Odeon Films
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Synopsis: A mentally ill man whose nickname is Spider (Ralph Fiennes) relives moments of his childhood as he tries to settle into a halfway house.
Kitty Cameos: In one flashback Spider sees his father, Bill Cleg (Gabriel Byrne), visiting the home of a local prostitute named Yvonne (Miranda Richardson) to fix her plumbing. Yvonne’s roommate warns him not to step on the cats. Yvonne is seen standing next to an orange tabby which jumps down off a table.
Beside Yvonne is a gray and white cat which she pets.
Yvonne picks up the gray and white cat and holds it as she talks to Bill.
Final Mewsings: Cats appreciate it when plumbers don’t step on them.
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