Showing posts with label Lewis Teague. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lewis Teague. Show all posts

27.10.13

cats eye (1985)

"I just want keep you on your toes."
Portmanteau of horror stories by Stephen King, all featuring the same cat. We start in New York, where Stephen Morrison (James Woods) joins Quiters inc. A company that will do anything to stop their clients from smoking. Following this, the cat moves in with an inveterate gambler, who forces a tennis pro, who tries to run off with his wife, to walk around his penthouse apartment, on the outside of the building. And finally the cat turns up at a rural house, and attempts to protect a young girl from the attentions of a malicious imp.
More of a thriller than a horror, but one whose three stories never outstay their welcome.

7.5.10

alligator (1980)

"I need your badge...you pushed too far."
David (Robert Forster) is a Chicago detective investigating body parts found in the sewerage system. Whilst in the system he finds what's been chomping on people: a huge alligator. Whilst everyone is running round trying to trap and kill it he starts to wonder how the creature got so big. His leads to take him to an animal testing lab, but the owner has some mighty powerful friends.
An environmental subtext adds a depth to the this underrated creature feature due to a taught script, well played by the leads.