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Cat's Eye (1985)

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51%
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Critic Rating
68%
(2 reviews)
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 29, 2003

Budget $7,000,000

MPAA Rating
R

Running Time
1 hour, 34 minutes

Country USA

Studio MGM, MGM/United Artists, United Artists

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Other Titles
• Cat's Eye
• Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)
• Katzen-Auge (1986)
• KatzenAuge (1986)
• Stephen Kings Katzenauge (1986)



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Genre: Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Occult, Suspense, Campy, Infidelity

Plot: A wandering supernatural feline's adventures provide the linking story for Stephen King's Cat's Eye, a dead on trilogy scripted by King and directed by Lewis Teague (Cujo, The Jewel of the Nile). First up: the staff at Quitters Inc. promises to help nicotine fiend Dick Morrison (James Woods) kick the habit. If not, someone in Morrison's household might get smoked… because QI is run by a very persuasive mob family. Next comes a cliffhanger. Or a ledgehanger. Either way, a luckless gambler (Robert Hays) is forced into a bet involving a stroll around the building- on the five inch ledge encircling the 30th floor. Finally, our wayfarer kitty rescues a schoolgirl (young Drew Barrymore) from a vile, doll sized troll.

From the macabre imagination of Stephen King comes this trio of terrifying tales.

In the first episode, a New York man has trouble giving up cigarettes. He turns to a shady self-help operation whose hotheaded owner outlines a litany of incrementally harsh penalties for those who cannot resist having another puff.

The second story centers on Cressner, a mobster who works Atlantic City. His wife has been having an affair with a tennis pro, so Cressner forces the athlete to walk the ledge around his apartment high-rise. If the athlete can complete one lap along the

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 External Reviews
external linkOverall this is a watchable trio of tales that manages to make okay entertainment even if there are much better anthology films out there and it's a harmless timewaster that even manages to throw out lots of references to King's other works. Director Lewis Teague also did the adaptation of King's Cujo in 1983. 2.5/4


external linkAside from that opening piece, there's nothing to recommend here. Pass.
-- (eSplatter.com)


 Directed by
Lewis Teague
The Jewel of the Nile, Cujo, Navy SEALS
 Written by
Stephen King
The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Shining
 Cast
Drew Barrymore
Scream, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Charlie's Angels
James Woods
Contact, Casino, Once Upon a Time in America
Candy Clark
American Graffiti, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cherry Falls
James Rebhorn
Independence Day, Meet the Parents, The Game
Mike Starr
Goodfellas, Dumb & Dumber, Ed Wood
Alan King
Casino, Rush Hour 2, The Bonfire of the Vanities
Kenneth McMillan
Amadeus, Dune, Runaway Train
[more]
 Music By
Alan Silvestri
Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, Cast Away



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