Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jack Hofsiss, and starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller. The film was written by Tennessee Williams, produced by American Playhouse, and originally premiered on Showtime on August 19, 1984. Plot This adaptation revived the sexual innuendos which had been muted in the 1958 film. The script is the substantially revised and restored version that Williams made for the 1974 Broadway revival, including the ending, which suggests that the protagonists' future together is anything but certain. Cast Jessica Lange as Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt Tommy Lee Jones as Brick Pollitt Rip Torn as Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt Kim Stanley as Ida "Big Mama" Pollitt Penny Fuller as Mae Flynn Pollitt David Dukes as Cooper "Gooper" Pollitt Macon McCalman as Reverend Tooker Thomas Hill as Dr. Baugh Fran Bennett as Sookey Ami Foster as Polly Pollitt Awards and nominations Both Stanley and Fuller were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special, and Stanley went on to win. It was a re-union of sorts for Stanley and Lange, who received Oscar nominations for playing mother and daughter in 1982's Frances. The film was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special.