Cat People
starring: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee
directed by: Paul Schrader
directed by: Paul Schrader
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An innocent beautys affair with a new orleans zookeeper seals her feline fate with her long-lost brother.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 08/24/2004Starring: Nastassia Kinski Pat PerkinsRun time: 119 minutesRating: RDirector: Paul Schrader
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Paul Schrader, the director of American Gigolo, brought a similar kind of sexual chic to this explicit horror movie. A remake of the beautiful, haunting 1942 Cat People, this version takes off from the same idea: that a woman (Nastassja Kinski), a member of a race of feline humans, will revert to her animalistic self when she has sex. Arriving to meet her brother (Malcolm McDowell) in New Orleans, she finds herself disturbed by his sexual presence. A zoo curator (John Heard) becomes fascinated by her, but he will discover that her kittenish ways are just the tip of the claw. Schrader dresses the story up in a stylish, glossy production, keyed on Kinski's green-eyed, thick-lipped beauty; it's hard to think of another actress in 1982 who could so immediately suggest a cat walking on two legs. Luckily Kinski had a European attitude toward her body, because this film has plenty of poster-art nudity. There's also lots of gore and some wacky flashbacks to the ancient tribe of cat people, who hold rituals in an orange desert while Giorgio Moroder's music plays. Cat People doesn't really make all this come together, but it's always interesting to look at, and the dreadful mood lingers. --Robert Horton
An innocent beautys affair with a new orleans zookeeper seals her feline fate with her long-lost brother.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 08/24/2004Starring: Nastassia Kinski Pat PerkinsRun time: 119 minutesRating: RDirector: Paul Schrader
Amazon.com:
Paul Schrader, the director of American Gigolo, brought a similar kind of sexual chic to this explicit horror movie. A remake of the beautiful, haunting 1942 Cat People, this version takes off from the same idea: that a woman (Nastassja Kinski), a member of a race of feline humans, will revert to her animalistic self when she has sex. Arriving to meet her brother (Malcolm McDowell) in New Orleans, she finds herself disturbed by his sexual presence. A zoo curator (John Heard) becomes fascinated by her, but he will discover that her kittenish ways are just the tip of the claw. Schrader dresses the story up in a stylish, glossy production, keyed on Kinski's green-eyed, thick-lipped beauty; it's hard to think of another actress in 1982 who could so immediately suggest a cat walking on two legs. Luckily Kinski had a European attitude toward her body, because this film has plenty of poster-art nudity. There's also lots of gore and some wacky flashbacks to the ancient tribe of cat people, who hold rituals in an orange desert while Giorgio Moroder's music plays. Cat People doesn't really make all this come together, but it's always interesting to look at, and the dreadful mood lingers. --Robert Horton
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Rating: - Cat People (1982)-Loved it!
Cat People (1982) was easily a four star film starring Nastassia Kinski. I first learned about this movie some years after it was released by reading an article in Cinefantastique magazine which praised the movie and its special effects. It had great atmosphere, a good cast, really great special effects and a musical score that worked at setting the mood.It was a remake that did credit to the original.
Rating: 
- Erotically charged remake of the Val Lewton classic.
Very different remake from the original Val Lewton film of 1942 that stressed suggestion over graphic Horror. This remake is basically a re-imagining and with an infinitely higher libido. While not the Horror classic that the original was, this is still highly reccomended as one of the most intelligently handled of all of 80s Horror films.
The plot tells the story of a sexy young woman named Irena(Nastassja Kinski) who travels to the South to see her brother(Malcolm Mcdowell) and discover ... Read More
Rating: - The Prrrrrfect Pussycat...
While not quite as subtle as the Val Lewton / Tourneur original, this re-make (re-imagining?) is powerful nonetheless. The incredibly hot Nastassia Kinski (To The Devil... A Daughter) blazes right along as the confused, young beauty who is clueless concerning her identity / destiny. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, The Barber, Evilenko) does his feline best as Kinski's dangerous brother. John Heard (CHUD) is the zookeeper, bewitched by Kinski's very presence. The supporting cast includes Annette O'Toole, ... Read More
Rating: - When Irena Makes Love, She Becomes An Animal, Literally
Extremely bizarre, controversial and erotic, "Cat People" stars Natassia Kinski (daughter of European film legend Klaus Kinski) as Irena Gallier.An orphan and a virgin, she arrives in New Orleans in search of her estranged brother Paul Gallier [Malcolm McDowell of "Halloween" (2007)].Soon she learns many terrifying secrets.Her parents were brother and sister who committed suicide.Her ancestors sacrificed their children to black panthers.If she makes loves, she will transform into a black panther ... Read More
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- Cat People
The ending is not the best, but the performances are stellar. I can't stay away from this one, very edgy at times. Almost as good as the original. Recommended.
- Cat People (1982)-Loved it!Cat People (1982) was easily a four star film starring Nastassia Kinski. I first learned about this movie some years after it was released by reading an article in Cinefantastique magazine which praised the movie and its special effects. It had great atmosphere, a good cast, really great special effects and a musical score that worked at setting the mood.It was a remake that did credit to the original.
- Erotically charged remake of the Val Lewton classic.Very different remake from the original Val Lewton film of 1942 that stressed suggestion over graphic Horror. This remake is basically a re-imagining and with an infinitely higher libido. While not the Horror classic that the original was, this is still highly reccomended as one of the most intelligently handled of all of 80s Horror films.
The plot tells the story of a sexy young woman named Irena(Nastassja Kinski) who travels to the South to see her brother(Malcolm Mcdowell) and discover ... Read More
- The Prrrrrfect Pussycat...While not quite as subtle as the Val Lewton / Tourneur original, this re-make (re-imagining?) is powerful nonetheless. The incredibly hot Nastassia Kinski (To The Devil... A Daughter) blazes right along as the confused, young beauty who is clueless concerning her identity / destiny. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, The Barber, Evilenko) does his feline best as Kinski's dangerous brother. John Heard (CHUD) is the zookeeper, bewitched by Kinski's very presence. The supporting cast includes Annette O'Toole, ... Read More
- When Irena Makes Love, She Becomes An Animal, LiterallyExtremely bizarre, controversial and erotic, "Cat People" stars Natassia Kinski (daughter of European film legend Klaus Kinski) as Irena Gallier.An orphan and a virgin, she arrives in New Orleans in search of her estranged brother Paul Gallier [Malcolm McDowell of "Halloween" (2007)].Soon she learns many terrifying secrets.Her parents were brother and sister who committed suicide.Her ancestors sacrificed their children to black panthers.If she makes loves, she will transform into a black panther ... Read More
- Cat PeopleThe ending is not the best, but the performances are stellar. I can't stay away from this one, very edgy at times. Almost as good as the original. Recommended.
