Murder of a Cat

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Murder of a Cat
Murder of a Cat (2014) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGillian Greene
Written byChristian Magalhaes
Robert Snow
Produced bySam Raimi
Ivan Orlic
Starring
CinematographyChristophe Lanzenberg
Music byDeborah Lurie
Production
companies
BabyItsColdOutside Pictures[2]
Seine Pictures[2]
Hassell-Free Productions[2]
Distributed byGravitas Ventures[2]
Release date
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ a b "Murder of a Cat | 2014 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "Murder of a Cat (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'Murder Of A Cat' Adds Nikki Reed". Deadline.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ^ "Fran Kranz Replaces Jay Baruchel In Murder Of A Cat". CinemaBlend.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ^ "Murder of a Cat Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ "Murder of a Cat (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.

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