THE CAT
(衛斯理之老貓)
Dir. Lam Nai-choi, 1992
Hong Kong. 84 min.
In Cantonese with English subtitles.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 – MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 – 10PM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 – 5PM

A trio of shapeshifting extraterrestrials– one in the form of an old man, one a young woman, and one (of course) a cat– team up with adventure novelist Wisely to defeat an alien terror known as the Star Killer with the power to absorb and re-animate its human victims.

You’ll have to forgive us for throwing in a selection that’s technically only rated Category IIB, but how could we not include the mother of all Hong Kong cat movies. Loosely adapted from one of Shaw scribe Ni Kuang’s Wisely novels, THE CAT sees Lam Nai-choi (in his final feature, no less) one-up the gonzo absurdity that put him on the map with features like THE SEVENTH CURSE, THE GHOST SNATCHERS, and STORY OF RICKY. Lam’s swan song is a non-stop barrage of ludicrous sci-fi ideas, Lovecraftian creature designs, and latex gore, featuring endless gunfights, dogfights, catfights, a dog-and-cat fight, and enough pyrotechnics to put Hollywood to shame.