Wikipedia article {{Infobox film
| name = Murder of a Cat
| image = File:Murder of a Cat (2014) poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Gillian Greene
| producer = Sam Raimi Ivan Orlic
| writer = Christian Magalhaes Robert Snow
| starring =
| music = Deborah Lurie
| cinematography = Christophe Lanzenberg
| editing =
| studio = BabyItsColdOutside Pictures Seine Pictures Hassell-Free Productions[
]
| distributor = Gravitas Ventures[
]
| released =
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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'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.
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).
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 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. Fran Kranz replaced Jay Baruchel in the lead role. 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". On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30%. Kranz took a lot of the criticism along with Greene's direction.
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