Cat People
They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.
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4/2/1982Runtime
118 minsOverview
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$12,500,000Revenue
$21,000,000Homepage
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A decadent, sexually-charged horror film that treats monstrous transformation as consequence of desire and forbidden family bonds. The film moves with nightmarish inevitability toward its tragic conclusion, dripping with eroticism and dread.
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