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Cat People
Cat People
	Cat People film poster
Directed by	Paul Schrader
Written by	Alan Ormsby (screenplay); DeWitt Bodeen (story)
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer (executive); Charles W. Fries
Starring	Nastassja Kinski; Malcolm McDowell; John Heard; Annette O'Toole; Ruby Dee
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Jacqueline Cambas, Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys, Bud S. Smith
Music by	Giorgio Moroder
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 2, 1982
Running time	118 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18,000,000 (estimated)

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Cat People is a 1982 horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, and John Heard. The film co-stars Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, and features small parts for Ed Begley, Jr. and John Larroquette. Jerry Bruckheimer served as executive producer, Alan Ormsby was the screenwriter, whose script was loosely based on the story by DeWitt Bodeen, the screenwriter for the acclaimed 1942 original.

Giorgio Moroder composed the film's score, including the theme song which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie. The film's tagline is: "They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human."

Plot summary

Irena Gallier, a waifish young woman, meets her older brother Paul, a minister, in New Orleans for the first time since their animal trainer parents died and she was sent to a series of foster homes. Paul's Creole housekeeper Female (pronounced feh-MAH-leh) helps Irena settle into her brother's home, but Paul himself disappears. Cut to a fleabag motel where a blasé prostitute finds an angry panther instead of a client; after mauling her, the cat is captured by the police and a team of zoologists: Oliver Yates, Alice Perrin and Joe Creigh.

The next day Irena finds herself in the zoo where these scientists work; drawn to the newly captured panther, she befriends Oliver and takes a job in the gift shop. Shortly after the panther's violence turned deadly, it escapes, soon Paul turns up and tells a story about his family's werecat heritage and his inevitable sexual union with Irena. On the run from her dangerous brother, Irena takes refuge in a sexually frustrated romance with Oliver, afraid of what might happen if she consummates their passion.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Nastassja Kinski	Irena Gallier
Malcolm McDowell	Paul Gallier
John Heard	Oliver Yates
Annette O'Toole	Alice Perrin
Ruby Dee	Female
Ed Begley, Jr.	Joe Creigh
Scott Paulin	Bill Searle
John Larroquette	Bronte Judson

Nominations

Saturn Awards - Best Actress - Nastassja Kinski
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Original Motion Picture Score - Giorgio Moroder
- Best Original Motion Picture Song - Giorgio Moroder (music) and David Bowie (lyrics)

External links

Cat People (1982) at IMDb
Cat People (1982) at the TCM Movie Database
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Cat People (1982) at Rotten Tomatoes

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   caption = ''Cat People'' film poster |
   director = [[Paul Schrader]] |
-  writer = [[Alan Ormsby]] (screenplay)<br>[[DeWitt Bodeen]] (story)|
+  writer = [[Alan Ormsby]] (screenplay)<br>[[DeWitt Bodeen]] (story) |
   starring = [[Nastassja Kinski]]<br>[[Malcolm McDowell]]<br>[[John Heard]]<br>[[Annette O'Toole]]<br>[[Ruby Dee]] |
   producer = [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] (executive)<br>[[Charles W. Fries]] |
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   released = [[April 2]], [[1982]] |
   runtime = 118 min. |
-  country = [[United States]] |
+  country = {{USA}} |
   language = [[English language|English]] |
   budget = $18,000,000 (estimated) |
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 '''''Cat People''''' is a [[1982 in film|1982]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Paul Schrader]] and starring [[Nastassja Kinski]], [[Malcolm McDowell]], and [[John Heard]]. The film co-stars [[Annette O'Toole]], [[Ruby Dee]], and features small parts for [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] and [[John Larroquette]]. [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] served as [[executive producer]], [[Alan Ormsby]] was the [[screenwriter]], whose script was loosely based on the story by [[DeWitt Bodeen]], the screenwriter for the acclaimed [[Cat People (1942 film)|1942 original]].
-[[Giorgio Moroder]] composed the film's score, including the theme song which features lyrics and vocals by [[David Bowie]].
+[[Giorgio Moroder]] composed the film's score, including the theme song which features lyrics and vocals by [[David Bowie]]. The film's tagline is: "They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human."
-'''Taglines:'''
-* ''They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.''
-* ''An erotic fantasy for the animal in us all.''
 ==Plot summary==
 Irena Gallier, a waifish young woman, meets her older brother Paul, a minister, in New Orleans for the first time since their animal trainer parents died and she was sent to a series of foster homes. Paul's Creole housekeeper Female (pronounced ''feh-MAH-leh'') helps Irena settle into her brother's home, but Paul himself disappears. Cut to a fleabag motel where a blasé prostitute finds an angry panther instead of a client; after mauling her, the cat is captured by the police and a team of zoologists: Oliver Yates, Alice Perrin and Joe Creigh.
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 ==Main cast==
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [[Nastassja Kinski]] - Irena Gallier
+|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
-* [[Malcolm McDowell]] - Paul Gallier
+! Actor !! Role
-* [[John Heard]] - Oliver Yates
+|-
-* [[Annette O'Toole]] - Alice Perrin
-* [[Ruby Dee]] - Female
+| [[Nastassja Kinski]] || Irena Gallier
+|-
-* [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] - Joe Creigh
-* [[Scott Paulin]] - Bill Searle
+| [[Malcolm McDowell]] || Paul Gallier
+|-
-* [[John Larroquette]] - Bronte Judson
+| [[John Heard]] || Oliver Yates
+|-
+| [[Annette O'Toole]] || Alice Perrin
+|-
+| [[Ruby Dee]] || Female
+|-
+| [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] || Joe Creigh
+|-
+| [[Scott Paulin]] || Bill Searle
+|-
+| [[John Larroquette]] || Bronte Judson
+|}
 ==Nominations==
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 [[Category:1982 films]]
+[[Category:1980s horror films]]
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+[[Category:English-language films]]
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-[[Category:1980s horror films]]
 [[Category:Monster movies]]
 [[Category:Erotic films]]
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 [[Category:Universal Pictures films]]
 [[Category:Fictional werecats]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[de:Katzenmenschen (1982)]]