Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat
Murder of a Cat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gillian Greene
Written by	Christian Magalhaes; Robert Snow;
Produced by	Molly Hassell; Sam Raimi; Gillian Greene; Ivan Orlic;
Starring	Fran Kranz; Nikki Reed; J. K. Simmons; Blythe Danner; Greg Kinnear;
Cinematography	Christophe Lanzenberg
Edited by	Eric L. Beason
Music by	Deborah Lurie
Production; companies	BabyItsColdOutside Pictures; Seine Pictures; Hassell-Free Productions;
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release dates	April 24, 2014 (Tribeca); December 5, 2014 (United States);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Murder of a Cat is a 2014 American comedy thriller film directed by Gillian Greene and starring Fran Kranz, Nikki Reed, J. K. Simmons, Dileep Rao, Blythe Danner, and Greg Kinnear. The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival,^[2] and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 5, 2014, by Gravitas Ventures.^[1]

This was Greene's second collaboration with Kranz, Rao, and Simmons. The first was her directorial debut short film Fanboy. The film is also the Raimi brothers' second film with Simmons, after the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), and their second film with Rao, after Drag Me to Hell (2009).

Synopsis

When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta, and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. However, 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
Leonardo Nam as Yi Kim
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] In August 2012, Fran Kranz replaced Jay Baruchel in the lead role.^[4] The film was shot on location in Los Angeles in 2013 by Seine Pictures and Raimi Productions.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30%.^[5] On Metacritic it has a score of 31 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[6] Kranz took a lot of the criticism along with Greene's direction.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Murder of a Cat (2014) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Murder of a Cat | 2014 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "'Murder Of A Cat' Adds Nikki Reed". Deadline Hollywood. April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ Puchko, Kristy (August 14, 2012). "Fran Kranz Replaces Jay Baruchel In Murder Of A Cat". CinemaBlend. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ "Murder of a Cat (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ "Murder of a Cat Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

External links

Murder of a Cat at IMDb

[numbers-1] "Murder of a Cat (2014) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[tribecafilm1-2] "Murder of a Cat | 2014 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

[deadline1-3] "'Murder Of A Cat' Adds Nikki Reed". Deadline Hollywood. April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

[4] Puchko, Kristy (August 14, 2012). "Fran Kranz Replaces Jay Baruchel In Murder Of A Cat". CinemaBlend. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

[5] "Murder of a Cat (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes.

[6] "Murder of a Cat Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

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