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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 1758
Released: May 2, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
"I'm not living with you" Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the same cage that's all." The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize play rumble like a thunderstorm in this film version whose fiery performances and grown-up themes made it one of 1958's top box-office hits. Paul Newman earned his first OscarO nomination* as troubled ex-sports hero Brick. In a performance that marked a transition to richer adult roles Elizabeth Taylor snagged her second. Her Maggie the Cat is a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty. Nominated for six Academy AwardsO including Best Picture* and also starring Burl Ives (repeating his Broadway triumph as mendacity-loathing Big Daddy) Judith Anderson and Jack Carson Cat on a Hot Tin Roof sizzles.Running Time: 108 min.System Requirements:Running Time 108 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 012569698529 Manufacturer No: 66985
Description of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Deluxe Edition):
Elizabeth Taylor has never been sexier than as Tennessee Williams's hot-blooded Maggie "The Cat" Pollitt, prowling around her boudoir in a slinky white slip. That's how you know her alcoholic, ex-football-player husband, Brick (Paul Newman), must have more than just his leg in a cast. It's the 65th birthday of wealthy (but dying) southern patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives), and his sons Gooper (Jack Carter) and Brick have come to suck up to him for $10 million in inheritance money. Gooper is a family man and father to a brood of "no-neck monsters"; youngest boy Brick is papa's favorite (as if you couldn't tell from the fellow's names), but hasn't sired progeny. Maggie is definitely in heat, but Brick refuses to sleep with her because he suspects her her of being unfaithful with his best friend, who recent committed suicide. Although toned down for the movies, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is vintage Tennessee Williams. The film was directed by Richard Brooks (In Cold Blood, Blackboard Jungle, Elmer Gantry). --Jim Emerson
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Deluxe Edition) Reviews:
Happy shopper! 
2008-08-08 - I was happy with this purchase. It came as promised (new & packaged as such) and much sooner than I expected. It was a gift, so I have not actually viewed the product.
What a Brilliant Movie
2008-02-10 - Many mediocre films have been made out of brilliant plays but, luckily, this is not one of them. Tennessee Williams' words resonate as powerfully today as they must have done in 1958, and Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman have never been better, as two utterly gorgeous creatures who're deeply wounded.
Awesome, Classic movie
2008-01-12 - "Cat on a hot Tin Roof" is a wonderful movie. It's truly a classic that launched Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman into the stars they became. Burl Ives is so awesome as "Big Daddy" and Elizabeth Taylor is "Maggie the Cat" for sure....I recommend this movie and give it a review of 5 stars.
Physical Perfection : Hard to Beat this One
2007-11-06 - I have to say, I first saw this about 15 years ago, when I was around 16 years old. At the time, I remember thinking - how could a man and woman look as perfect? Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman are at their physical peak in this film, and I don't think either of them looked better in any film pre or post this movie.
Due to their overwhelming physical beauty, its hard to get involved in the story everytime a closeup of Liz's amazing eyes come on screen. Newman - what magnetism. You have to buy this to understand what I'm talking about. Watching these two here is like watching the true unravelling of what a 'screen god' is all about.
Now, so many years later, I caught this on television recently. Now, time may have dealt me a few cards, but I still have the eyes to see that Liz and Paul still remain to me the most perfect screen couple. Other reviews will tell you about the story or the DVD - I wanted to tell you why you should get this - to watch pure physical perfection that has never been outdone.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 
2007-09-25 - This is a superb movie and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is an Elizabeth Taylor or Paul Newman fan. (Or a Tessessee William's fan) A very entertaining film
