Nastassja Kinski
Irena Gallier
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Paul Schrader's "Cat People" moves boldly between a slice-of-life in present-day New Orleans and the windswept deserts where the Cat People were engendered, and his movie creates a mood of doom, predestination, forbidden passion, and, to be sure, a certain silliness. It's fun in the way horror movies should be fun; it's totally unbelievable in ...
Director Paul Schrader's erotic horror art film Cat People (1982) is unlike other exploitation horror as his dreamy direction brings an arthouse spin on Jacques Tourneur's horror noir...
Curator Oliver Yates (John Heard) and his assistants, Alice Perrin (Annette O'Toole) and Joe Creigh (Ed Begley Jr), from the New Orleans Zoo, are called to capture the black panther and put him behind bars. With Paul gone, Irena decides to spend her first full day in New Orleans by seeing the sights.
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. Paul Schrader. Director, Screenplay. Alan Ormsby.
1982 • 118 minutes. 2.6 star. 5 reviews. 64% Tomatometer. Eligible. info Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More. About this movie. arrow_forward.
Influential noir director Jacques Tourneau infused this sexy, moody horror film with some sly commentary about the psychology and the taboos of desire. Read Critics Reviews. Rated 4/5 Stars •...
Cat People. Myth, reality, horror and killer leopards collide in New Orleans - the last two of a legendary people enter a surreal, sexy love triangle that can only end in doom. 1,828 IMDb 6.2 1 h 58 min 1982. X-Ray R. Fantasy · Horror · Dark · Frightening. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.29. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options.
