P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2003)

It's New Year's Eve and Jimmy Zoole is having a bad day. He's been robbed twice, his girlfriend is leaving, he just lost his job and the only one left to talk to is a burglar who he has tied to the kitchen counter!

The Movie Sucks! Save yourself and READ THE BOOK!

Steve Guttenberg is such a whiney mess in this movie. It has absolutely none of the charm of the original book. James Kirkwood would turn over in his grave if he knew what Guttenberg did to his play/book!

The book is one of the funniest things ever written. The movie is painful to watch and destroys the book. If you must watch the movie, make sure that you read the book first! The movie has absolutely no redeeming qualities. July 10, 2008

More than good acting... A good actor-director work

The movie hasw good rithym and interesting twist from what we see often. February 22, 2007

How come "no stars" isn't an option?

As a gay friendly movie, this could be an excellent choice. If I had bought this movie for that reason, I think I might have been very happy... but I didn't.

I bought this film because I have enjoyed reading the book so many times that my old copy is completely worn out. I was hoping to have a good laugh after a bad day at work when I spied this flick at a local video store, but I wasn't prepared for this.

I expected a little modernization on the original story, which I was ready to be disapointed by, but I didn't expect the burglar's nationality to be changed. A bisexual italian burglar would have been a great character, but he has been changed to a latino in the film. The drug related scenes that always had me giggling in the book have been toned down (and changed as well) in a big way. Some of the good parts are still good, but not as many as they should have been.

To conclude this review... if the movie had been made in the 70's, it would have been great... but what the director felt that he had to do to keep up with current times was deplorable. This is a DVD that just collects dust in my collection now. March 16, 2006

Surprisingly brilliant!

I must admit, I had low expectations of the film. After reading mixed reviews, many from purist fans having a good old lash-out, I bought the film hoping i'd find something in it to enjoy. Well, paint me green and call me Gumby - this turned out to be one of the most enjoyable films I have seen in years.

The onscreen chemistry between Steve Guttenberg and Lombardo Boyar is superb, and a vitally important element considering the homoerotic content. I do wonder why the writers chose not to place enough emphasis on their eventual relationship - they ended up in bed together in the play. Nonetheless, the film chugs on nicely without resorting to bedroom scenes...by the end of the film, the shift in their relationship is as clear as day. The foundations are there for the viewer to build on.

The script itself is well-written, punchy and poignant in just the right places. The first twenty minutes seemed a little slow, compared to the pace of everything that follows. Perhaps the introduction will seem slow only to first-time viewers, in which case I urge you to pay attention, as the information will keep popping up as the film progresses.

The supporting characters, namely Cynthia Watros as Kate and A.J. Benzo as Carmine, are smartly cast. Given their limited screen time and character development, they bring an undeniable spark to what easily could have been boring, almost loathsome roles.

I had a ball watching P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. It is definitely worth your time to find this film. Be sure to check out the commentary on the DVD, which had me in absolute stitches! February 5, 2006

The Jim Kirkwood Post-Mortem Adaptation Jinx Strikes Again!

After having seen how three of Kirkwood's best works ("Some Kind of Hero", "A Chorus Line", and "P.S. Your Cat is Dead") have been so unkindly treated in their big screen adaptations--or perhaps I should say, their "straight to video" adaptations--I can only come to one conclusion: There must be a post-mortem cinematic adaptation jinx attached to him! I've been spared--up until now--a viewing of "There Must Be a Pony", which I can only assume is as dismal as the aforementioned three, and my hope is that another Steve Guttenburg (or Steve Guttenburg himself, for that matter) abstains from bringing the world his own particular vision of "Good Times/Bad Times". Maybe the things which we originally found so fresh and daring about Kirkwood have lost their bite; maybe filmmakers haven't had the correct sensibility when they have approached it. Whatever the reason, I've had it! The thought that his works will be most enduringly remembered by these mediocre films--because after all, who reads books anymore?--disgusts and depresses me. It's time for the Steve Guttenburgs of this planet to leave poor Jim Kirkwood rest in peace. November 13, 2005

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