Topsy and Bunker: The Cat Killers
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Topsy and Bunker: The Cat Killers is a 1992
mystery
/drama film
released by Top Bunk Films, the first feature film
directed by underground cine-video artist Thomas Massengale.
) and Bunker (Paul Robertson
), two outcasts living in a run-down, fleabag hotel in pre-Giuliani New York. Ensconced in their Manhattan neighborhood, where the present seemingly is out of sync with the overarching, socially defined reality of The City at large, the two misfits pass the time of their times in a fugue. Weaving fantasies of ever more complicated deviousness, they are shocked when, one night, one of their mind games goes horribly wrong and results in the death of Grace (Shirley Stoler
), one of the locals.
Now, try as they might, the exigenices of reality won't leave Topsy and Bunker alone. A reckoning is coming: but when the whole world is in your head, where do you hide?
1992 in film
The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
/drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
released by Top Bunk Films, the first feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
directed by underground cine-video artist Thomas Massengale.
Synopsis
Topsy (Steve GundersonSteve Gunderson (actor)
Steve Gunderson, the actor, singer, composer, arranger and playwright, was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he launched his acting career at the age of 16...
) and Bunker (Paul Robertson
Paul Robertson
Paul W. Robertson is a Canadian businessperson, media executive and producer known for his work in animated television and broadcasting. He is currently the Group Vice President, Broadcasting of Shaw Communications and the President of Shaw Media....
), two outcasts living in a run-down, fleabag hotel in pre-Giuliani New York. Ensconced in their Manhattan neighborhood, where the present seemingly is out of sync with the overarching, socially defined reality of The City at large, the two misfits pass the time of their times in a fugue. Weaving fantasies of ever more complicated deviousness, they are shocked when, one night, one of their mind games goes horribly wrong and results in the death of Grace (Shirley Stoler
Shirley Stoler
Shirley Stoler was an American actress best known for her roles in The Honeymoon Killers and Lina Wertmuller's Seven Beauties.-Career:...
), one of the locals.
Now, try as they might, the exigenices of reality won't leave Topsy and Bunker alone. A reckoning is coming: but when the whole world is in your head, where do you hide?
Cast
- Quentin CrispQuentin CrispQuentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...
as Pat the Doorman - Steve GundersonSteve Gunderson (actor)Steve Gunderson, the actor, singer, composer, arranger and playwright, was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he launched his acting career at the age of 16...
as Topsy - Kathy NajimyKathy NajimyKathy Ann Najimy is an American actress, most notable as Olive Massery on the television series Veronica's Closet, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act and the voice of Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill. Prior to her film work, she was best known for two Off Broadway shows...
as Marge - Paul RobertsonPaul RobertsonPaul W. Robertson is a Canadian businessperson, media executive and producer known for his work in animated television and broadcasting. He is currently the Group Vice President, Broadcasting of Shaw Communications and the President of Shaw Media....
as Bunker - Shirley StolerShirley StolerShirley Stoler was an American actress best known for her roles in The Honeymoon Killers and Lina Wertmuller's Seven Beauties.-Career:...
as Grace