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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

TV_PG 108 min  -  Drama  -   20 September 1958 (USA)
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Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Director:

Richard Brooks

Writers:

Richard Brooks (screenplay), James Poe (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives
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Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elizabeth Taylor ...
Paul Newman ...
Burl Ives ...
Jack Carson ...
Gooper Pollitt
Judith Anderson ...
Big Momma Pollitt
Madeleine Sherwood Madeleine Sherwood ...
Mae Pollitt
Larry Gates Larry Gates ...
Vaughn Taylor Vaughn Taylor ...
Deacon Davis
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Storyline

The fifth Tennessee Williams play to reach the screen, wealthy Mississippi plantation owner Big Daddy Pollitt, unaware that he's dying of cancer and disturbed by the strained and childless marriage of his favored alcoholic son Brick and his other son, Gooper, whose wife is about to bring forth another in the endless line of little "no-neck monsters," celebrates his sixty-fifth birthday with his family. Brick's wife, Maggie, beautiful and desirable, tries unsuccessfully to coax her husband away from the bottle, while alternately enticing him and taunting him about his obsession with his deceased best friend and the guilt about their relationship. The seamy tensions reach a climax when the truth of Big Daddy's health is revealed, and he and Brick manage to resolve their differences. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic | Cancer | Birthday | Obsession | Mississippi  | See more »

Taglines:

Just one pillow on her bed ... and just one desire in her heart! See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach See more »

Filming Locations:

Coleman Estate, Muttontown, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$17,570,324 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Avon Productions (II) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound) (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The references to homosexuality in the original play were removed from the screenplay to comply with the Hollywood Production Code. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Maggie is arriving at the birthday party, she is assaulted by her niece who throws ice cream at Maggie's legs. Maggie scoops up a teaspoonful of the mess from her legs, with the intent of smearing it in the child's face. When she reaches the child, the tiny amount of ice cream she holds has grown to considerably more than a pint. See more »

Quotes

Ida 'Big Momma' Pollitt: I'm talking in Big Daddy's languge now. I'm his wife, not his widow. I'm still his wif!
Gooper Pollitt: What we've got here...
Mae Pollitt: What Gooper's saying is just a plan, a basis.
Ida 'Big Momma' Pollitt: I'll tell you what your plan is. Margaret, what is it Big Daddy always says when he's disgusted?
Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt: He says bull when he's disgusted.
Ida 'Big Momma' Pollitt: Yes, that's right. I say bull too, like Big Daddy.
Mae Pollitt: Well, coarse language don't seem called for to me.
Ida 'Big Momma' Pollitt: Bull!
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Connections

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Dead Talk Back (#7.3)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Some Folks"
(1855) (uncredited)
Composed by Stephen Foster
Played on a phonograph See more »