Stick (1985)

Directed by: Burt Reynolds

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

Synopsis: Ex-con Stick (Burt Reynolds) joins a friend on a delivery that goes sour, leading to complications.

Kitty Cameo: The friend is Rainy (José Pérez) who takes Stick to see his boss Chucky (Charles Durning). As they enter Chucky’s office, Rainy stops to pick up a tortoiseshell cat from the couch and hug it.

Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up from couch
Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up by Rainy José Pérez
Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up by Rainy José Pérez

He tells Stick that Chucky has a lot of cats. Despite this very promising possibility, no other cats are seen in the film.

Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up by Rainy José Pérez
Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up by Rainy José Pérez
Stick - tortoiseshell cat being picked up from couch by Rainy José Pérez

Final Mewsings: Don’t promise cats and then not deliver!

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