Stephen King has had many adaptations of his work, but only a handful have been done by multiple directors. In this case, it's Lewis Teague (who also did Cujo). In this case, we have a Creepshow Lite of sorts. 3 vignettes who have an adorable cat and Drew Barrymore (at about age 9) as the connective tissue.
2 of the 3 segments are based off of short stories from King's first short story compilation Night Shift. They are Quitters Inc. led by a terrific James Woods and Alan King, and The Ledge, starring early 80's stalwart Robert Hays (Airplane, Take This Job and Shove it, TV's Angie).
I always have to do the disclaimer that Woods is a better actor than he is a human being. He's not Jim Caviezel or Kevin Sorbo, because he's been known to give credit where credit's due, but he's still a wingnut.
The final segment of the 3 pieces scripted by Stephen King deal with a troll who's goal is to suck the breath out of our young Drew Barrymore. But our cat, despite numerous attempts of Drew's bitch-ass mom to remove him from the home, (by this point named General), may have better ideas.
Cat's Eye is light fare for King, but superbly directed and acted, with tons of King Easter eggs, and a lot of laughs in all 3 segments. I remember seing this one on Cinemax back in 1984, and enjoyed it then, and as of last night's watching, it still holds up as a charming, lightly ghoulish group of stories that are all super enjoyable this time of year.
Recommended.
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