Cat People poster
Director Paul Schrader
Screenplay Paul Schrader, Alan Ormsby

Cat People

Tagline: They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.

Release Date: 1982-04-02

Duration: 118 minutes

Synopsis

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

Casting

  • Nastassja Kinski
    Irena Gallier
  • Malcolm McDowell
    Paul Gallier
  • Annette O'Toole
    Alice Perrin
  • John Heard
    Oliver Yates
  • Ray Wise
    Soap Opera Man
  • Ruby Dee
    Female
  • Ed Begley Jr.
    Joe Creigh
  • Frankie Faison
    Det. Brandt
  • John Larroquette
    Bronte Judson
  • Marco St. John
    Policeman