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Cat People
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783270531
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783270534
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D22254D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Running Time: 119 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: April 02, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Paul Schrader, the director of American Gigolo, brought a similar kind of sexual chic to this explicit horror movie. A remake of the beautiful, haunting 1942 Cat People, this version takes off from the same idea: that a woman (Nastassja Kinski), a member of a race of feline humans, will revert to her animalistic self when she has sex. Arriving to meet her brother (Malcolm McDowell) in New Orleans, she finds herself disturbed by his sexual presence. A zoo curator (John Heard) becomes fascinated by her, but he will discover that her kittenish ways are just the tip of the claw. Schrader dresses the story up in a stylish, glossy production, keyed on Kinski's green-eyed, thick-lipped beauty; it's hard to think of another actress in 1982 who could so immediately suggest a cat walking on two legs. Luckily Kinski had a European attitude toward her body, because this film has plenty of poster-art nudity. There's also lots of gore and some wacky flashbacks to the ancient tribe of cat people, who hold rituals in an orange desert while Giorgio Moroder's music plays. Cat People doesn't really make all this come together, but it's always interesting to look at, and the dreadful mood lingers. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Movie "Cat People"
Thbis movie is awesome! It is dark and gets into deep feelings. It is full of beauty and fantasy and the dark savage heart of the leopard. Nastassia Kinski and Malcolm McDowell were never better.
Rating: - Haunting
"Cat people" is one of those very few horror films that is worth appreciating. Haunting score, wonderfull locations, good performences and wise editing makes this film worth a watch. The chemistry between Nastassia Kinski and John Heard was excellent, Malcolm McDowell is terrefic and so is Anette O'toole. Not just a horror/creature movie that entertains, I emphasize that! also, an emotional journey. Go, give it a try!
Rating: - A welcome difference for Horror fans.
This movie is great for Nastassja Kinski fans,
and it is good for Horror fans as a welcome respite from the usual Vampires and Werewolfs. Not to mention good for cat people as opposed to dog people!
Rating: - Erotic horror film.
This was a very strange horror film, it was a re-make of the original film made in the 30's and it was directed by Paul Schrader. I haven't seen the original cause I must admit it doesn't look that interesting, this film however looks alot better since it has a ton of nudity, blood and gore in it and it has a very erotic atmosphere. The weird opening sequence has a dream like quality its a flashback where we get to see an ancient tribe of people who are tying up a young woman in a sacrifice for the ... Read More
Rating: - Very good film, but a little explicit
Back when it was in the theater around 1982, and I was a mere 15 year old, I happened to find myself entering a very "R" rated film instead of the movie I bought a ticket for, and since, have been in love with Kinski.
Don't be put off on the films date of release, though. "The Exorcist" was a 1973 release, yet the effects and theme are still very unsettling, and no one has replicated the intensity of that film since. Neither have they with "Cat People," and still all the animal morphing ... Read More
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