Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Deluxe Edition)

This is a total movie classic starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. Everyone MUST see this movie. It's iconic in the move genre. A Must MUST MUST see.

One of the best movies ever. I could watch this one over and over.

This movie is a classic. Great cast and the story line goes very fast. Mind you , the story is all in one day.

You'll love the bedroom converstations between Breck and Maggie. Your husband might enjoy this movie with you. Great date movie.

Recently I saw an excellent theatre production of the play which rekindled my and a friends' interest in seeing the movie again. I had seen the movie many decades perviously, and still remembered the power of the screenplay and performances.
I was looking forward to the extra information provided on the dvd to provide some interesting background detail.
This is a classic!
We were not disappointed - our memories had not distorted the impact of the original screenplay and performances. The relevance and contemporary nature of the themes is enduring, and generates plenty of discussion and debate.
You just don't see movie acting like this anymore, and it was poignant to view with the very sad news of Paul Newman's death.
Highly recommended.

Paul Newman was a true classic. In the old days, leading men were like old cars: dependable. Paul Newman did a lot of films, but Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a personal favorite of mine.

The movie opens at a wealthy plantation in Mississippi. There's a big celebration; Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt returns home to celebrate his 65th birthday. His son Brick (Paul Newman) is married to Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt (Elizabeth Taylor). Brick was once a college football star before he tore a leg muscle. Now, all he has are memories, a busted ankle, a drinking habit, and a crutch.

Big daddy (Burl Ives) is a big man with a ravenous appetite for food, pleasure, and fat cigars. He built up his wealth the hard way. Every scrap on his dinner table was raised on his land. He took a swamp and turned it into a pasture. But now he needs to see his son Brick. They don't speak to each other. And Big Daddy can't understand why Brick and his gorgeous wife, Margaret, don't have any kids. They've been married for three years. Margaret's a firm shapely woman and Big Daddy's not shy about his feelings. If he had been married to Margaret for three years, she'd have three kids already plus one in the oven.

Brick sulks in his room all day. He won't celebrate with the rest of the family; he won't break his neck like everybody else to see Big Daddy. He rejects Margaret's advances. They have an arrangement--she sleeps on the bed, and he sleeps on the sofa. He doesn't want anything to do with anybody. He has his coke and bourbon to keep him company. And he has his crutch to lean on.

Lately, Big Daddy's been a bit under the weather. The family doctor told Big Daddy that he was OK; actually, Big Daddy is dying. But before he dies he will straighten out Brick. They need to get things out in the open. With death imminent, Big Daddy's passions have turned in a different direction: pleasure and making up with his son, Brick. They have a showdown. Big Daddy snatches away Brick's crutch: lies. Past lies. The lies he drowns in alcohol. An ex teammate named Skipper was the only person Brick believed in. Brick thought he could trust Skipper with anything in the world...Brick was wrong.

Richard Brooks (Key Largo, Brute Force) adapted this 1958 film from Tennessee William's play. Burl Ives holds his own with Newman. Elizabeth Taylor is absolutely delicious. See this movie.

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