The Good Neighbor (2016)

The Good Neighbor poster

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Starring:
 James Caan, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist
Directed by: Kasra Farahani

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Ethan (Logan Miller) and Sean (Keir Gilchrist) are two teenaged boys who decide to run an experiment on their cantankerous eldlerly neighbor Mr. Grainey (James Caan) which leads to unexpected consequences.

Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film there is a montage of location shots. One of these shows a ginger tabby cat sitting on a fence.

The Good Neighbor - orange tabby cat sitting on fence

Featured Feline: Mr. Grainey owns a Himalayan cat which first shows up in a classic scare moment when Ethan is startled by the cat while in Grainey’s house.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat looking up

The boys set up surveillance cameras all around Grainey’s house and the cat is sitting in front of one of these as the boys prepare for their first experiment.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat sitting in front of video camera in feed

The cat is then seen moving away from the camera and stops at Grainey’s chair. Grainey reaches down and pets the cat.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat moving away from camera

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat at foot of chair

The cat is seen occassionally around Grainey’s house throughout the film.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat by front door

In one scene the cat is sitting on top of Grainey’s stereo when the boys start it remotely, causing the cat to run.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat on stereo as seen through video feed

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat on stereo

In one pivotal moment the cat knocks one of the cameras from its place.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat knocking down camera

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat knocking over camera animated gif

Ethan sneaks into Grainey’s house to retrieve the camera and takes a gun with him. He points the gun at the cat and mimics shooting the animal.

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan cat looking up at Ethan Logan Miller with gun

A back story segment shows how the cat came to be in the house, but we won’t give you any more spoilers!

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan kitten petted by woman

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan kitten in hands

The Good Neighbor - Himalayan kitten close up

Final Mewsings: Cats are tired of being video recorded all the time!

Many thanks to The Horror Cats for letting us know about this film!


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