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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304508336
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304508336
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: August 12, 1997
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: September 20, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Maggie is the feline in question, as portrayed by a smoldering, angry Elizabeth Taylor. Paul Newman is her ex-athlete husband, Brick Pollitt, an alcoholic who frustrates and disappoints his wife and his overbearing father. Burl Ives is Big Daddy, the vulgar patriarch of this positively gothic Southern family whose children return to the nest like vultures when they learn he is dying of cancer. Infidelities, addictions, latent homosexuality, depression, unrequited love, and mendacity are woven into this still-powerful adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Though it was somewhat whitewashed by Hollywood, the sentiment remains powerful because of the provocative performances. It was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Actress for Newman and Taylor. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I didn't hear that click yet
Paul Newman was a true classic. In the old days, leading men were like old cars: dependable. Paul Newman did a lot of films, but Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a personal favorite of mine.
The movie opens at a wealthy plantation in Mississippi. There's a big celebration; Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt returns home to celebrate his 65th birthday. His son Brick (Paul Newman) is married to Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt (Elizabeth Taylor). Brick was once a college football star before he tore ... Read More
Rating: - A "cat "is never "on a tin roof?"
I've seen this film a few times, but when I saw Paul Newman's review of the film in his remarks on Elizabeth Taylor, on TCM, I felt, as he did, that Ms. Taylor was a great actress and her performance was "right on". "Elizabeth is a true actress and survivor--while she made this film, her husband Mike Todd, died. We all tried to help her, but she said "the work is what keeps me going". She was a sheer delight to work with and 'one hell of an actress". When I saw this tribute to Ms. Taylor, I thought, ... Read More
Rating: - Who's going to get the money?
Big Daddy (Burl Ives) is dying of cancer and the family's going after 10M worth of inheritance. Brick (Paul Newman) and Cooper (Cooper) are Big Daddy's progeny. Cooper's the eldest, but Brick's the favorite. Unfortunately, Brick's married to Maggie the Cat (Taylor) who hasn't favored him with children yet. Cooper's got a bunch of 'no neck monsters' which puts him in favor.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is one of Tennessee Williams' most powerful plays. They couldn't have acquired a better cast ... Read More
Rating: - The Cat's Meow
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a remarkable,steamy drama of a Southern dysfunctional family starring the late,great Paul Newman as former football champion Brick, Elizabeth Taylor as his sensual wife Maggie,and Burl Ives as Big Daddy. "Cat" has a seemingly simple premise. Brick is injured,impotent,and alcoholic. His wife, Maggie, longs for children. In the meantime, Big Daddy is dying from cancer, and there's a battle over the family fortune.
Newman and Taylor are superb as the leads. Their fights ... Read More
Rating: - Happy shopper!
I was happy with this purchase. It came as promised (new & packaged as such) and much sooner than I expected. It was a gift, so I have not actually viewed the product.
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