Lost Cat Corona (2017)

Lost Cat Corona poster

Choice Films
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Gina Gershon
Also Starring: Baxter
Directed by: Anthony Tarsitano

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

Synopsis: A guy named Dominic (Ralph Macchio) who always plays it safe comes face to face with some crazy neighborhood people as he searches for his wife’s cat Leonard.

Featured Feline: The film opens with a door opening and a black cat being let out with the door shut behind him.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard outside door

The black cat’s name is Leonard and he can’t be found the next day. Dominic’s wife Connie (Gina Gershon) has to be with her mother for a procedure in the hospital and orders Dominic to find Leonard. Dominic enlists the aid of his friend Ponce (David Zayas) to go around the neighborhood and look for Leonard. As they leave the house, Leonard appears from within the garage, then scurries off.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard inside garage

Leonard turns up again unseen outside a bar as Dominic tries to avoid getting dragged into a fight with a crazy patron.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard outside bar

The search for Leonard takes Dominic on a strange tour around town. After looking for much of the movie, Dominic lies down on a park bench to rest. Leonard runs right underneath the bench, again unseen.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard running under bench and Dominic Ralph Macchio animated gif

Shortly after this Dominic spots two young thugs in an alley holding a black cat which turns out to be Leonard. They appear to be planning to hang the poor kitty.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard with two tough kids about to hang him

Dominic stops the kids by throwing a roll of toilet paper at them. They don’t take him seriously, even when he pulls a gun on them.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard with two thug kids

Lost Cat Corona - Dominic pointing gun at two thug kids holding black cat Leonard

Dominic accidentally fires the gun and the one kid drops Leonard, who takes cover.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard runs for cover after Dominic fires gun

Leonard runs down an alley and Dominic takes chase.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard running down alley

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard still running down alley

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard walking through gate

After going through over some fences and through some yards, Dominic finally catches Leonard, just in time to witness some criminals he had dealt with earlier delivering some goods.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard climbing over fence animated gif

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard on plank

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard finally caught by Dominic Ralph Macchio

Dominic manages to sneak away but is then stopped by two police officers, one of whom he also met earlier in the day. He directs them to the crime going down nearby.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard on shoulder of Dominic Ralph Macchio

Dominic gets Leonard home then calls Connie to give her the good news.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard on counter

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard with Dominic Ralph Macchio on phone

That night Connie hugs Leonard and scolds him lovingly.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard being hugged by Connie Gina Gershon

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard held by Connie Gina Gershon

Leonard is seen twice more, once with Dominic and Connie in bed and later looking out the window, maybe wishing her were back out in the world doing more exploring.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard in bed with Connie Gina Gershon

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard in bed with Connie Gina Gershon and Dominic Ralph Macchio

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard looking out window

Leonard was played, at least in part, by cat actor Baxter, who was trained by Dawn Animal Agency. A stuffed stunt cat also acted as a stand-in for some scenes.

Lost Cat Corona - black cat Leonard on fence