Eye of the Cat (1969) Michael Sarrazin TV VERSION

This offbeat potboiler from Psycho scripter Joseph Stefano involves a plot hatched by mod couple Wylie (Michael Sarrazin) and Kassia (Gayle Hunnicutt) to murder Wylie's wealthy, cat-loving aunt Danny (Eleanor Parker). There's only one hitch in their scheme, but it's a doozy: Wylie suffers from a severe case of ailurophobia -- an irrational fear of all cats. In order for their plot to succeed, the pair must first eliminate Aunt Danny's legions of feline companions...which turns out to be much more difficult than expected, thanks to a sly, deadly counter-plot. Notes on alternate versions: This is the Network-TV version with a different "less intense" last half-hour, replacing the plot's supernatural element and an army of killer housecats with one somewhat-menacing housecat and a person with a paranoid delusion. This was made from outtakes and a few new scenes filmed in 1971, shortly before it aired.

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Film & Animation

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• ailurophobia

[benedictines]

You look around youtube, one menory leads to another. I came here to see if this movie had clips. Very sad to hear of this mans death.

[romoloricap]

you are amith

[Nuttymutts]

Just learned of his death. I remember him from when I was just a young boy. I remember his eyes mainly. Sorry he went so young. He was supposed to get the midnight cowboy part that Jon Voigt got but he had a contract that he could not get out of. I'm sure his carreer would have skyrocketed if that part was given to him. You could literally see his soul through his eyes. R.I.P.

[Homealone572]

RIP Michael Sarrazin

[psynno1]

How can he be scared of those moggies?

[Paramoreroksmysoks]

Micheal sarrazin is my cousin :D

[geinman1287]

Anybody know where I can find this movie? I only saw part of it many years ago and would like to see the whole thing.

[dabidosan]

Hmmmm.....I wonder if the writers for the film "Arachnophobia" used this scene for their film.....Jeff Bridges describes exactly this same scene except with a spider crawling on him as an infant (instead of a cat).

[gladys8it]

@tammyvrba

Ooh, I'm going to have to check out Greg Michael...thanks for the suggestion!!!

[tammyvrba]

@gladys8it There's a gorgeous actor working in Hollywood right now named Greg Michael and it just hit me who he reminds me of...Michael Sarrazin (but with lighter features)!! Maybe it's the eyes, the lips, and the chin that does it? :)