The Cat (1992 film)

The Cat
File:TheCat.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Lam Ngai Kai
Screenplay by	Chan Hing-ka Gordon Chan
Produced by	Chua Lam Michael Lai
Starring	Waise Lee Christine Ng Gloria Yip
Cinematography	Mak Hoi-man
Edited by	Keung Chuen-tak Peter Cheung
Music by	Philip Chan
Production companies	Golden Harvest Paragon Films
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	22 October 1992 (1992-10-22)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$2,733,592

The Cat (衛斯理之老貓 Wai Si Li zhi Lao Mao (Wisely's Old Cat) is a 1992 Hong Kong science fiction action film directed by Lam Ngai Kai. The film is an adaptation of the novel Old Cat, an installment of the Wisely Series, by Ni Kuang and tells the story about a cat from outer space who teams up with a young alien girl and her knight alongside adventure novelist Wisely to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.

Cast and roles

• Waise Lee as Wisely
• Christine Ng as Pak So
• Gloria Yip as Alien Girl
• Lau Siu-ming as Errol
• Lawrence Lau as Lee Tung
• Philip Kwok as Wang Chieh-Mei
• Ni Kuang as Mr. Chen
• Wan Seung-lam as One of Wang's men
• Kong Long as Gun dealer/One of Wang's men
• Chua Lam as Professor Yu
• Chui Kin-wah as Gun dealer
• Simon Cheung as Policeman

See also

• Wisely Series, the novel series by Ni Kuang
• Films and television series adapted from the Wisely Series:
  • The Seventh Curse, a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat as Wisely
  • The Legend of Wisely, a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Sam Hui as Wisely
  • The New Adventures of Wisely, a 1998 Singaporean television series starring Michael Tao as Wisely
  • The Wesley's Mysterious File, a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau as Wisely
  • The 'W' Files, a 2003 Hong Kong television series starring Gallen Lo as Wisely

External links

• The Cat at IMDb
• The Cat at HK Cinemagic entry
• devildead entry Template:Fr icon