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The Cat's Meow

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
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6.4/10
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Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, and Eddie Izzard in The Cat's Meow (2001)
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Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

IMDb RATING
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8.4K
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  • Director
    • Peter Bogdanovich
  • Writer
    • Steven Peros(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Cary Elwes
    • Edward Herrmann
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  • Director
    • Peter Bogdanovich
  • Writer
    • Steven Peros(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Cary Elwes
    • Edward Herrmann
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    • 131User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, and Joanna Lumley in The Cat's Meow (2001)
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    Kirsten Dunst and Edward Herrmann in The Cat's Meow (2001)
    Kirsten Dunst in The Cat's Meow (2001)
    Kirsten Dunst and Eddie Izzard in The Cat's Meow (2001)
    Kirsten Dunst and Peter Bogdanovich in The Cat's Meow (2001)
    Peter Bogdanovich and Bruno Delbonnel in The Cat's Meow (2001)
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    Eddie Izzard and Joanna Lumley in The Cat's Meow (2001)

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Marion Daviesas Marion Davies
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Thomas Inceas Thomas Ince
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • W.R. Hearstas W.R. Hearst
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • Charlie Chaplinas Charlie Chaplin
    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Elinor Glynas Elinor Glyn
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Louella Parsonsas Louella Parsons
    Claudia Harrison
    Claudia Harrison
    • Margaret Livingstonas Margaret Livingston
    Victor Slezak
    Victor Slezak
    • George Thomasas George Thomas
    James Laurenson
    James Laurenson
    • Dr. Daniel Goodmanas Dr. Daniel Goodman
    Ronan Vibert
    Ronan Vibert
    • Joseph Willicombeas Joseph Willicombe
    Chiara Schoras
    Chiara Schoras
    • Celiaas Celia
    Claudie Blakley
    Claudie Blakley
    • Didias Didi
    Ingrid Lacey
    Ingrid Lacey
    • Jessica Barhamas Jessica Barham
    John C. Vennema
    John C. Vennema
    • Frank Barhamas Frank Barham
    Steven Peros
    Steven Peros
    • Elinor's Driveras Elinor's Driver
    Yuki Iwamoto
    Yuki Iwamoto
    • Konoas Kono
    Zoe Mavroudi
    • Servantas Servant
    • (as Zoi Mavroudi)
    Despina Mirou
    Despina Mirou
    • Servantas Servant
    • (as Despina Morou)
    • Director
      • Peter Bogdanovich
    • Writer
      • Steven Peros(screenplay) (play)
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    Storyline

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    In November of 1924, a mysterious Hollywood death occurred aboard media mogul William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Among the famous guests that weekend were: film star Charlie Chaplin; starlet Marion Davies (who was also Hearst's mistress at the time); silent-film producer Thomas H. Ince (known for creating the first Hollywood-studio facility and for creating an "assembly line" system for filmmaking); and feared gossip columnist, Louella Parsons. —Carol Lewis, Producer
    • 1920s
    • watching a movie
    • yacht
    • death
    • gossip
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    • Taglines
      • "The Whisper Told Most Often..."
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sexuality, a scene of violence and brief drug use
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Despite the fact that Charles Chaplin actually had bright blue eyes, Eddie Izzard wore dark contact lenses to keep with the public perception of Chaplin as dark featured. Most have only seen or remember him in black and white films, and assume he had dark eyes.
    • Goofs
      When he looks up Ince's address, Hearst's address book shows two-letter state abbreviations (CA). These did not come into use until some fifty years later. Further, the address book displays at least one ZIP code, introduced in 1963.

      Edit: The abbreviation for California of CA is not necessarily an anachronism. People frequently use abbreviations of their own invention, and Hearst could have invented CA, just as easily as he could have invented OR, WA, etc.
    • Quotes

      Marion Davies: Nothing can happen this weekend.

      Charlie Chaplin: So what are you doing next weekend?

    • Crazy credits
      The characters, entities, and events depicted and the names used in this motion picture are ficticious. Any similarities to any actual persons living or dead or to any actual entities or events is entirely coincidental and unintentional.
    • Connections
      Featured in Anatomy of a Scene: The Cat's Meow
    • Soundtracks
      After You've Gone
      Performed by Kirsten Dunst with Ian Whitcomb & His Bungalow Boys

      Written by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton

    User reviews131

    Review
    Top review
    Another Side Of W R Hearst For Citizen Kane Fans And That Is About Everyone
    It begins with a funeral, for whom you don't know except who ever it is, he or she is getting quite a send-off to the tune of Aloha Nui played by a pair of musicians strumming ukuleles. Now if you have a photographic memory and can remember the faces of the hundreds of mourners, then perhaps it won't be a mystery as to who will be in the casket. You do know however, that someone invited to a lavish any thing goes party aboard William Randolph's Hearst's yacht the Oneida in the flash back that follows the funeral will. The movie seems to go nowhere for a while,mostly just watching fun and games of those lucky enough to be invited, even though you know the price one aboard that yacht is destined to pay for this trip. You almost forget the funeral and the mystery of what this movie is about – who is in that casket, but it is well worth the wait. Like any good mystery, the unlucky victim is one you'd least expect, though you'd think it would have been Charlie Chaplin , but we know he lived to a ripe old age. Until it gets to that point, you get to see another take on what William Randolph, child-like but likable and with some pretty quirky flaws, making one wonder how he ever became so rich. As most people have seen Citizen Kane, we already know about infatuation with Marion Davies bordering on an obsession, but probably don't know that a competition for her existed between Charlie Chaplin and Hearst and how this competition creates the mystery as to whoever is in the box got there.

    The epilogue of this film was probably the most interesting of any film I ever seen. Secrets had to be kept and Hearst was willing to pay any price to see they were kept, granting all who cooperated, and apparently all did, whatever wish (and he could do it) as any genie in any bottle. If you are looking for something different and willing to give this movie a chance, this movie is for you. This movie deserves better than the 6.5 of the IMDb and I give this movie a 7.5/10.
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    • Sam Sloan
    • Jun 6, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Everybody Charleston
    • Filming locations
      • Kyparisi, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Lions Gate Films
      • Dan Films
      • CP Medien AG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,209,481
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $111,037
      • Apr 14, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,646,994
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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