“They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.”
Overview
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.
Directed by Paul Schrader
Written by Paul Schrader, Alan Ormsby, DeWitt Bodeen
Produced by Charles W. Fries
Box OfficeBudget: $12.5MRevenue: $21.0M
About Cat People
Cat People is a horror, thriller film released in 1982 exploring themes of cat, shotgun, eroticism, transformation, remake, attack. Directed by Paul Schrader, it stars Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard. 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.