CATFIGHT
THEY’RE IN FOR THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES!
Release date:
In cinemas and VOD March 10th
On DVD and Digital Download April 24th
On Blu-ray April 24th
Fast Sell:
Prepare to sink your claws into CATFIGHT, a brutal and darkly hilarious film that combines the violence of Fight Club and the poignant comedy of Arrested Development, all mashed into one of the most original and funniest movies of recent years.
Key talent:
Anne Heche (Donnie Brasco, Spread, Psycho)
Sandra Oh (Sideways, Grey’s Anatomy, Hard Candy)
Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman & Robin)
Dylan Baker (The Good Wife, Trick ‘r Treat, Happiness)
Damian Young (House of Cards, Californication)
Onur Tukel (Writer/director Summer Of Blood)
Synopsis:
Struggling artist Ashley (Anne Heche) and wealthy housewife Veronica (Sandra Oh) were friends at college, but their paths have not crossed since. When they find themselves attending the same event (Ashley working as a waiter at Veronica’s rich husband’s party), their initial thinly-veiled verbal pleasantries soon take a turn, leading to an all-out brawl and all-consuming rivalry that will keep these two locked in combat for years.
With supporting appearances from Alicia Silverstone as Ashley’s lesbian love interest, and Dylan Baker playing an overworked coma doctor, Catfight turns the portrayal of women’s fights in movies on its head in the most violent of ways possible, landing a killer satirical blow at modern day society.
We like it because:
Fast Sell:
Prepare to sink your claws into CATFIGHT, a brutal and darkly hilarious film that combines the violence of Fight Club and the poignant comedy of Arrested Development, all mashed into one of the most original and funniest movies of recent years.
Key talent:
Anne Heche (Donnie Brasco, Spread, Psycho)
Sandra Oh (Sideways, Grey’s Anatomy, Hard Candy)
Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman & Robin)
Dylan Baker (The Good Wife, Trick ‘r Treat, Happiness)
Damian Young (House of Cards, Californication)
Onur Tukel (Writer/director Summer Of Blood)
Synopsis:
Struggling artist Ashley (Anne Heche) and wealthy housewife Veronica (Sandra Oh) were friends at college, but their paths have not crossed since. When they find themselves attending the same event (Ashley working as a waiter at Veronica’s rich husband’s party), their initial thinly-veiled verbal pleasantries soon take a turn, leading to an all-out brawl and all-consuming rivalry that will keep these two locked in combat for years.
With supporting appearances from Alicia Silverstone as Ashley’s lesbian love interest, and Dylan Baker playing an overworked coma doctor, Catfight turns the portrayal of women’s fights in movies on its head in the most violent of ways possible, landing a killer satirical blow at modern day society.
We like it because:
“Cute isn’t truthful!”
Actor,
writer, director and podcast provocateur Onur Tukel, a man of seemingly
unending talents, starred in and was writer/director of the 2014 cult
hit vampire comedy Summer of Blood, and the riotous comedy Applesauce. Now he’s assembled a knockout cast for the jaw-droppingly funny and furious New York-set black comedy CATFIGHT, a quite delirious rags to bitches satire that is equally scathing as it is shocking and unexpectedly violent.
Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh (Sideways) and Seven Days Seven Nights and Donnie Brasco
star Anne Heche are on top form as former college pals whose unexpected
meeting at a party escalates into insane and violent rivalry. These two
esteemed actresses in a bloody brawl in a stairwell is a sight to
behold; and Sandra Oh’s coming out of a coma scene is a masterclass of
gallows humour. The ensuing flip-flop in fortunes of the warring women
is an on-target and topical treat that confirms Tukel as a brilliantly
canny writer/director.
Quirky
and irreverent, and packed with quotable lines and familiar faces
(including Alicia Silverstone as you’ve never seen her before, House of Card’s Damian Young and Happiness star Dylan Baker) Catfight
recalls the films of Todd Solondz but with added nihilism and fist
fighting. As one character says in the film – “It’s positively vulgar –
but in a good way”.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS (Arrow Video Blu-ray):
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Commentary with writer-editor-director Onur Tukel
- Commentary with actors Sandra Oh and Anne Heche
- Fight Choreography featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Red Dress
- First pressing only: O-Card, Booklet featuring new writing on the film
