The Cat (1992 film)

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.

The Cat
Theatrical release poster
Traditional	衛斯理之老貓
Simplified	卫斯理之老猫
Mandarin	Wèi Sī Lǐ Zhī Lǎo Māo
Cantonese	Wai^6 Si^1 Lei^2 Zi^1 Lou^2 Maau^1
Directed by	Lam Ngai Kai
Produced by	Chua Lam Michael Lai
Screenplay by	Chan Hing-ka Gordon Chan
Based on	Old Cat by Ni Kuang
Starring	Waise Lee Christine Ng Gloria Yip
Music by	Philip Chan
Cinematography	Mak Hoi-man
Edited by	Keung Chuen-tak Peter Cheung
Production company	Golden Harvest Paragon Films
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	22 October 1992
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$2,733,592

Cast

• 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

• 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 (in French)