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A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.
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Our Girl / Amanda
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Dick Morrison
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Dr. Vinny Donatti
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Cressner
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Johnny Norris
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Sally Ann
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Hugh
Tony Munafo ...
Junk
Court Miller ...
Mr. McCann
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Mr. Milquetoast
Patricia Benson ...
Mrs. Milquetoast
Mary D'Arcy ...
Cindy
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Drunk Businessman
Jack Dillon ...
Janitor
Susan Hawes ...
Mrs. McCann
Shelly Burch ...
Jerrilyn
Sal Richards ...
Westlake
Jesse Doran ...
Albert
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Marcia
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Ducky
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Dom (as Charles Dutton)
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Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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Dr. Sam Weizak (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Attendant (uncredited)
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Troll (uncredited)
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Johnny Smith (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Cigarette Girl / Casino Girl / Bridge Driver (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lewis Teague

Written by

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Stephen King ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Dino De Laurentiis ... producer
Martha De Laurentiis ... producer (as Martha Schumacher)
Milton Subotsky ... co-producer

Music by

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Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by

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Jack Cardiff ... director of photography

Editing by

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Scott Conrad

Editorial Department

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Anne Couk ... first assistant editor
David Mann ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Howard Feuer
Jeremy Ritzer

Production Design by

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Mentor Huebner
Giorgio Postiglione

Art Direction by

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Jeff Ginn ... (as Jeffrey Ginn)

Costume Design by

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Clifford Capone

Makeup Department

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Sandi Duncan ... makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin ... makeup artist
Barbara Page ... hair stylist
Carlo Rambaldi ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Juan Carlos Lopez ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kuki López Rodero ... first assistant director
Scott Maitland ... first assistant director: second unit
Bruce Moriarty ... second assistant director
Glenn Randall Jr. ... second unit director
Ian Woolf ... dga trainee

Art Department

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Ángel Arriola ... model maker
David Brace ... model maker / plasterer
Michael Bush ... scenic artist
E.C. Chen ... set designer
Michael J. Hall ... carpenter
Mentor Huebner ... storyboard artist
Todd B. Lawson ... propmaker
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur ... property master (as Edward LeViseur)
James F. Oñate ... painter
Les Pendleton ... set dresser
Carlo Postiglione ... props
Thomas Michael Ryan ... propmaker
Jeffrey Schlatter ... construction manager (as Jeffrey P. Schlatter)
Jacinto Soria ... model maker
Robert Testerman ... scenic artist
Kirk R. Thatcher ... storyboard artist (as Kirk Thatcher)
Mentor Huebner ... primary production illustrator and conceptual artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mary Jo Devenney ... boom operator
J. Paul Huntsman ... adr supervisor
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer (as Robert Litt)
Robert R. Rutledge ... supervising sound editor
Rod Schumacher ... cable person
Don Summer ... sound mixer
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Jay Wilkinson ... sound editor

Special Effects by

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Mike Edmonson ... special effects assistant
Jeff Jarvis ... special effects coordinator
Frank Schepler ... creature operator
Paolo Scipione ... creature operator
Steven Willis ... creature operator

Visual Effects by

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Richard Malzahn ... effects animation
Barry Nolan ... special visual effects
Emilio Ruiz del Río ... foreground models (as Emilio G. Ruiz)

Stunts

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Jimmy Briscoe ... stunts
Cindy Folkerson ... stunts
Larry Holt ... stunts
Julius LeFlore ... stunts
Fred Lerner ... stunts
Bobby Porter ... stunts
Jeff Ramsey ... stunts
Glenn Randall Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Danny Rogers ... stunts (as Danny Rodgers)
Rod Schumacher ... stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot ... stunts
Laura Warner ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Neil Binney ... camera operator
John Ferguson ... gaffer: second unit
Cody Harrington ... grip (as Jim Cody Harrington)
Frank Heeney ... gaffer
John Holden ... second assistant camera: second unit
Jeff 'Moose' Howery ... dolly grip (as Jeff Howery)
Bobby Huber ... best boy (as Bob Huber)
Larry D. Jones ... grip
Roger McDonald ... focus puller
Christopher Ott ... camera apprentice
Paul Ryan ... additional photographer: second unit
John Sheeren ... second assistant camera
David W. Strong ... rigging superviser
Steve Venetis ... electrician
Jürgen Vollmer ... still photographer
Ralph Watson ... first assistant camera: second unit
David Zimmerman ... key grip

Casting Department

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Craig Fincannon ... additional casting
Mark Fincannon ... additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jayme Bednarczyk ... assistant costume designer (as Jayme A. Bednarczyk)

Location Management

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Michael W. Stroud ... location manager (as Michael Stroud)

Music Department

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Joan Biel ... supervising music editor
Gilbert Marouani ... music consultant
Dennis S. Sands ... music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
James B. Campbell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Andy D'Addario ... Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Mike Deasy ... musician (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
M.B. Gordy ... musician: Percussion (uncredited)
Kenneth Karman ... music editor (uncredited)
Alan Silvestri ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sharron Reynolds ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Lee Siler ... transportation captain (as William Lee Siler)

Additional Crew

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Mason Cardiff ... production assistant
Cindy Cullom ... background actor
Dino De Laurentiis ... presenter
John M. Eckert ... production executive
Chip Hackler ... production assistant
Suzanne Lore ... production coordinator
Karl Lewis Miller ... animal action
Teresa Ann Miller ... animal trainer
Carlo Rambaldi ... creatures
Jennifer Ward ... Photo double
Ward Welton ... painting supervisor
Steven Zeller ... unit publicist

Thanks

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William Emerson ... special thanks (as Mr. & Mrs. William Emerson)
Daniel Roth ... special thanks (as Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Roth)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Three horror-thriller tales revolve around a mysterious stray cat which is attempting to find a little girl in trouble. In "Quitters, Inc.": the cat is picked up by a shady New York City "doctor" who uses experimental techniques to get people to quit smoking. His latest client is a man named Morrison, who learns he'll suffer some terrible consequences if he tries to cheat. In "The Ledge": the cat is picked up by Cressner, a shady Atlantic City millionaire who forces tennis pro Norris (his wife's lover), to walk a narrow ledge around his high-rise penthouse apartment. In "The General": the cat arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina, where it is found by Amanda, the young girl it has been sent to protect. What she needs protection from is a tiny, evil troll who lives behind the skirting board in her bedroom. Written by Matt Patay

Plot Keywords
Taglines Through the eye of the cat, a twisted tail of macabre suspense from the author of CARRIE, The SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE. See more »
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Also Known As
  • General (United States)
  • The Ledge (United States)
  • Quitters, Inc. (United States)
  • KatzenAuge (Germany)
  • Los ojos del gato (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Budget $7,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,451,000, 14 Apr 1985

Did You Know?

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Trivia Against the director Lewis Teague's wishes, the studio cut out a prologue that explained the cat's motivations. They considered it "too silly." As a result, many viewers were confused by the connection between the three stories. See more »
Goofs When Norris almost loses his balance and falls, we can see a hook on his shirt. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cat's Eye/Stick/Streetwise (1985). See more »
Soundtracks Every Breath You Take See more »
Quotes Sally Ann: Polly got in one good peck before that cat killed her. Good for Polly!
Hugh: I certainly never realized that Polly had such a big pecker.
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