Cat Person (film)

Cat Person is a psychological thriller film directed by Susanna Fogel. Written by Michelle Ashford, it is based on the 2017 short story of the same name written by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker. It stars Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed and Isabella Rossellini.

Cat Person
Directed bySusanna Fogel
Screenplay byMichelle Ashford
Based on"Cat Person"
by Kristen Roupenian
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyManuel Billeter
Edited byJacob Craycroft
Music byHeather McIntosh
Production
companies
  • StudioCanal
  • 30WEST
  • Imperative Entertainment
  • New Yorker Studios
Release date
  • January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) (Sundance)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Cat Person premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023.

Premise

20-year-old sophomore college student Margot has a brief relationship with Robert, an older man who frequently visits the movie theater where she works.

Cast

Production

"Cat Person" is a viral 2017 short story written by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker. On June 20, 2021, StudioCanal and Imperative Entertainment announced they would be partnering in adapting the short story into a psychological thriller, with Susanna Fogel directing from a screenplay by Michelle Ashford, and Nicholas Braun and Emilia Jones attached to star.[1] In October 2021, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Isaac Cole Powell, Isabella Rossellini, and Donald Elise Watkins joined the cast.[2][3] Production began on October 14, 2021.[3] Filming took place in Jersey City[4] and Newark, New Jersey.[5]

Release

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023.[6] It received lowball distribution offers from Netflix, Bleecker Street and Open Road Films, to the disappointment of talent and financiers.[7]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 46% based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The critics' consensus reads: "Feasting fancifully on its own coarse innovations, Cat Person is a drawn-out adaptation that doesn't land on its feet."[8] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]

References
  1. Wiseman, Andreas (June 20, 2021). "Cat Person: Emilia Jones & Nicholas Braun To Star In Short Story Adaptation For Studiocanal & Imperative — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. Kroll, Justin (October 7, 2021). "Geraldine Viswanathan Joins Studiocanal and New Yorker Studios' Cat Person". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. Kroll, Justin (October 14, 2021). "Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy & Others Round Out Cast Of Studiocanal & New Yorker Studios' Cat Person". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. "Nicholas Braun (Cousin Greg) is filming 'Cat Person' movie in N.J." NJ.com. October 28, 2021.
  5. "These 15 movies were filmed, produced in N.J. towns last year. See if yours made the list". August 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 7, 2022). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. Belloni, Matthew (February 13, 2023). "A "Catastrophic" Sundance for the 'Cat Person' Movie". Puck. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  8. "Cat Person". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  9. "Cat Person Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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