Cat People
1982 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 6.0 · 62% critics
After years of separation, a woman reunites in New Orleans with her brother, and the arrival of a captured wild panther draws her toward her family’s unsettling feline legacy. As passion and danger build, a new curse tied to arousal and predatory reversion forces a horrifying choice that could endanger others.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-04-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (566 votes)
About
If you want stylish, atmosphere-heavy erotic horror in New Orleans, Cat People delivers, though it moves slowly and emphasizes explicit content; Not for you if you dislike nudity/sexual themes or need straightforward, tightly paced storytelling like The Howling.
Pros: stunning New Orleans mood; mesmerizing lead performance; stylish erotic horror | Cons: thin story; slow pacing drag; heavy nudity and explicitness
Themes
- cat
- shotgun
- eroticism
- transformation
- remake
- attack
- lingerie
- held captive
- incest
- dissection
- morphing
- jungle cat
- +4 more
Cast & crew
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
Scott Paulin
as Bill Searle
Frankie Faison
as Det. Brandt
- RD
Ron Diamond
as Detective Ron Diamond
Lynn Lowry
as Ruthie
Directed by Paul Schrader