Murder of a Cat
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Directed by | Gillian Greene |
Written by | Christian Magalhaes Robert Snow |
Produced by | Sam Raimi Ivan Orlic |
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Cinematography | Christophe Lanzenberg |
Music by | Deborah Lurie |
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Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures[2] |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Murder of a Cat is a 2014 American independent thriller comedy film directed by Gillian Greene and starring Fran Kranz, Nikki Reed, J.K. Simmons, and Blythe Danner. The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[1]
This was Greene's second collaboration with Kranz, Rao, and Simmons. The first was her directorial debut short film . The film is also the Raimi brothers 2nd film with Simmons, after the Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007).
Synopsis[]
When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton (Kranz), an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta (Reed), and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.
Cast[]
- Fran Kranz as Clinton
- Nikki Reed[3] as Greta
- Greg Kinnear as Al Ford
- J.K. Simmons as Sheriff Hoyle
- Blythe Danner as Edie
- Ted Raimi as Young Sheriff
- Dileep Rao as Doctor Mundhra
Production[]
The screenplay was on the Hollywood "Black List" survey in 2010.[3] Fran Kranz replaced Jay Baruchel in the lead role.[4] The film was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA in 2013 by Seine Pictures and Raimi Productions.
Reception[]
On Metacritic it has a score of 31 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30%.[6] Kranz took a lot of the criticism along with Greene's direction.
References[]
- ^ a b "Murder of a Cat | 2014 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ a b c d "Murder of a Cat (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b "'Murder Of A Cat' Adds Nikki Reed". Deadline.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "Fran Kranz Replaces Jay Baruchel In Murder Of A Cat". CinemaBlend.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "Murder of a Cat Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Murder of a Cat (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
External links[]
- 2014 films
- English-language films
- 2014 comedy films
- 2014 comedy-drama films
- American films
- American black comedy films
- American comedy-drama films
- American independent films
- Films produced by Sam Raimi
- Films scored by Deborah Lurie
- Films shot in California
- Films shot in Los Angeles