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| Year: | 1985 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Lewis Teague |
| Genre: | Anthology |
| Starring: | Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Kenneth McMillan, Candy Clark |
| Rating: | 3/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088889/ |
| Tagline: | Through the eye of the cat, a twisted tail of macabre suspense from the author of CARRIE, THE SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE. |
| Favourite line: | "You barbecue all the cats you want…" |
Three loosely connected stories from Stephen King, the connection between the three being a stray cat wandering from place to place and just happening on all manner of weird and wonderful goings on.
The first story is about a man who is convinced by his best friend to visit a company called Quitters Inc to help him stop smoking. What he doesn't count on is the lengths they will go to to incentivise him.
Story two is about a wealthy gambler whose wife has been taken by a younger man. He kidnaps the man, and proposes a wager that will, if he loses, mean the younger man gets to keep a bucket load of cash and the woman in question. Thing is, this is no ordinary wager.
Story three is by far the weakest, about a strange cerature living in a young girls wall, that comes out at night to steal her breath. Some shockingly bad depictions of the tiny monster - it's clear its just a midget in a suit! - and a poor central premise mean this is more silly than scary.
Overall, entertaining, and this would have got a 4 Mo Skull rating had it not been for the last tale.
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