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 #34 | 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

Frances McDormand was once in talks for a role.

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Goofs

When Patience returns Midnight, Ophelia tells her that, "She's an Egyptian Mau, the rarest of breeds." The Mau is, in fact, somewhat rare, but there are other breeds (Selkirk Rex, Korat, Somali and Havana Brown, for instance) that are far less common. Cat Fancy Magazine lists eleven US catteries specializing in Maus. The breed was introduced to the US in the 1950s, not 1940 as mentioned in the film, although its lineage dates back well over 2,000 years - a spotted Mau like cat is clearly seen in hieroglyphs, and there is the belief it is the cross between a domestic and wild cat about 3,000 years ago.

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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

Scandalous
Written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (as Mikkel Eriksen), Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen (as Tor Erik Hermansen),
Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash
Performed by Mis-Teeq
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

It was a good film.

I thought Catwoman was a real good film. People started criticizing it mostly because it wasn't based on Selina Kyle. But, if the people would actually read about it before they criticized it, it would be a better understanding. In the old Batman show, the Catwoman played by Eartha Kitt had a granddaughter named Patience Phillips, who lived in Lake city. See?? but I thought it was good. Although there was too much animation opposed to real life, me and all my friends thought it was good. Her costume was real good, because it wasn't copying any other Catwoman of the past, and she looked good in it too. I say go suck a lemon to whoever said it was bad. I thought Halle was a purr-fect Catwoman.