Eye of the Cat [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lowell Rich David Lowell Rich

Overview

Aunt Danny (Eleanor Parker) is a wealthy widow with a passion for her many feline companions. When the hair stylist Kassia (Gayle Hunnicut) sees Aunt Danny in near respiratory failure, she contacts her nephew Wylie (Michael Sarrazin) to tell him of her condition. Wylie's brother Luke (Tim Henry) is the one who takes care of the ailing matron, although she detests him. Kassia discovers Aunt Danny wishes to change her will to include Wylie and her houseful of cats. Wylie is phobic of felines, and Aunt Danny asks Luke to get rid of the pets. After Kassia and Wylie enter the house, the cats are on the prowl in this suspenseful drama. Veteran character actor Laurence Naismith plays Dr. Mills in this implausible film.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/16/2018
UPC:	0826663183160
Original Release:	1969
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	19,034

Special Features

Alternate Television Cut; Still Gallery; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gayle Hunnicutt	Kassia
Michael Sarrazin	Wylie
Eleanor Parker	Aunt Danny
Linden Chiles	Bendetto
Tim Henry	Luke
Laurence Naismith	Dr. Mills
Jennifer Leak	Poor Dear
Mark Herron	Bellemondo
Annabelle Garth	Socialite

Technical Credits

Phillip Hazelton	Producer
David Lowell Rich	Director
Bernard Schwartz	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Somewhere between Freudian psychobabble and Roger Corman freak-outs lies Eye of the Cat, which proves that a producer can hire the screenwriter of Psycho (Joseph Stefano), the animal trainer from The Birds (Ray Berwick), Edith Head, and Lalo Schifrin (channeling Bernard Herrmann), but without a director like Alfred Hitchcock you're still going to fall far short of a memorable horror film. It's still fun, combining '60s exploitation (groovy San Francisco, girl fights, Bond-ready actress Gayle Hunnicutt) with campy delusional Aunt Danny (Eleanor Parker) and the bitter cat-wrangling nephew (Tim Henry) who acts as her caretaker. It's not exactly clear what the cats are capable of; there are hints that they are both malevolent protectors of the aunt and also harmless pets manipulated to scare pretty vacant schemer Wylie (Michael Sarrazin). The sexual relationship between Wylie and his aunt is definitely interesting in a creepy way, but the film is much more successful when pursuing straight thrills (as when Aunt Danny's electric wheelchair short-circuits on a San Francisco street) rather than interfamilial emotional intrigue.