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Clever Witty Cynical Humorous Stylized
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Actor's Life Artists and Showbiz Crimes Dishonesty Love and Romance Mind and Soul Couples Couple Relations more...
Genres:
Drama Comedy
Time/Period:
20s 20th Century
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California Hollywood USA
Humor:
Satire
Style:
Talky
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Based on Play
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The Cat's Meow, 2001

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann

Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich

Written by: Steven Peros

Language: English

Country: USA, Germany, UK

Runtime: 114 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.4

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The mood of The Cat's Meow is cynical, clever, and witty. The plot centers around the life of an actor, artists and showbiz, and dishonesty. It features satire. The Cat's Meow is a drama and comedy movie. Stylistically, it is talky. In approach, it is realistic. The Cat's Meow is set in Hollywood. It happens in the 1920s. It is adapted from a play.

Summary of The Cat's Meow

In November 1924, multimillionaire William Randolph Hearst (Edward Herrmann) hosts a weekend of festivities aboard his 220-foot steamer in honor of filmmaker Thomas Ince's (Cary Elwes) birthday. It seems that everyone on board wants something from Hearst. Ince and his partner, George Thomas (Victor Slezak), need his financial assistance for their faltering business; gossip columnist Louella Parsons (Jennifer Tilly), an East Coast Hearst employee, wants to transfer to Tinseltown; and comedian womanizer Charlie Chaplin (Eddie Izzard) wants Hearst's lover Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst) for his own. Joined by other party goers, including English Victorian novelist Elinor Glyn (Joanna Lumley) and Ince's mistress, the actress Margaret Livingston (Claudia Harrison), the group ships off for a weekend of fun and debauchery. The festivities soon turn more serious as Chaplin pursues Davies, fueling Hearst's jealousy over their alleged relationship. Ince, meanwhile, attempts to ingratiate himself with Hearst by keeping an eye on Chaplin and Davies. Ultimately, jealousy leads to tragedy, with all of the party goers sworn to secrecy over what transpired. Director Peter Bogdanovich (MASK) successfully recreates the opulence of Hearst's lifestyle and the spirit of the Roaring Twenties right down to the bootleg moonshine and the Charleston.