Cat Run

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Cat Run | alt = | image = Cat Run FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = | director = John Stockwell | producer = Bill Perkins Ram Bergman Derrick Borte | writer = Nick Ball John Niven | starring = Paz Vega Janet McTeer Alphonso McAuley Scott Mechlowicz Christopher McDonald Karel Roden D. L. Hughley Tony Curran Michelle Lombardo | music = Devin Powers | cinematography = Jean-François Hensgens | editing = Ben Callahan | studio = Lleju Productions | distributor = Eagle Films (United States) Universal Pictures (International) | released = {{Film date|2011|04|01|ref1=<ref name=thr>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cat-run-film-review-170067|title=Cat Run: Film Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2011-03-22|accessdate=2014-04-06|archive-date=2014-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608215714/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cat-run-film-review-170067|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | runtime = 102 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $30,000 (US)<ref name=mojo>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catrun.htm|title=Cat Run|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> }} '''''Cat Run''''' is a 2011 American comedy action film directed by John Stockwell.

== Plot == Andorran prostitute and single mother Catalina "Cat" Rona is hired to participate in an orgy in Montenegro along with other escorts, for powerful men including former U.S. Senator William Krebb. When the senator kills one of the women, security is ordered to murder the others present to avoid witnesses. However, Cat escapes with security footage of what happened contained on an encrypted hard disk drive. An official manhunt for Cat ensues, having been framed with false charges, and the cruel assassin Helen Bingham is hired to retrieve the HDD and kill Cat. Meanwhile, Americans Julian Simms and Anthony Hester decide to open a detective agency to raise money. When they read in the newspaper that Cat is wanted by the police, they decide to seek her out, expecting to receive a reward. However, they cross the path of Helen and they end up helping protect Cat from the killer. When Helen is betrayed by those who hired her, she decides to help Anthony, Julian, and Cat retrieve the HDD and their freedom.

== Cast == * Paz Vega as Catalina Rona * Janet McTeer as Helen Bingham * Alphonso McAuley as Julian Simms * Scott Mechlowicz as Anthony Hester * Christopher McDonald as William 'Bill' Krebb * Karel Roden as Carver * D. L. Hughley as Dexter * Tony Curran as Sean Moody * Michelle Lombardo as Stephanie * Heather Chasen as Bingham's Mum * Branko Đurić as himself

== Production == ''Cat Run'' was shot in Serbia and Montenegro.<ref name=thr/>

== Release == ''Cat Run'' was released April 1, 2011. It grossed $30,000 domestically.<ref name=mojo/> Universal released it on home video on June 19, 2012.<ref name=dvdtalk>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/55404/cat-run/|title=Cat Run (Blu-ray)|last=Gerard Iribe|work=DVD Talk|date=2012-06-12|accessdate=2014-04-06|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093951/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/55404/cat-run/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 20% of 15 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 3.6/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cat_run/|title=Cat Run (2011)|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> Metacritic rated it 33/100 based on nine reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/cat-run/critic-reviews|title=Cat Run|work=Metacritic|accessdate=2020-03-23}}</ref> John Anderson of ''Variety'' called it "an often stylish but wearying action thriller that fails even to be convincingly tongue-in-cheek."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/cat-run-1117944951/|title=Review: 'Cat Run'|last=Anderson|first=John|work=Variety|date=2011-04-03|accessdate=2014-04-06|archive-date=2014-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307233540/http://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/cat-run-1117944951/|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' called it "a self-consciously sleazy comic crime saga composed of facetious elements whose shelf life has long since passed."<ref name=thr/> Mark Olsen of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called it a return to "late-'90s post-Tarantino crime thrillers" that are "cut-rate knockoffs" of Quentin Tarantino's style.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-apr-01-la-et-capsules-20110401-story.html|title=Movie review: 'Cat Run'|last=Olsen|first=Mark|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2011-04-01|access-date=2014-04-06}}</ref> Scott Tobias of ''The A.V. Club'' rated it C+ and called it a "generic 'hip' thriller" that is well-suited to late-night cable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/cat-run-53939|title=Cat Run|last=Tobias|first=Scott|work=The A.V. Club|date=2011-05-31|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> Gerard Iribe of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the poor man's version of ''Smokin' Aces''".<ref name=dvdtalk/> Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict wrote, "It lacks a unique voice, and though it does entertain in bursts, it is overlong and frequently guilty of lacking direction."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/catrunbluray.php|title=Cat Run (Blu-ray)|last=Pritchard|first=Paul|work=DVD Verdict|date=2012-06-15|accessdate=2014-04-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125215742/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/catrunbluray.php|archivedate=2013-01-25}}</ref>

==Sequel==

''Cat Run'' was followed by the 2014 sequel ''Cat Run 2'', with Scott Mechlowicz and Alphonso McAuley reprising their roles as Anthony and Julian.

== References == {{Reflist|2}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.catrunmovie.com/}} * {{IMDb title|1446147}}

Category:2011 films Category:2011 action comedy films Category:American action comedy films Category:American independent films Category:Films about prostitution Category:Films shot in Serbia Category:Films directed by John Stockwell Category:Films produced by Ram Bergman Category:Films set in Serbia Category:Films set in Montenegro Category:Films shot in Belgrade Category:2011 comedy films Category:2011 independent films Category:2011 English-language films Category:2011 American films Category:English-language independent films Category:English-language action comedy films