A Kiss Before Dying (1991)

A Kiss Before Dying poster

Universal Pictures
Starring: Sean Young, Matt Dillon
Directed by: James Dearden

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

Synopsis: A remake of the 1956 film. Ellen Carson (Sean Young) is convinced the death of her twin sister was not suicide and tries to find the truth at the same time she is falling in love with a charming young man named Jay (Matt Dillon).

Kitty Cameo: Ellen owns a black cat named Pepe who is seen in several scenes, first sitting beside her as she pulls out a box of family photos and cries.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe on couch with Ellen Sean Young

Ellen falls asleep on the couch with Pepe in her arms but she is awakened by the doorbell.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe on couch with sleeping Ellen Sean Young

After this Pepe is only seen a few times, once sitting in the foreground with Ellen and Jay in bed behind.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe on chair in foreground with Ellen Sean Young and Jay Matt Dillon in bed

Pepe is barely seen running off the bed as Jay climbs in next to Ellen.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe climbing out of bed with Ellen Sean Young and Jay Matt Dillon

Next he is sitting on the arm of a couch as the couple move into a new apartment.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe on arm of couch

The last time Pepe is seen is when Ellen is watching the Hitchcock film Vertigo on television. The cat does not appear again but is mentioned by Jay when Ellen comes home to find him scrubbing the floor. He tells her Pepe peed on the floor again and should be renamed Pee Pee.

A Kiss Before Dying - black cat Pepe on couch in lap of Ellen Sean Young