The Cat's Meow
Comedy
Release Date: April 12, 2002
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Screenwriter: Steven Peros
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Tilly
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for drug and sex-related humor, and for language)
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It's the roaring 20's and in
this widely held Tinseltown legend, publishing mogul and would be film tycoon, William Randolph Hearst throws an extravagant birthday party on his yacht, setting the scene for deception,
blackmail and betrayal that ends in hushed mystery. Kirsten Dunst plays Hearst's beautiful mistress Marion Davies, the young starlet of the moment and socialite extraordinaire torn between her
devotion to Hearst and the affections of the dashing Charlie Chaplin, who's at the height of his career. Chaplin, played by Eddie Izzard, is not only vying for Marion's attention, but also
jockeying for the top position at Hearst's newly formed studio. Chaplin's main competition for the spot is Thomas Ince, a Hearst protιgι, who incites Hearst's growing jealously of Marion's
attraction to Chaplin. Behind the opulence of the celebration, the other guests, including a renowned gossip columnist, several powerbrokers and a pair of showgirls are putting their own
nefarious plans into action. Each one has their designs on Hearst's money and power, but unbeknownst to them, Hearst is wielding his own influence behind the scenes. The power struggle escalates
to murder when a gun goes off, leaving one of the guests dead and Hearst orchestrating the cover up.
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