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The Cat

1992 · 89 min

A wild, fast-paced B-movie romp full of gooey monsters, flying cats, and gleeful mayhem that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by
Lam Ngai-chai
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Gloria Yip Wan-yee, Waise Lee Chi-hung, Christine Ng Wing-mei
Overview
A cat from outer space teams up with a young girl and an old man to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.

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Directed by
Lam Ngai-chai
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Gloria Yip Wan-yee, Waise Lee Chi-hung, Christine Ng Wing-mei
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • found family
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Lam Ngai-chai
Written by
Chan Hing-kai, Gordon Chan
Starring
Gloria Yip Wan-yee, Waise Lee Chi-hung, Christine Ng Wing-mei, Lau Siu-ming, Lawrence Lau Sek-yin, Phillip Kwok Chui, Ni Kuang, Wan Seung-Lam
Music
Philip Chan Fei-Lit
Cinematography
Mak Hoi-Man
Runtime
89 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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