Cat’s Eye (1985)

Director: Lewis Teague

Starring: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King

A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.

Although the logline says three tales are linked by a cat, this is in fact not true. There is no link. The cat simply walks out of a segment and into the next, but it could have been any cat. There’s nothing significant about the cat.

Interesting, note how the dog in the beginning of the movie looks exactly like the rabid dog in ‘Cujo’, almost as if it was shot at the same time. (Same director, as well…). The first segment is an absurd idea about quitting smoking. Oh, c’mon, this was total crap, about a guy going to a company to help him stop smoking. This company, however, is so sadistic and evil, nothing they do is legal or believable. There was nothing interesting here for me – especially as a non-smoker.

The second segment is mainly about a guy walking on a ledge. There’s nothing interesting here either. There’s a bit of a back story, but it literally is about a guy walking around a building on a ledge. It’s stupid. What the hell were you thinking, Mr King, writer’s block??

The third segment was the best, but its not really saying much. The cat plays the biggest part here, as it protects a little girl from a troll visiting her at night. Oh, whatever…

The only horror here was having to sit through this …

Would I watch it again? No.