Original Air Date: November 19, 1959 Starring: Clu Gulager, Richard Karlan Directed by: Andrew McCullough Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Psychotic gangster Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll (Clu Gulager) becomes determined to take revenge on a rival gangster, going to insane and drastic means to get at the man. Cat Burglar […]
Starring: Jonni Phillips, Isabel Higgins, Aster Pang Directed by: Victoria Vincent Synopsis: A cat runs away from home to start life anew in the big city, but living independently has its dark side, too. Cartoon Cat: This hilarious and dark animated short paints an interesting picture of what might happen when a cat disappears from home for a time. […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard, Norman ‘Chubby’ Chaney, Margaret Mann Directed by: Robert McGowan Synopsis: The gang tries to help when the elderly woman they call Grandma (Margaret Mann) is threatened with eviction by her heartless son. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the short Grandma is reading to the children from a book of blood curdling […]
Dmytryk-Weiler Starring: Maximilian Schell, Lea Padovani Directed by: Edward Dmytryk Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of a simple man named Giuseppe (Maximilian Schell) who would later become Saint Joseph Cupertino. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the beginning of the film Giuseppe, who has a natural love for […]
Morningside Productions Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Waveney Lee, Charles Lloyd Pack Directed by: Jack Sher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Dr. Lemuel Gulliver (Kerwin Mathews) is washed overboard during a sea voyage and finds himself traveling between some very strange […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Gregory Smith, Frank Langella Directed by: Joe Dante Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Alan Abernathy (Gregory Smith) is a boy who tries to help out his father’s small toy shop by getting hold of some high tech toys before they launch, not realizing the action […]
Carros Pictures Starring: William H. Macy, Laura Dern Directed by: Neal Slavin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Arthur Miller. Lawrence Newman (William H. Macy) is a man surrounded by antisemitism and racism which starts to affect him personally when a new set of […]
English Title: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Starring: Tony Musante, Mario Adorf Directed by: Dario Argento Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) witnesses the attack on a woman in an art gallery and becomes obsessed with trying to find the […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Cindy Crawford, William Baldwin Directed by: Andrew Sipes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kate McQuean (Cindy Crawford) is a civil law attorney who suddenly finds herself the target of assassins and is protected by Det. Max Kirkpatrick (William Baldwin). Kitty Cameo: Kate returns home not realizing […]
Original Air Date: September 18, 1992 Starring: Bob Newhart, Carlene Watkins, John Cygan Directed by: Andrew D. Weyman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The pilot episode of this series finds artist Bob McKay (Newhart) being asked to revive his comic book character Mad Dog but with some drastic changes he […]