Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Directed by: Wes Craven

This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning!

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

Synopsis: Caribbean vampire Maximillian (Eddie Murphy) comes to Brooklyn in search of a woman, police detective Rita Veder (Angela Bassett).

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In an Italian restaurant, Rita and her partner Detective Justice (Allen Payne) are interviewing a pair of mob bosses, Lizzy (John LaMotta) and Kitty Caprisi (Nick DeMauro), the latter obviously named for his love of cats. A longhaired white cat named Sugar is sitting on their table.

Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar sitting on table in Italian restaurant
Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar sitting on table in Italian restaurant with Lizzy John LaMotta and Kitty Caprisi Nick DeMauro

Maximillian disguises himself as a lowlife punk named Guido and bursts into the restaurant to further confuse and seduce Rita. As he holds everyone at gunpoint, Sugar hisses at him.

Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar hissing on table in Italian restaurant

“You tell that f***king cat to shut the f***k up or I’m gonna whack her!” Guida shouts. Sugar actually looks highly offended.

Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar looking angry on table in Italian restaurant

Kitty Carnage Warning! Eventually Sugar has had enough and takes a leap at Guido. Unfortunately Guido shoots her, although all we see is fur falling. “Sugar!” cries Kitty Caprisi in horror. Rita then takes down Guido, saying angrily, “I like cats!”

Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar about to jump off table in Italian restaurant

As everyone is leaving the restaurant, Kitty Caprisi is holding an odd bit of white fur with paws that is presumably what’s left of Sugar.

Vampire in Brooklyn - Kitty Caprisi Nick DeMauro holding white fur

According to the American Humane Society website, the cat actor was coaxed into hissing with the use of a stuffed toy the trainer commonly used to illicit that reaction. When the cat actor jumped off the table, it was into the arms of the trainer.

Vampire in Brooklyn - longhair white cat Sugar hissing at Guido Eddie Murphy holding Rita Angela Bassett in Italian restaurant animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats don’t tolerate vampires who threaten to whack them.

Many thanks to Nick Wale for letting us know about the cat in this film.

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