Murder of a Cat is a 2014 American independent thriller comedy film directed by Gillian Greene and starring Fran Kranz, Nikki Reed, J.K. Simmons, and Blythe Danner. The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[2]

Murder of a Cat
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gillian Greene
Written by	Christian Magalhaes Robert Snow
Produced by	Sam Raimi Ivan Orlic
Starring	Fran Kranz Nikki Reed J.K. Simmons Blythe Danner Ted Raimi
Cinematography	Christophe Lanzenberg
Music by	Deborah Lurie
Production companies	BabyItsColdOutside Pictures[1] Seine Pictures[1] Hassell-Free Productions[1]
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures[1]
Release date	April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24) (Tribeca)[2]
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

This was Greene's second collaboration with Kranz, Rao, and Simmons. The first was her directorial debut short film Fanboy (film). The film is also the Raimi brothers 2nd film with Simmons, after the Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007), and their 2nd film with Rao, after Drag Me to Hell.

Synopsis

When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton (Kranz), an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta (Reed), and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.

Cast

• Fran Kranz as Clinton
• Nikki Reed[3] as Greta
• Greg Kinnear as Al Ford
• J.K. Simmons as Sheriff Hoyle
• Blythe Danner as Edie
• Ted Raimi as Young Sheriff
• Dileep Rao as Doctor Mundhra

Production

The screenplay was on the Hollywood "Black List" survey in 2010.[3] Fran Kranz replaced Jay Baruchel in the lead role.[4] The film was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA in 2013 by Seine Pictures and Raimi Productions.

Reception

On Metacritic it has a score of 31 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30%.[6] Kranz took a lot of the criticism along with Greene's direction.

References

External links

• Murder of a Cat at IMDb