Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Directed by: Jim Goddard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fortune hunter Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) tries to help missionary worker Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) obtain opium for her patients but they come up against bad guys at every turn. Purr Blurs: This is one of the […]

Foxes (1980)

Foxes (1980)

Directed by: Adrian Lyne Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Four teenage girls seek independence, love and fun in the San Fernando Valley. Kitty Cameo: The girls are all sleeping over at Jeanie’s (Jodie Foster) house when the film begins. The radio alarm turns on and […]

Cat and Mouse at the Home (1983)

Cat and Mouse at the Home (1983)

Directed by: Kirk Henderson This review contains cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Aging Cat and Mouse cartoon stars (both voiced by Gregory Mark Lewis) relive some of the glory days when they used to beat the crap out of each other […]

Walk Proud (1979)

Walk Proud (1979)

Directed by: Robert Collins Synopsis: Emilio Mendez (Robby Benson) is torn between his loyalty to Los Aztecas, a tough Chicano street gang in Venice Beach, and his newfound love Sarah (Sarah Holcomb). Purr Blur: Emilio is working on a car and talking to Cowboy (Domingo Ambriz) about an upcoming robbery. As they talk, a tabby […]

The Unsung Stars of Henrietta

The Unsung Stars of Henrietta

If you are fortunate enough to have watched the sadly overlooked Malpaso film The Stars Fell on Henrietta, you were treated to some wonderful performances by actors Robert Duvall and Aiden Quinn as well as actress Frances Fisher. But the performance that probably grabbed your attention the most was that of a leading cat named […]

The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)

The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)

Starring: Percy, Slick, Holly Directed by: James Keach Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mr. Cox (Robert Duvall) is a wildcatter roaming the Depression-era Midwest searching for oil. Featured Feline: Mr. Cox’s traveling companion is a brown tabby cat named Matilda. She is riding with him […]

What’s Up Superdoc! (1978)

What’s Up Superdoc! (1978)

Directed by: Derek Ford Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. Todd (Christopher Mitchell) becomes a renowned sperm donor when it is discovered that he has fathered 837 brilliant sons through his donations. Purr Blur: Dr. Todd is jogging through a park when he comes across […]

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

Directed by: George Marshall Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An all-star cast fills out the story of a movie producer named Oliver Merlin (Adolph Menjou) who hires a young country woman (Andrea Leeds) to act as the moral compass for his films. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene […]

Bewitched – “Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You?”

Bewitched – “Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You?”

Original Air Date: February 13, 1969 Directed by: Richard Michaels Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Samantha Stephens’ (Elizabeth Montgomery) neighbor, Miss Parsons (Ruth McDevitt), is an elderly cat lover whose kitty gets stuck in a tree in the Stephen’s yard and Samantha uses magic to help […]