The Cat

1992 1h 29m CN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 33

ActionHorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A cat from outer space teams up with a young girl and an old man to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gloria Yip Wan-Yee
Princess
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Wisely
Christine Ng Wing-mei
Pak So
Lau Siu-Ming
Errol
Lawrence Lau Sek-Yin
Lee Tung
Phillip Kwok Chui
Inspector Wang Chieh-Mei
Ni Kuang
Mr. Chen
Wan Seung-Lam
One of Wang's Men

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lam Ngai Kai
Writers: Chan Hing-Kai, Gordon Chan, Ni Kuang
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lam Ngai Kai, shot by Mak Hoi-Man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Chan Fei-Lit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Keung Chuen-Tak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gloria Yip Wan-Yee and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Christine Ng Wing-mei carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lam Ngai Kai directs. Mak Hoi-Man behind the camera. Philip Chan Fei-Lit scores. Keung Chuen-Tak cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Lam Ngai Kai, shot by Mak Hoi-Man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philip Chan Fei-Lit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Keung Chuen-Tak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gloria Yip Wan-Yee and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Christine Ng Wing-mei carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0105796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.