The Alley Cats (film)
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| Directed by | Radley Metzger |
| Screenplay by | Peter Fernandez |
| Produced by | Radley Metzger (uncredited) |
| Starring | Anne Arthur Karen Field Sabrina Koch Charlie Hickman Harald Baerow Uta Levka |
| Cinematography | Hans Jura |
| Edited by | Humphrey Wood |
Production companies | J.C. Productions Spear Productions |
| Distributed by | Audubon Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Alley Cats is a 1966 American drama, comedy, cult film directed by Radley Metzger[1][2][3] and starring Anne Arthur, Karen Field, Sabrina Koch, Charlie Hickman, Harald Baerow, and Uta Levka. It was written by Peter Fernandez.
Plot
A liberated couple, engaged to be married, are each having affairs with women.
Cast
- Anne Arthur as Leslie
- Karen Field as Agnes
- Sabrina Koch as Irena
- Charlie Hickman as Logan
- Harald Baerow as Christian
- Uta Levka as Sheila
Reception
Slant Magazine wrote: "The kinky 'cheating lovers' melodrama The Alley Cats might not have the high-minded aim of some of Metzger’s later works (including the hardcore Pygmalion that is The Opening of Misty Beethoven), but it is drenched with his penchant for self-reflective wit. ... Not only because it opens, more or less, with a party scene, but Alley Cats suggests Eyes Wide Shut-in-a-major-key in its frank, sympathetic, and lamentably exciting portrayal of infidelity."[4]
According to film reviewer Gary Morris, The Alley Cats is a "typically artful, sexy, sometimes ponderous, ultimately satisfying softcore [film] effort".[5]
References
- ^ "The Alley Cats". American Film Institute Catalog. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Henderson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Review: The Alley Cats". Slant. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ Morris, Gary (April 1, 2000). "The Alley Cats (1966) on DVD". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
External links
- The Alley Cats at MUBI (related to The Criterion Collection)
- The Alley Cats at IMDb