The Uncanny (1977)

Director:

Denis Héroux

Writer:

Michel Parry (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Cats aren't always cute and cuddly!

Plot:

Wilbur Gray visits Frank Richards so he can get his book published. This book Gray has written are about cats...

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Death | Witchcraft | Murder | Hollywood

Cast

Peter Cushing	...	Wilbur Gray
Ray Milland	...	Frank Richards
Joan Greenwood	...	Miss Malkin
Roland Culver	...	Wallace
Susan Penhaligon	...	Janet
Simon Williams	...	Michael
Alexandra Stewart	...	Mrs. Blake
Donald Pilon	...	Mr. Blake
Chloe Franks	...	Angela
Katrina Holden Bronson	...	Lucy (as Katrina Holden)
Renée Girard	...	Mrs. Maitland
Donald Pleasence	...	Valentine De'ath
Samantha Eggar	...	Edina Hamilton
John Vernon	...	Pomeroy
Catherine Bégin	...	Madeleine
Jean LeClerc	...	Barrington
Sean McCann	...	Inspector

Directed by
Denis Héroux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michel Parry		writer

Produced by
René Dupont	....	producer
Harold Greenberg	....	executive producer
Claude Héroux	....	producer
Robert A. Kanto	....	executive producer (as Robert A Kantor)
Richard R. St. Johns	....	executive producer
Milton Subotsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Wilfred Josephs

Cinematography by
Harry Waxman

Film Editing by
Michel Guay
Keith Palmer
Peter Weatherley

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger
Harry Pottle

Costume Design by
Nicoletta Massone
Joyce Stoneman

Makeup Department
Brigitte McCaughry	....	makeup artist
Tom Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
James Brennan	....	unit manager
Daniel Hausmann	....	unit manager
Claude Léger	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Justice Bouchard	....	second unit director (as Justine Bouchard-Heroux)
Jack Causey	....	assistant director

Art Department
Peter Childs	....	assistant art director
Stéphane Reichel	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Ron Barron	....	sound recordist
Jack T. Knight	....	sound editor (as Jack Knight)
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound mixer
Ron Seltzer	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Michael Albrechtsen	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
James Bawden	....	camera operator
Jean-Marie Buquet	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Thomas Metzger	....	color timer

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	conductor

Other crew
Robert Ellis	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cinévidéo
• Rank Organisation, The

Distributors

• Astral Films (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Carlton Visual Entertainment (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1980) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Mundial Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Brrr... (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (re-rating) (1986) | UK:18 (TV rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cinévidéo

Trivia:

Peter Cushing was third choice for author Wilbur Gray.

Quotes:

Lucy: Wellington? Wellington? Where are you Wellington?

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V)

Lacking in imagination and originality

It doesn't help "The Uncanny" that it starts with a ludicrous premise - cats are supposedly the masters of the world, with humans as their playthings. But what really hurts this movie is that the three stories are painfully predictable, with elements that you've seen in countless anthology films of this kind. Film also has a grainy and cheap look, typical of a Canadian film. Movies like this make me ashamed to be a Canadian. At least it wasn't one of Canada's countless, stupid, and cheap sexual perversion films.