Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets (1995)

by Mark Murton

Original Title: The Grotesque [UK]

Also Known As: Grave Indiscretion [USA Video]

Director: John-Paul Davidson

This review contains a minor Kitty Carnage Warning!

Synopsis: Sir Hugo Coal (Alan Bates) is too wrapped up in reconstructing the bones of a dinosaur to notice that his wife (Theresa Russell) has taken a particular liking to their butler, Fledge (Sting). But he does put his foot down when his daughter Cleo (Lena Headey) announces her engagement to Sidney (Steven Mackintosh), an aspiring poet. However, when Sidney disappears, the family is forced to uncover some dark secrets.

Kitty Cameo: As Sir Hugo enters the local pub a ginger tabby can be seen sitting on the bar.

Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates entering pub with ginger tabby cat on bar

Acting out how his dinosaur would have moved when hunting, Sir Hugo approaches the already pensive-looking cat.

Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates stalking ginger tabby cat on bar
Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates stalking ginger tabby cat on bar

Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Reaching the cat he seizes it harshly by the scruff and holds it up, motioning with a curved knife how the dinosaur would kill its prey.

Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates holding ginger tabby cat by scruff

Local farmer George (Jim Carter) intervenes and rescues the cat before comforting it after its ordeal.

Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates holding ginger tabby cat by scruff on bar as George Jim Carter approaches
Grotesque - Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates holding ginger tabby cat on bar as George Jim Carter intervenes
Grotesque - George Jim Carter holding ginger tabby cat with Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates
Grotesque - George Jim Carter holding ginger tabby cat with Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates

After Coal has calmed down, he even toasts the cat.

Grotesque - George Jim Carter holding ginger tabby cat with Sir Hugo Coal Alan Bates toasting

Final Mewsings: And gentlemen certainly don’t roughly manhandle cats!

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