Strays (1991 film)

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Strays
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Genre Horror
Written by Shaun Cassidy
Directed by John McPherson
Starring
Music by Michel Colombier
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Niki Marvin
Cinematography Jacques Haitkin
EditorKaren Stern
Running time83 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseDecember 18, 1991 (1991-12-18)

Strays is a 1991 American horror television film [1] directed by John McPherson, written by Shaun Cassidy, and starring Kathleen Quinlan and Timothy Busfield. It aired on the USA Network on December 18, 1991.

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Premise

Paul Jarrett is a lawyer from Chicago who moves into an isolated house with his wife Lindsey and his family. They soon find themselves being terrorized by a horde of stray cats.

Cast

Release

Strays premiered on the USA Network on December 18, 1991. [2]

Home media

MCA Universal Home Entertainment released Strays on VHS in 1992. [3] Scream Factory released the film on Blu-ray on July 16, 2019. [4]

Reception

Kay Gardella of the New York Daily News praised the film as Hitchcockian, "a scary, nerve-tingling drama that keeps you jumping, but not from joy." [2]

See also

References

  1. James, Becca (September 18, 2014). "It's time to remake the 1991 killer-cat movie Strays". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on November 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Gardella, Kay (December 18, 1991). "'Strays' will scare nine lives out of you". The Cincinnati Enquirer . p. D-9 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Strays (VHS). MCA Universal Home Entertainment. 1992. 81232.
  4. "Strays". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025.