett | ... | assistant film editor |
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Jack Garsha | ... | color timer |
| Phil Hetos | ... | color consultant |
| Bud S. Smith | ... | supervising film editor (as Bud Smith) |
Casting By
| Mary Goldberg | ... | (casting by) |
Art Direction by
| Edward Richardson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bruce Weintraub | ||
Costume Design by
| Daniel Paredes | ||
Makeup Department
| Lance Anderson | ... | effects makeup artist |
| Janice D. Brandow | ... | hair stylist |
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | special makeup effects designer and creator (as Tom Burman) |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | ... | effects makeup artist (as Bari Dreiband) |
| Leonard Engelman | ... | makeup artist |
| Edouard F. Henriques | ... | effects makeup artist (as Eddie Henriques) |
| Tom Hoerber | ... | effects makeup artist |
| John Logan | ... | special make up effects artist: The Burman Studio Inc. (uncredited) |
| Mike Menzel | ... | effects makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Bill Badalato | ... | unit production manager (as William Badalato) |
| Tom Jacobson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James Dillon | ... | dga trainee |
| Stephen P. Dunn | ... | second assistant director |
| Michael Grillo | ... | first assistant director (as Michael F. Grillo) |
| Bud S. Smith | ... | second unit director (as Bud Smith) |
Art Department
| Craig Binkley | ... | property master: New Orleans |
| Larry Clark Bird | ... | set designer (as Lawrence Bird) |
| Lauren Cory | ... | set designer |
| Erin M. Cummins | ... | set designer (as Erin Cummins) |
| Lee Ezzes | ... | swing gang |
| John Goss | ... | propmaker |
| Richard Greene | ... | greensman |
| Casey Hallenbeck | ... | swing gang (as Casey C. Hallenbeck) |
| Kirk D. Hansen | ... | painter (as Kirk Hansen) |
| Bill Holmquist | ... | carpenter |
| Peter Ivy | ... | construction foreman (as Pete Ivy) |
| Tim James | ... | propmaker |
| Daniel Loren May | ... | leadman (as Dan May) |
| Richard Mazzotti | ... | greensman |
| Nick Navarro | ... | set designer (as Nicanor Navarro) |
| Jeannine Oppewall | ... | set designer |
| Jeff Passanante | ... | carpenter foreman |
| Nancy Patton | ... | set designer |
| Vic Petrotta Jr. | ... | property master (as Victor Petrotta) |
| Clarence Lynn Price | ... | construction coordinator (as Lynn Price) |
| H. John Ramos | ... | assistant props (as John Ramos) |
| Ray Rarick | ... | propmaker |
| Mike Rutgard | ... | assistant props |
| Ferdinando Scarfiotti | ... | visual consultant |
| Bob Shaw | ... | painter |
| James Sircy | ... | propmaker |
| Jack G. Taylor Jr. | ... | assistant art director (as Jack Taylor) |
| Maurice Zuberano | ... | illustrator |
| Jaroslav Gebr | ... | portrait set art (uncredited) |
| Robert Misetich | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Curtis A. Schnell | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Allan Bromberg | ... | assistant: sound editor (as Alan Bromberg) |
| Charles L. Campbell | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Larry Carow | ... | sound editor |
| Louis L. Edemann | ... | sound editor |
| Richard C. Franklin | ... | sound editor (as Richard Franklin) |
| David W. Gray | ... | stereo sound engineer: Dolby |
| Robert L. Hoyt | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Jack Manning | ... | special synthesized sound effects |
| Scott Mathews | ... | special sound effects |
| Chris McLaughlin | ... | sound |
| Ron Nagle | ... | special sound effects |
| Stanley H. Polinsky | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Brian Reeves | ... | sound consultant |
| Hank Salerno | ... | loop dialogue editor |
| Norman B. Schwartz | ... | post-production dialogue |
| John J. Stephens | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Jim Stuebe | ... | cable person (as Jim Steube) |
| James E. Webb | ... | sound (as Jim Webb) |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | animated artifacts creator (as Ellis Burman) |
| Kathie Clark | ... | effects wardrobe (as Kathy Clark) |
| Tom Del Genio | ... | special effects |
| Pat Domenico | ... | special effects |
| Allen Hall | ... | animated artifacts creator (as Allan Hall) |
| Karl G. Miller | ... | special effects (as Karl Miller) |
| Bob Williams | ... | animated artifacts creator |
| James Cummins | ... | lab technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Robert Blalack | ... | catvision optical effects |
| Syd Dutton | ... | matte artist |
| Dennis Glouner | ... | matte photography |
| Bill Taylor | ... | matte photography |
| Albert Whitlock | ... | special visual effects |
| Max W. Anderson | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Mark Madel | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Chris Regan | ... | optical supervisor (uncredited) |
| Henry Schoessler | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Brad Bovee | ... | stunts |
| Angeline Brown | ... | stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Jr. | ... | stunts |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunts |
| Mark Dumas | ... | stunts (as Mark Weiner) |
| Madeleine Klein | ... | stunts |
| Beth Nufer | ... | stunts (as Beth Nuffer) |
| Ron Oxley | ... | stunts |
| Walter Scott | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Mike Tillman | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| William D. Barber | ... | assistant camera: New Orleans (as Bill Barker) |
| Michael W. Blymyer | ... | electrician (as Michael Blymyer) |
| Doug Cook | ... | best boy grip |
| Ed Cooper | ... | best boy |
| Clyde Hart | ... | key grip |
| Richard Kamins | ... | electrician |
| Jeffrey L. Kimball | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Jeffrey Kimball) |
| Joel Kirschner | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ann Lukacs | ... | assistant camera: New Orleans |
| Ronald W. McLeish | ... | gaffer (as Ronald McLeish) |
| Michael Orefice | ... | electrician |
| Mike 'Chewie' Pappas | ... | electrician |
| Jeffrey W. Petersen | ... | electrician (as Jeffrey Petersen) |
| Dennis Rotta | ... | dolly grip |
| John R. Shannon | ... | still photographer |
| Wes Tansey | ... | grip |
| Joseph F. Valentine | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Joe Valentine) |
| Bill Venegas | ... | grip |
| Paul Vombrack | ... | director of photography: New Orleans (as Paul Vom Brack) |
| Richard Walden | ... | first assistant camera |
| Lito White | ... | camera operator: New Orleans |
| Steve Yaconelli | ... | camera operator |
| James Zenk | ... | still photographer: New Orleans (as Jim Zenk) |
| Doug Mathias | ... | gaffer (uncredited) (second unit) |
Casting Department
| Sharon Benson | ... | atmosphere casting: Indians / extras casting |
| Karl Brindle | ... | atmosphere casting |
| Rick Landry | ... | local casting: New Orleans |
| David Rubin | ... | casting assistant |
| Tina Scott | ... | casting assistant |
| Irene Terrell | ... | atmosphere casting: Indians |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sandy Berke Jordan | ... | costume supervisor (as Sandra Berke) |
| Robert Chase | ... | costume supervisor |
| Hugo Peña | ... | set costumer (as Hugo Pena) |
Location Management
| Fred Baron | ... | location manager: New Orleans |
| Nick Chiarolanzio | ... | location auditor: New Orleans |
| Alan J. Lam | ... | location auditor: New Orleans (as Alan Lam) |
| Todd Pavlin | ... | location manager: New Orleans |
| Renee Perrin | ... | location manager: New Orleans |
| Charles Newirth | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bob Badami | ... | music editor (as Robert Badami) |
| Brian Banks | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Sylvester Levay | ... | orchestrator (as Sylvester Levai) |
| Craig Huxley | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / musician: blaster beam, synth, piano (uncredited) |
| Anthony Marinelli | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) / musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Luca Kouimelis | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Richard Austin | ... | driver (as Dick Austin) |
| Russ Buckens | ... | transportation captain |
| Edward Cook | ... | driver |
| Jack Daniels | ... | transportation captain: New Orleans |
| Steve Hellerstein | ... | transportation captain |
| Kenneth Strong | ... | driver (as Ken Strong) |
Additional Crew
| Donald Allavesen | ... | first aid: New Orleans |
| Billy Badalato | ... | production assistant |
| Keith Bauer | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Patti Bosworth | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Beverly Davis | ... | assistant: Paul Schrader |
| Craig Deman | ... | production assistant |
| Mark Dumas | ... | animal trainer (as Mark Weiner) |
| Chris Edrington | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Stuart Fink | ... | publicity coordinator |
| Barbara Gaddy-Edrington | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Susan Goldberg | ... | production assistant |
| Arnold Goodwin | ... | title designer |
| Madeleine Klein | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Anthony Marinelli | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Donna Martin | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Steve Martin | ... | animal supplier: wild animals / animal trainer |
| Joan Merlo | ... | production secretary: New Orleans |
| Kiki Morris | ... | assistant: Paul Schrader (as Katherine Morris) |
| Charles Newirth | ... | production assistant |
| Ron Oxley | ... | animal coordinator |
| Gayle Phelps | ... | animal supplier: wild animals |
| Willie Radcliff | ... | craft service (as Willie Radcliffe) |
| Nanette Siegert | ... | production associate |
| Wilbur Stark | ... | executive consultant |
| Peter Weiss | ... | assistant: Paul Schrader |
| Corey Burton | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Dianne E. Collins | ... | publicist: M/S Billings Publicity Ltd. (uncredited) |
| I. Ricardo Martinez | ... | on-set medic (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Pictures (presents)
- Universal Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1982) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1983) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Showtime Networks (1983) (United States) (tv)
- CIC Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (1985) (Brazil) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- WGN (1986) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Films of India (1987) (India) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Esselte Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1988) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- VideoVisa (1988) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2003) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (double-billed with 'An American Werewolf in London')
- Elephant Films (2016) (France) (video)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Universal Studios (2007) (United States) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
- Scream Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shock (2018) (Australia) (DVD)
- Peacock (2020) (United States) (video)
- Scream Factory (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Proud Pork Productions (special sound effects)
- Lipssync Inc. (post-production dialogue)
- Universal Title (titles and opticals)
- Backstreet Records (original soundtrack album available on)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Hanna-Barbera Productions (courtesy of: "Top Cat" footage)
- Louisiana Film Commission (special thanks)
- Worldvision Enterprises (courtesy of: "Top Cat" footage)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Cat People originated way back in time, when humans sacrificed their women to leopards, who mated with them. Cat People look similar to humans, but must mate with other Cat People before they transform into panthers. Irene Gallier was raised by adoptive parents and meets her older brother Paul for the first time since childhood. We follow brother and sister - who seem to be the only ones of their kind that remain. Irene is on the bridge of sexuality; she discovers love for the first time only to find that the shocking experience brings with it tragic results. However, the tremendous passion of her first romantic love is so strong, it bypasses the terror around her - including her brother's unusual demands - as it pushes her to her own bizarre destiny.
Written by Colin Tinto |
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| Taglines | An erotic fantasy about the animal in us all. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $18,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,617,636, 04 Apr 1982 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Malcolm McDowell (Paul) revealed that the scene where he leaps on the bed in a cat like fashion was shot with him jumping off the bed, and walking backward all the way out of the room and down the stairs. The film was then reversed. This technique was presumably also used for the scene where Paul executes a kick-up from the floor, then jumps to the balcony rail before dropping to the ground to pursue Irena. See more » |
| Goofs | During the leopard autopsy scene, when Oliver is moving the "dead" cat from the wheeled cart to the autopsy table, he lets the cat's head bump down a little hard onto the metal table. Off camera you can hear someone say, "Easy!" as an admonishment to be more careful with the cat. This is most apparent in the DVD version, and is undetectable in the 2017 release of the Collector's Edition Blu-Ray. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures (1982). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Putting Out the Fire (Theme from Cat People) See more » |
| Quotes |
Irena Gallier:
I'm not like you. Paul Gallier: Well, that's the lie that will kill your lover. At least let me spare you that - horror. See more » |