Shag (1989)

Directed by: Zelda Barron

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Carson (Phoebe Cates) is about to get married so her girlfriends Melaina (Briget Fonda), Pudge (Annabeth Gish) and Luanne (Page Hannah) spirit her away to Myrtle Beach for a girls’ weekend.

Kitty Cameo: Carson is trying on her wedding dress before the trip. Her fiancé Harley (Tyrone Power Jr.) is sitting behind a screen with a white Persian cat on his lap.

Shag - Harley Tyrone Power Jr. holding white Persian cat on lap
Shag - Harley Tyrone Power Jr. holding white Persian cat on lap
Shag - Harley Tyrone Power Jr. holding white Persian cat on lap

In the next shot the cat can be seen walking out from behind the screen and is not seen again.

Shag - Harley Tyrone Power Jr. white Persian cat walking out from behind screen while Carson Phoebe Cates is trying on wedding dress

Final Mewsings: If your fiancĂ© likes cats, he’s a keeper.

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