P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Steve Guttenberg

Writers:

Steve Guttenberg (writer)
James Kirkwood Jr. (play)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Life. Love. And a little payback

Plot:

Jimmy (Guttenberg) and Kate (Watros) are in the middle of a break-up and completely oblivious to the fact that they're being robbed...

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Bondage | Death Of Pet | Gay Parent | Burglar

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Jimmy Zoole
Lombardo Boyar	...	Eddie Tesoro
Cynthia Watros	...	Kate
Shirley Knight	...	Aunt Claire
Tom Wright	...	Fred
A.J. Benza	...	Carmine
Paul Dillon	...	Pidgeon
Kenneth Moskow	...	Stewart
Fred Medrano	...	Stanley
Ann Guttenberg	...	Lady at Party
Stanley Guttenberg	...	Man on bus
Kim Marriner	...	TV Announcer
Patsy Fitzgerald	...	First Veterinarian
Christopher Vogler	...	Second Veterinarian
Lisa Popeil	...	911 Operator (voice)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug and sexual content.

Runtime:

92 min | USA:88 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mr. Kirby Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy is about to hit Kate with the bat, he has a full beard in one shot and looses it the next

Quotes:

Eddie Tesoro: You're having a nervous breakdown.
Jimmy Zoole: Aren't you lucky to have a ringside seat?

Movie Connections:

References "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)

The perfect cure for the blues

I picked up this film at my local Blockbuster following a bitter breakup. I was in such a depressed mood I didn't think anything could help me out. I decided to take a chance since I'm a big fan of the novel.

The gamble was worth it. Within two minutes, I was smiling and having a wonderful time. The movie helped me put things into perspective. Things could be more dire than my situation; I could be Jimmy (or worse, Eddie).

Lombardo Boyar should have gotten an Academy Award for his role as Eddie the would-be cat burglar. He made this a lot of fun to watch. Steve Guttenberg fared well at both directing and playing the half-crazed Jimmy Zoole.

I highly recommend it for anyone who's a fan of the novel or has just had a horrendous day. I must warn you, however, that you have to have a sort of strange sense of humor to appreciate the movie.