Cat's Eye (1985 film)
The cast includes Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Robert Hays and Candy Clark.Dick Morrison is advised by a friend to join Quitters, Inc., an Organization formed by a former mob group to quit his smoking habit.Cressner says that he will honor the bet: his butler Albert removes the drugs, and presents him with a bag of cash and his wife's head."[3] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "the best screen adaptation of any of King's work since Brian De Palma's 'Carrie'" and "pop movie making of an extremely clever, stylish and satisfying order."[5] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that the opening story "is so funny and so fresh that it's a shock and a disappointment to see it come to an end in a half-hour."[6] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times stated that "the special effects are impeccable and Giorgio Postiglione's production design meticulous and inspired."[7] Paul Attanasio of The Washington Post wrote that all the stories "repeat the same formula," but the middle one was "the most fun, because of the presence of the peerless Kenneth McMillan," who "plays here with a good-humored burlesque that recalls Jackie Gleason.The critical consensus reads: "An effective if knowingly silly Stephen King anthology that combines comedy and terror.[11] Neil Gaiman reviewed Cat's Eye for Imagine magazine, stating it was "Funny, scary, and one of the best King movies so far.