Cat People
Cat People is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O'Toole. Its plot follows a young woman who, upon reuniting with her brother, learns she has descended from werecats. It is a remake of 1942 film of the same name, and was produced by RKO Radio Pictures, the same studio that produced the original film.
Plot
In an undisclosed, primitive human settlement, a sacrificial maiden is tied to a tree. A black panther approaches and rests its paws on her. Another girl with feline features approaches a similar big cat in a cave, without incurring its attack.
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| author | DeWitt Bodeen Paul Schrader |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New Orleans |
| director | Paul Schrader |
| editor | Jacqueline Cambas |
| events | incest |
| genre | horror thriller |
| keywords | big cat black panther capture clean creole foster care gift shop human form john kill lake house louisiana creole people mat on the run orphan police dog seclude sibling trap turn werecat zoologist zoology |
| musicBy | Giorgio Moroder |
| producer | Charles Fries |
| productionCompany | RKO Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Orleans |
| theme | erotic thriller monster movie serial killer shapeshifting |