Overview
Plot
An alcoholic former football player drinks away his days, unable to face his sexuality or his feelings for a deceased teammate. His wife desperately wants his desire, but he resists her, and a reunion with his dying father stirs memories and revelations.
- Directors
- Jack Hofsiss
- Cast
- Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, Penny Fuller, David Dukes, Macon McCalman, Thomas Hill, Fran Bennett, Ami Foster, Jake Jundef, Neta Lee Noy
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- TV Movie, Drama
- Release date
- 1984-08-19
- Studios
- American Playhouse, Showtime Networks
Plot
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Plot and Cast
The film centers on an alcoholic ex-football player who has never come to terms with his sexuality or his true feelings for his football buddy, who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is tormented by her need to make him desire her, yet he continues to resist her affections. When he reunites with his father, who is dying of cancer, the encounter triggers a flood of memories and revelations for both men.
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