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Cat's Eye
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Cat's Eye is a 1985 American film directed by Lewis Teague and written by Stephen King. The movie features a cast including Drew Barrymore, Candy Clark, Alan King, and Robert Hays. It was produced by Dino De Laurentiis through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and The De Laurentiis Company. The narrative is set in New Jersey and New York City, with filming taking place in New York City and North Carolina. The story centers on a cat and is based on the works Quitters, Inc. and The Ledge.
The film blends genres including horror, thriller, adventure, mystery, comedy, and drama. Alan Silvestri composed the score, while Jack Cardiff served as director of photography and Scott Conrad as film editor. It has a runtime of 94 minutes and was originally released in English. Distribution was handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix via video on demand. The production had a budget of 7,000,000 and generated 13,100,000 in revenue. Critical reception included scores of 5.6/10, 70/100, and 68%.
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6.7Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Cast
- Drew Barrymore as Our Girl
- James Woods as Morrison
- Alan King as Dr. Donatti
- Kenneth McMillan as Cressner
- Robert Hays as Norris
- Candy Clark as Sally Ann
Themes
- adultery
- monster
- cat
- smoking
- menace
- anthology
- atlantic city
- troll
- based on short story
- pets
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Quitters, Inc.
- Main subject
- Cat
- Director
- Lewis Teague
- Screenwriter
- Stephen King
- Composer
- Alan Silvestri
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Jack Cardiff
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- North Carolina
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 685723
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-04-12
- film editor
- Scott Conrad
- title
- Cat's Eye
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 68%
- capital cost
- 7000000
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