Starring: Dallas
Directed by: Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson
This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning!
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: The death of a cheerleader leads to even more deaths and supernatural happenings.
Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Mäddy (Caitlin Stasey) was documenting the cheerleader at the time of her death and feels her friends betrayed her, so she sets out to join the squad and take them down. She is leaving her house when Leena (Sianoa Smit-McPhee), a goth girl from school, appears outside the door holding a young tuxedo cat.
Mäddy is in a hurry and tries to dismiss Leena (who has a crush on her). Leena tries desperately to explain that she needs to talk to Mäddy about something important, having to do with her kitten Mädeleine. “Oh hell no, you didn’t name your kitten after me?” Mäddy asks in exasperation.
As Mäddy tries to hurry away, Leena continues to plead with her, explaining that after she named the kitten after Mäddy the kitty became very sick. She finally admits the cat died, but Mäddy has had enough.
Leena is actually a witch and later in the film she has revived the cheerleaders after a terrible car crash. They are sleeping in Leena’s room and Mädeleine is snuggling next to Tracy (Brooke Butler).
Kitty Carnage Warning! Tracy awakens with a start and grabs Mädeleine, hurling her across the room to slam into a bookcase and fall dead to the ground. It is clear a stuffed cat was used during this action.
Moments later, Mäddy watches with amazement as Leena performs some kind of act over the limp kitten then reveals Mädeleine come back to life.
Mädeleine was played by cat actor Dallas working under cat handler George Ishii.
Final Mewsings: Cats have nine lives but cheerleaders should really only have one.
Many thanks to Mark Murton for letting us know about the cat in this film.
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