Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's cat's Eye) is a horror film from 1985, directed by Lewis Teague and written by Stephen King. The film is based on three short stories by King titled The Ledge, Quitters, Inc., and The General (the latter two also appeared in Night Shift Kings book).

The film was Barrymores second film based on a story by King. She also appeared in Firestarter in 1984.

The film contains some references to other Stephen King works such as The Dead Zone, Cujo, Christine, and Pet Sematary.



Content
[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == The film consists of three separate stories, which have nothing to do with each other.
 * 1.1 Quitters Inc.
 * 1.2 The Ledge
 * 1.3 The General
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 technical specifications
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 Trivia
 * 6 external links

Central to the film is a cat. He is looking for a girl to protect her from a supernatural evil. In the first two stories, he has only the role of spectator. In the third story he plays a more important role. ===Quitters Inc.[ Edit] === This story begins in New York, where the chain smoker Morrisson Dick by his friend and former chain smoker Eddy Macapagal are advised to go to the Quitters Inc. to go to rehab . Once there, he gets to do with doctor Vinnie Quitters Inc. Donatti who tells him that was founded by a former Mafia boss who died of lung cancer. To prevent others also die from lung cancer, Quitters Inc. does everything we can to help chain smokers of their addiction. Even unauthorized resources!

In this story is to see how the cat is found and captured by Dr. Donatti, but later escaped and on the run stores. ===The Ledge<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The cat ended up in Atlantic City, and is found by a wealthy gangster called Cressner. This one takes the cat as a pet.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Cressner's wife has a relationship with a tennis teacher named Johnny Norris. When discovered, Cressner this let him kidnap and Johnny to his apartment complex take on the top floor of a tall building. There he tells Johnny that he stopped with his car full of drugs, and that the police have warned is. Cressner challenges Johnny into a dangerous game. Johnny must have the narrow ledge that is fitted around the building around the building walk 1. If he succeeds, will remove the Cressner drugs again, and should Johnny both Cressners woman as a big load of money.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">He has no choice there goes Johnny the challenge. Cressner does everything possible to Johnny to bother, but nevertheless succeeds Johnny in his task. However, Cressner reveals a bad loser. He cites the drugs from Johnny's car and gives Johnny the money but let his wife kill before her to Johnny to give. Johnny goes at the sight of the dead woman by the Ribbon, secured a gun, and forces to walk the ledge Cressner.Soon loses his balance, Cressner and falls to his death. The cat runs away from the building. ===The General<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After a train trip comes the cat up in Wilmington, North Carolina. Here he finally finds Amanda, the girl where he was looking. Amanda wants to keep the cat immediately and calls him General. Her parents have their doubts. They are superstitious and believe that cats sucking the life out of children.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">What people don't know is that in the wall of the House lives a troll who kills the first parakeet of Amanda and then Amanda wants to kill by stealing her soul. The cat has, of course, the debt, but eventually the situation by the troll to kill red. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Technical specifications<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==References to other films<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * running time: 94 minutes
 * Music: Alan Silvestri
 * sound: Dolby
 * aspect ratio: 2.35: 1
 * release date: april 12, 1985 (USA)
 * budget: $ 7 000 000
 * MPAA rating: PG-13
 * In 1987 the film was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award in the category Best Film.
 * Drew Barrymore was nominated for a Young Artist Award for best supporting actor by a young actress.
 * At the beginning of the film the cat is hunted by Cujo (the dog from the movie of the same name). Cujo the pursuit almost run over by Christine, the ghost car from another Stephen King story.
 * The concept of a cat that three horror stories with each other connect finds its origin in the German film, unearthly Geschichten from 1932.