Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur... Read allWilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
- Lucy (segment "Quebec Province 1975")
- (as Katrina Holden)
- Barrington (segment "Hollywood 1936")
- (as Jean LeClerc)
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe little girl who plays Lucy in the "Quebec Province 1975" segment of the film is Katrina Holden Bronson, the adopted daughter of Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson.
- GoofsIn the "Hollywood 1936" segment of the film, Edina says "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" quoting the famous catchphrase of Tweety, but Tweety would not be introduced in an animated cartoon until 1942, six years after this story takes place.
- Quotes
Angela (segment "Quebec Province 1975"): [after falling victim to Lucy's witchcraft] Lucy, please make me big again. I won't tell Mommy about the cat. I won't tell her about anything. Lucy, please! I promise!
Lucy (segment "Quebec Province 1975"): You're not such a big girl anymore, are you, Angela? Why, you're no bigger than a mouse!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Atlantic City (1980)
In 1912, in London, Miss Malkin (Joan Greenwood) is a wealthy woman that rewrites her will leaving her fortune to her cats rather than to her nephew Michael (Simon Williams). Her maid Janet (Susan Penhaligon), also mistress of Michael, steals one copy of the will from the lawyer's briefcase and tries to destroy the original copy which is kept in the safe. When Miss Malkin sees her attempt, Janet kills her and the cats revenge Miss Malkin.
In 1975, in the Province of Quebec, the orphan Lucy (Katrina Holden) comes to live with her aunt Mrs. Blake (Alexandra Stewart), her husband and her cuisine Angela (Chloe Frank) after the death of her parents in a plane crash. Lucy brings her only friend, the cat Wellington, but her mean cuisine forces her parents to get rid off Wellington. Lucy uses the witchcraft book of her mother to revenge Wellington.
In 1936, in Hollywood, the actor Valentine Death (Donald Pleasence) replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his wife and also actress and give a chance to his young mistress and aspirant actress. The cat of his wife revenges her.
In spite of having great names, such as Ray Milland, Peter Cushing, Samantha Eggar and Donald Pleasence among others, the lead story of the afraid writer and his publisher is very weak and silly. With regard to the three tales, the first one is too long; the second one is far the best; and the last one is only reasonable. The soundtrack is very repetitive, monotonous and boring. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Maldição dos Gatos" ("The Curse of the Cats")
- claudio_carvalho
- Feb 5, 2007
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- CA$800,000 (estimated)