Catwoman (2004)

A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas.

Director:

Pitof

Writers:

Bob Kane (characters), Theresa Rebeck (story)

Stars:

Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt

Bottom Rated Movies #35 | 13 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Halle Berry	...	Patience Phillips / Catwoman
Benjamin Bratt	...	Tom Lone
Sharon Stone	...	Laurel Hedare
Lambert Wilson	...	George Hedare
Frances Conroy	...	Ophelia
Alex Borstein	...	Sally
Michael Massee	...	Armando
Byron Mann	...	Wesley
Kim Smith	...	Drina
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Rocker
Peter Wingfield	...	Dr. Ivan Slavicky
Berend McKenzie	...	Lance
Chase Nelson-Murray	...	Kid #1
Manny Petruzzelli	...	Kid #2
Harley Reiner	...	Kid #3

Storyline

Catwoman is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips, a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammoth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever. In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformed into a woman with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound prowess and feline intuition, Patience becomes Catwoman, a sleek and stealthy creature balancing on the thin line between good and bad. Like any wildcat, she's dangerous, elusive and untamed. Her adventures are complicated by a burgeoning relationship with Tom Lone, a cop who has fallen for Patience but cannot shake his fascination with the mysterious Catwoman, who appears to be responsible for a ...

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Plot Keywords:

catwoman character | urban gothic | comicbook movie | black superhero | bare midriff | 

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Taglines:

CATch Her In IMAX

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled 'Batman Returns' Spin-off

Filming Locations:

4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,155,000, 23 July 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$40,202,379

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$82,102,379

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Village Roadshow Pictures,DiNovi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 87 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to a scheduling conflict, Graeme Revell and William Orbit had to withdraw from their scoring duties. Klaus Badelt was then hired as their replacement.

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Goofs

When Catwoman encounters the thieves stealing the jewelry, one of the thieves has a Desert Eagle. The standard magazine clip for a Desert Eagle can only fit 7, 8 or 9 bullets, depending on the caliber. The thief shoots 11 bullets without reloading.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Catwoman: [voiceover] It all started on the day that I died. If there had been an obituary, it would have described the unremarkable life of an unremarkable woman, survived by no one. But there was no obituary, because the day that I died was also the day I started to live. But that comes later. This was my life. Days blended together, consistently ordinary, thanks to a job that was the practical version of my passion. I was supposed to be an artist by now. Instead, I was designing ads for ...

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Chick: The Worst (and Least Awful) Female Superhero Movies (2012)

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Soundtracks

Who's In Control
Written by Natasha Shneider and Alain Johannes
Performed by Natasha Shneider
Remixed by Junkie XL

User Reviews

what an absolute load of rubbish

I was so angry when I saw this film. I tried to like it, but from the moment a CGI cat appears when a real cat would have been far more effective and easier to produce, I couldn't stop cursing myself for having given the filmmakers my money. It is the most unmitigated piece of sh*t I have ever seen, worse still than Batman and Robin.

The plot is like an episode of Baywatch, Halle Berry is completely unsexy and the effects are pure rubbish. Not to mention the stinking direction. I hope that "Pitof" never sullies the cinema again with this kind of tripe.

Please, take heed: nobody else should ever see this atrocious film.