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

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. Image File history File links This is a copyrighted poster. ... Paul Schrader (born 22 July 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into desperation while their world crumbles around them. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Dewitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 - March 12, 1988) was a film screenwriter who today is probably best remebered for writing 1942s Cat People. ... Nastassja Kinski photographed by Helmut Newton on the cover of Playboy, May 1983. ... Malcolm McDowell, circa 1974 Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor. ... John Heard John Heard (born March 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor. ... Promotional photo from www. ... Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist. ... Giorgio Moroder (born Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is a German-speaking Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on techno and electronic music in general. ... The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles and Burbank. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Paul Schrader (born 22 July 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into desperation while their world crumbles around them. ... Nastassja Kinski photographed by Helmut Newton on the cover of Playboy, May 1983. ... Malcolm McDowell, circa 1974 Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor. ... John Heard John Heard (born March 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor. ... Promotional photo from www. ... Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist. ... Edward James Begley, Jr. ... John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a film and television actor. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Executive producer is a role in the entertainment industry that is sometimes difficult to clearly define. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Dewitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 - March 12, 1988) was a film screenwriter who today is probably best remebered for writing 1942s Cat People. ... This article is about the 1942 film; Cat People is also the name of a 1982 film. ...

Giorgio Morodor composed the film's score, including the theme song which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie. Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an innovative record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on techno and electronic music in general. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is a British rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, mixer, and actor. ...

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 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 sprouting an unbelievable 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

• 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

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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)

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External links

• Cat People (1982) at The Internet Movie Database
• Cat People (1982) at Rotten Tomatoes