Cat People (1982)
| Release Date | 02 April 1982 |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| Tagline | An Erotic Fantasy About The Animal In Us All. |
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 591 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sex Horror, Creature Film |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Metamorphosis, Haunted By the Past, Dangerous Attraction |
| Tones | Disturbing, Ominous, Sexual, Stylized, Tense, Hallucinatory |
| Tags | Animal, Attack, Brother, Curse, Demonic Possession, Family, Family Reunion, Incest, Jealousy, Leopard, Love, Metamorphosis, Panther, Romance, Sexual, Transformation, Zookeeper |
Cat People is a 1982 American erotic horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell and John Heard. The film co-stars Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley, Jr. and John Larroquette. Jerry Bruckheimer served as executive producer. Alan Ormsby wrote the screenplay, basing it loosely on the story by DeWitt Bodeen, the screenwriter for the acclaimed 1942 original. Giorgio Moroder composed the film's score, including the theme song which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie.
Cast and Crew
Ron Diamond
Detective Ron Diamond
Lynn Lowry
Ruthie
Patricia Perkins
Taxi Driver
Fausto Barajas
Otis
John H. Fields
Massage Parlor Manager
Emery Hollier
Yeatman Brewer
Stephen Marshal
Moonie
Robert Pavlovich
Ted
Julie Denney
Carol
Arione De Winter
Indian Village Mother
Francine Segal
Church Woman
Don Hood
Train Station Agent
David Showacre
Man in Bar
Neva Gage
Cat-Like Woman
Marisa Folse
Indian Girl
Danelle Hand
Indian Girl
John C. Isbell
Police Officer
Roger E. Reid
Policeman
Charles Joseph Konya Jr.
Policeman
Brett Alexander
Cub Scout
Gregory Gatto
Cub Scout
Terc Martinez
Cub Scout
David Ross McCarty
Man in Airport
Harry Hauss
First Helicopter Pilot
James Deeth
Second Helicopter Pilot
Jo Ann Dearing
Soap Opera Woman
The Black Pope
D.J.
David Blackwell
Staring Man on Bus
Stocker Fontelieu
Priest
Director
Producer
DeWitt Bodeen
story
Alan Ormsby
writer
Charles W. Fries
producer
Max Rosenberg
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Bailey
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Editor
Jacqueline Cambas
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Jere Huggins
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Ned Humphreys
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Bud S. Smith
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Casting Director
Mary Goldberg
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Production Designer
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
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Art Director
Edward Richardson
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Set Decorator
Bruce Weintraub
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Costume Designer
Daniel Paredes
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Makeup Department
Lance Anderson
special makeup effects artist
Janice D. Brandow
hair stylist
Thomas R. Burman
special makeup effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman
special makeup effects artist
Leonard Engelman
makeup artist
Edouard F. Henriques
special makeup effects artist
Tom Hoerber
special makeup effects artist
Mike Menzel
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Bill Badalato
unit production manager
Tom Jacobson
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Dillon
dga trainee
Stephen P. Dunn
second assistant director
Michael Grillo
first assistant director
Bud S. Smith
second unit director
Art Department
Lauren Cory
set designer
Lee Ezzes
swing gang
Peter Ivy
construction foreman
Vic Petrotta Jr.
property master
Curtis A. Schnell
set designer
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
assistant art director
Robert Misetich
painter
Sound Department
Charles L. Campbell
supervising sound editor
Larry Carow
sound editor
Louis L. Edemann
sound editor
Richard C. Franklin
sound editor
David W. Gray
stereo sound engineer: Dolby
Robert L. Hoyt
sound re-recordist
Scott Mathews
special sound effects
Chris McLaughlin
sound
Ron Nagel
special sound effects
Stanley H. Polinsky
sound re-recordist
Brian Reeves
sound consultant
Hank Salerno
loop dialogue editor
Norman B. Schwartz
post-production dialogue
John J. Stephens
sound re-recordist
James E. Webb
sound
John Roesch
foley artist
Special Effects
James Cummins
lab technician
Pat Domenico
special effects
Karl G. Miller
special effects
Visual Effects
Robert Blalack
catvision optical effects
Syd Dutton
matte artist
Dennis Glouner
matte photographer
Henry Schoessler
visual effects
Bill Taylor
matte photographer
Chris Regan
optical supervisor
Stunts
Brad Bovee
stunts
Angeline Brown
stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.
stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
stunts
Madeleine Klein
stunts
Beth Nufer
stunts
Ron Oxley
stunts
Walter Scott
stunt coordinator
Mike Tillman
stunts
Mark Weiner
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber
assistant camera: New Orleans
Richard Kamins
best boy
Jeffrey L. Kimball
director of photography: second unit
Joel Kirschner
second assistant camera
Ann Lucas
assistant camera: New Orleans
Ann Lukacs
second unit
Joseph F. Valentine
second camera operator
Paul Vombrack
photography: second unit, New Orleans
Richard Walden
first assistant camera
Lito White
camera operator: New Orleans
Steve Yaconelli
camera operator
Animation Department
Ellis Burman
animation: artifacts
Allan Hall
animation: artifacts
Bob Williams
animation: artifacts
Editorial Department
Ross Albert
associate film editor
Craig Bassett
assistant film editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Jack Garsha
color timer
Phil Hetos
color consultant
Bud S. Smith
supervising editor
Music Department
Bob Badami
music editor
Brian Banks
synthesizer programmer
Sylvester Levay
orchestrator
Other Crew
Patti Bosworth
assistant to executive producer
Beverly Davis
assistant to director
Craig Deman
production assistant
Susan Goldberg
production assistant
Arnold Goodwin
title designer
Alan J. Lam
assistant production accountant
Steve Martin
animal trainer
Kiki Morris
assistant to director
Charles Newirth
production assistant, location manager
Ron Oxley
animal coordinator
Nanette Siegert
production associate
Wilbur Stark
executive consultant
Mark Weiner
animal trainer
Peter Weiss
assistant to director
Production Company
RKO Pictures
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
CIC Vídeo
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
Esselte Video
Image Entertainment
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MCA/Universal Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
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