The Black Cat
Movie • 1981 • Horror
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When a young couple goes missing in a sleepy English village, Scotland Yard Inspector Gorley is brought in to assist on the case. But what starts off as routine investigation turns into a murder inquiry when the couple are found dead in mysterious circumstances.
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Does a pet die?
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The dead cat is the main antagonist's pet but they don't have a normal human/pet relationship.
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There is gore but, by Fulci standards, it's remarkably tame.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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There is an unrealistically decomposed corpse, considering the short amount of time between the time of death and when they are found.
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It's a Lucio Fulci's film (not one of his goriest, by far, though)
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are two scenes with flashing lights. The first happens as soon as the cat dies and a window breaks (51'), during which things in the photographer's room start moving by themselves. The intensive lights end when the loud sounds and the music end. The second scene is when the photographer confronts the cat in the alley (1h 13'): she uses her flash in an attempt to scare it off. The lights end when you can hear a chime sound, right when the cat teleports to the other side of the alley.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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There are multiple cases of the cat scratching people's hands and faces, to the point of bleeding.
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A detective from Scotland Yard thinks he's entitled to break the speed limit on his motorcycle, in a non-emergency situation but a ticketing officer still makes him pay.
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Is someone buried alive?
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A person is walled in while they're unconscious.
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Is someone restrained?
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A young couple are locked in a sealed room.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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No, but a psychic is accused of being mentally off balance by some locals.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Someone freaks out from a nightmare she's having.
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Is someone stalked?
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Several people are stalked by a demented cat.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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miramarco
Within the first 20 minutes of the movie, two characters are trapped in a room without ventilation. Towards the end (spoiler alert) a character is walled in by the villain.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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There are mentions of drunkenness.
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A drunk guy trips on a step and falls to the ground, mostly unharmed .
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Two people are shown hypersalivating while they are being suffocated.
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Two characters foam st the mouth from asphyxiation in a locked, sealed room.
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A cat is hung by a noose but the hanging is shown only in a shadow, not onscreen.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Two people- one in a fiery car crash. The other when the house burns down.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Yes, while being burned alive. Double whammy.
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