Cat People (1982 film)

Cat People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Screenplay byAlan Ormsby
Based onCat People (1942)
by DeWitt Bodeen
Produced byCharles Fries
Starring
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Edited byJacqueline Cambas
Music byGiorgio Moroder
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 2, 1982 (1982-04-02)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12.5 million
Box office$21 million

Cat People is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O'Toole. Its plot follows a young woman who, upon reuniting with her brother, learns she has descended from werecats. It is a remake of 1942 film of the same name, and was produced by RKO Radio Pictures, the same studio that produced the original film.

Giorgio Moroder composed the film's score (the second Schrader film to be scored by Moroder, after American Gigolo), including the theme song, which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie. Jerry Bruckheimer served as an executive producer.