Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Movie Review 1984

Showtime/PBS co-production of the Tennesse Williams classic about alcoholic ex-jock Brick (Jones) and his sultry wife Maggie (Lange) and their desires. This version uses a script revised by Williams to revive some of the sexual frankness watered down in other productions.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Sex & Sexuality, Southern Belles, Plays to Film: Tennessee Williams, American South, Birthdays, On the Rocks

Screenplay

Tennessee Williams

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, Penny Fuller

Director

Jack Hofsiss