Curse of the Cat People
One of the strangest sequels ever, this offbeat psychological fantasy employs characters from the original Cat People but heads off in a completely unexpected direction. The lurid ads sold it as a horror film, but it’s more of an art film, unique and magical.
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About Joe Dante
Joe Dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. He got his start cutting trailers for Roger Corman and later directed the hit movie Gremlins, as well as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace and Small Soldiers for producer Steven Spielberg. His feature films include The Howling, Piranha, Matinee, The ‘burbs , Looney Tunes Back in Action, The Hole (first winner of the 3D Persol Award at the Venice Film Festival) and the zom-com Burying the Ex. His TV directing work includes: Police Squad, Amazing Stories, the HBO film The Second Civil War, the Masters of Horror titles Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution, and episodes of Eerie, Indiana, CSI: NY, Hawaii 5-0, Witches of East End, Legends of Tomorrow and Salem. His most recent big screen credit is an episode of the anthology film Nightmare Cinema. He’s currently consulting producer on the Amblin Television/Warner Bros. Animation hit, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.
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Lewton’s masterpiece IMHO. It would be fascinating to see a restored and reconstructed version of CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE. Knowing what we do about the original concept that had Julia Dean’s and Elizabeth Russell’s characters as asylum escapees, it’s hard not to believe the eventual edits were all for the good. I’m totally okay with Russell just wandering offscreen at end.