Cat's Eye (film)
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| Directed by | Lewis Teague |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Martha Schumacher |
| Written by | Stephen King |
| Starring | Drew Barrymore James Woods Alan King Robert Hays Kenneth McMillan Candy Clark James Naughton |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Editing by | Scott Conrad |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 12, 1985 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,000,000 |
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Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye) is a 1985 horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by Stephen King. It is based on King's short stories The Ledge, Quitters, Inc., and The General (the former two appeared in his Night Shift story collection).
The film is centered on a cat that is seeking out a young girl (played by Drew Barrymore) in order to save her from a supernatural danger. In the process of looking for her, the cat is a witness to other strange events, such as a smoker who is forced to quit his habit by a bizarre organization, and a man who is forced to play a deadly game on the ledge of a building. Eventually, the cat finds the girl, only to come face to face with a troll who wishes to steal the soul of the girl.
This was Barrymore's second film based on King's writing; she had previously appeared in Firestarter in 1984.
The film contains some references to other Stephen King works, namely The Dead Zone, Cujo, Christine, and Pet Sematary.
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[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award for Best Film in 1987. Drew Barrymore was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance by a Young Actress in a Motion Picture in 1986.
[edit] Technical data
- runtime: 94 minutes
- music: Alan Silvestri
- sound: Dolby
- aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
- release date: April 12, 1985 (USA)
- budget: $7,000,000
- MPAA rating: PG-13
[edit] Trivia
- At the start, Cujo (the dog from the film of the same name) chases the cat and during the chase, is almost run over by Christine, the car from the movie of the same name.
- The Robot Chicken episode entitled "Rodigitty" features a skit, The Booger Man, which spoofs the evil troll story with a booger monster used in place of the troll.
- The device of a cat linking short stories in the horror movie genre originated with the 1932 German horror film Unheimliche Geschichten produced by Gabriel Pascal.
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