Cat People (1982) - What if Fruits Basket But Sleazier

Back in 1943, a queer screenwriter penned a film about a woman struggling with her fear that she had unnatural urges waiting to reveal her as a monstrous beast. Forty years later, Paul "The Canyons" Schrader decided the best way to tackle reinterpreting that hidden gem would be to add incest and a lot of full frontal. It is, to say the least, A Lot. CONTENT WARNING for discussion of sexual assault, child abuse/child sexual abuse, animal cruelty, incest, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and body horror/gore. "Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie" (Filming on The Canyons): https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/magazine/here-is-what-happens-when-you-cast-lindsay-lohan-in-your-movie.html 1:30 The Theory of Remakes 6:00 What is a Cat Person (40s Edition) 13:00 What is a Cat Person (80s Remix) 16:00 Siblings, You Say 22:00 WERE Animals Harmed? 27:00 Sexual Anxieties 33:00 Back on the Remake Rails 39:00 Schrader’s Work Say hi to the team on twitter: @dorothynotgale, @writervrai Our icon was designed by Allison Shabet. Get bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trashandtreasures Join us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher – and if you’d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we’d appreciate it!