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6.0After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
Released: 1982-04-02118 minDir: Paul SchraderFantasy, HorrorBudget: $12.5MBox office: $21.0M
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Cast
- Nastassja Kinski as Irena Gallier
- Malcolm McDowell as Paul Gallier
- John Heard as Oliver Yates
- Annette O'Toole as Alice Perrin
- Ruby Dee as Female
- Ed Begley Jr. as Joe Creigh
Themes
- cat
- shotgun
- eroticism
- transformation
- remake
- attack
- lingerie
- held captive
- incest
- dissection
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Cat People
- Main subject
- incest
- Director
- Paul Schrader
- Cast member
- Pui Fan Lee
- Composer
- Giorgio Moroder
- Producer
- Q217037
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John Bailey
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 789038
- Performer
- Giorgio Moroder
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 8 more facts
- publication date
- 1982-08-26
- title
- Cat People
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Ferdinando Scarfiotti
- executive producer
- Q217037
- different from
- Cat People
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 61/100
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