''Mousey'' (released as ''Cat and Mouse'' in theaters and on UK television) is a 1974 Canadian
thriller
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action drama film directed by
Daniel Petrie, and starring
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...
,
Jean Seberg and
John Vernon.
Although made for television, it was released theatrically outside of the U.S. In London, it was shown as part of a double feature with ''
Craze''.
Plot
In Halifax, Novia Scotia, biology teacher George Anderson (Douglas) earns the nickname "Mousey" from his students when he is unable to dissect a frog. However, when he learns that the child that his pregnant wife (Seberg) is expecting is not his, he follows her to Montreal, where he plans to kill her and her lover.
Cast
Production
''Mousey'' was filmed on location in
Montreal, Canada and at
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London.
The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to te ...
in England. Filming commenced in November 1973.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews.
Steven H. Scheuer
Steven Henry Scheuer (January 9, 1926 – May 31, 2014) was a film and television historian and critic. He edited all seventeen editions of ''Movies on TV'' published between 1958 and 1993 and wrote ''The Movie Book'' (1974), subtitled ''A Compreh ...
was negative, saying that, "It's complicated and not very interesting;" and the ''
Los Angeles Times'' wrote that "''Mousey'' seems to have been doomed from the start."
, however, reviewed it positively, calling it "tightly made" and praising Douglas as "wonderfully sinister," and ''Amis du film'' called it "a good 'suspense' film," although noting a lack of originality in its plot. ''
Monthly Film Bulletin'' called it "a thriller with some pretensions to psychological depth."
Legacy
''Mousey'' has since been re-shown on television and released on VHS, resulting in blogs noting the film's rising cult status.
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Canadian action thriller films
1970s action thriller films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Daniel Petrie
Films produced by Beryl Vertue
Films produced by Aida Young
Films scored by Ron Grainer
Films shot in Montreal
Films shot in London
EMI
Alliance Atlantis films
ABC Motion Pictures films
Universal Pictures films
Warner Bros. films
1974 drama films
1974 films
1970s Canadian films
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