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The Dark Half (1993)

Apr 18, 2020

Directed by: George A. Romero

Synopsis: Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) writes seedy novels under the alias of George Stark then finds the ruthless character he created has taken on a life of his own.

Kitty Cameo: When things get out of hand, Thad visits a fellow professor named Reggie Delesseps (Julie Harris) who studies the occult. A long-haired ginger tabby cat is in her office, walking among her possessions.

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat on table

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat on couch

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat on couch

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat walking across table and jumping down onto couch animated gif

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat by press

At one point Thad is on the phone and screams, which gets the cat’s attention.

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat reacting to Thad Timothy Hutton screaming animated gif

The animal trainers on the film were Mark Harden and Ursula Brauner with Boone’s Animals for Hollywood.

The Dark Half - long-haired ginger tabby cat

Final Mewsings: No one ever asks for the cat’s opinion.

Many thanks to Dr. Jimmy & Lenny the Wonder Cat for letting us know about the cat in this movie!

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