Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Genre Drama
Screenplay by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Jack Hofsiss
Starring Jessica Lange
Tommy Lee Jones
Theme music composer Tom Scott
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Lou LaMonte
Producer(s) Phylis Geller
Editor(s) Roy Stewart
Running time 144 minutes
Production company(s) Showtime Entertainment
American Playhouse
International Television Group
KCET
Distributor Showtime
Release
Original network Showtime
Original release
  • August 19, 1984 (1984-08-19)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller. The film was produced by American Playhouse and originally premiered on Showtime on August 19, 1984.

Plot

This adaptation revived the sexual innuendos which had been muted in the 1958 film.

Awards and nominations

Both Stanley and Fuller were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special, and Stanley went on to win. It was a reunion of sorts for Stanley and Lange, who received Oscar nominations for playing mother and daughter in 1982's Frances.

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