As movie lovers around the world tribute the passing of Peter Bogdanovich, I thought I would chime in with one of his lesser-known works, 2001's The Cat's Meow. It's a Hollywood biopic about a weekend cruise that really happened aboard a 200-foot luxury yacht in the 1920's.
It's a movie mogul's birthday and various characters are aboard including silent film stars, a publishing magnate, a few mistresses and a movie critic. Everyone has some sort of reason to be underhanded or stab another one in the back. Dramas unfold and a murder takes place that was never solved, the film is Bognanovich's take on what really happened.
The yacht deserves equal billing ha ha as it's a gorgeous boat and the interiors where most of the film takes place are shot wonderfully. Jennifer Tilly has never been better as the movie critic Louella Parsons. Highly recommend, streaming free now on Tubi 3.0 stars/5
Jennifer Tilly "There are wrong people, you know."
WE ALSO REALLY DIG....
One of the greatest comedies ever made, right up there
with It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World and Arthur.
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