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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
Drama, Romance - 1958
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An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director:
,
Richard Brooks
Cast:
,
Jack Carson
,
Burl Ives
,
Judith Anderson
,
Elizabeth Taylor
,
Paul Newman
,
Madeleine Sherwood
,
Larry Gates
,
Vaughn Taylor
,
Zelda Cleaver
,
Brian Corcoran

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
29 Aug 1958
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$17,570,324
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. 3 wins & 16 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

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A formaldehyded tabby that sits static while layer after layer of its skin is peeled off, life after life of its nine lives unsentimentally destroyed.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
1 Oct 2008
fresh:
What a pack of trashy people these accomplished actors perform!
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
As so often with adaptations of Williams, it frequently errs on the side of overstatement and pretension, but still remains immensely enjoyable as a piece of cod-Freudian codswallop.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Burl Ives and Judith Anderson are highly entertaining as the nightmare parents, Big Daddy and Big Mama, and Jack Carson has one of his last good roles as Newman's competitive older brother.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
An intense, important motion picture.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
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