This was director Paul Schrader's first dip into horror and it's probably the first definitively eighties horror film in its visual aesthetic and soundtrack. It's a remake of the 1942 classic but of course much more graphic and erotic. A young woman Irena joins her brother Paul in New Orleans after they were separated as children but he soon vanishes..His disappearance coincides with the capture of a large black panther. The young zookeeper Oliver begins a relationship with Irena when he sees her fascination with the cat but comes to realise their connection is way outside his experience. The film is a bit too long and the leading man lacks charisma but otherwise it's on the money.
Natassja Kinski ( as Irena )
Sex : Irena has sex with Oliver
Death : Survives
Natassja is the daughter of temperamental German actor Klaus Kinski. She started acting in her early teens and attracted controversy by appearing nude in her first two films, In 1976 she met Roman Polanski and given subsequent events it was assumed they were lovers but Kinski has denied this. She rose to stardom in his Tess in 1979. She divided her time between European and Hollywood pictures although Revolution in 1985 damaged her standing in the latter. She is still a working actress.
Annette O' Toole ( as Alice )
Sex : Alice goes for a topless swim
Death : Survives
Despite her Irish name and colouring, Annette was born in Houston but moved to L.A. at 13 and soon made her TV debut in 1967. Her first credited film role was in Smile in 1975. Her most prominent film role was as Superman's love interest in Superman III. She returned to horror in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's It. After that , she was mainly to be found in TV movies until landig the role of Martha Kent in Smallville in 2001. She is still a working actress.
Lynn Lowry ( as Ruthie )
Sex : Ruthie is a prostitute
Death : Survives
This was Lynn's first film role in six years.
Tessa Richarde ( as Billie )
Sex : Billie gives Paul a blow job to get him up
Death : Mauled to death by panther Paul
Tessa was a character actress usually found in comic roles on film and TV. Her last screen credit was an appearance in Dallas in 1990.
Berry Berenson ( As Sandi )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Berry was a noted fashion photographer from New York who got into acting through her marriage to Anthony Perkins though she only appeared in three films and one TV series. After Perkins' death in 1992, she ran a bar in Jamaica with her new boyfriend. She died on 9/11 when she was a passenger on the plane that crashed into the North Tower.
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