Maybe it’s the pandemic?
Fans of the widely-derided version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical film Cats took to the internet this week to criticize the film’s streaming release. Specifically, they demanded the release of an alleged alternate version of the film that featured numerous shots of computer-generated cat anuses.
Really.
The saga began when an alleged friend of the producers of the film leaked that the film’s motion-capture cat performs originally had CGI anuses added to them for authenticity. The story received clarification and corroboration when an anonymous VFX artist told journalist Ben Mekler, saying “there were never shots of cats with butt holes, or at least by design, none that I saw anyway. However, there were a dozen or so shots where the skin and fur simulation was groomed or just folded in a way that really REALLY looked like very furry lady genitals and buttholes by accident.”
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URGENT #ReleaseTheButtholeCut update/clarification, emailed to me by a CATS VFX crewmember who has asked to remain anonymous pic.twitter.com/nmta9CG08E
— ben mekler (@benmekler) March 18, 2020
Fans took to Twitter with the tag #ReleaseTheButtholeCut demanding that Universal Studios, the company behind the movie, release the earlier cut of the film. Vanity Fair reached out to Universal for comment, and even received a response, calling the query their “favorite email of ALL TIME.” However, Universal refused to confirm nor deny the existence of a “butthole” cut.
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Cats opened to disastrous reviews last December, with critics and audiences attacking the film for its bizarre visuals, lack of a plot, and dodgy special effects. Universal even pulled the film from theatres after complaints from viewers to “touch up” some of the special effects.
Chrisk
These fans really need to get a life. You’d think one million angry moms was behind it.
curiobi
Dude lighten up, there is no real anger, it’s tongue in cheek anger. Everyone is going stir crazy with the horrible things happening with the virus and lockdown and having a bit of fun after Seth Rogan got stoned and love tweeted watching the film along with many others. Pkease don’t bring that awful hate group OMM into this! You’re misunderstanding the fun we are all having with a so bad it’s surreal entertainment film!
sonic_source
Every version of “Cats” is the butthole version of “Cats.”
Inspector 57
OMG! YAAASS!
ShiningSex
“Fans”???? You mean all five of them are upset? LOL!!!
curiobi
No one is upset! Jeez Q, why are you reporting it this way? It makes it seem like people are really angry, but I am telling you we are all just having fun, demanding the butthole release, when we know there is not one of that exactly, just one where the CG team had to remove things that looked like butts and lady parts because of how the CG fur was rendering!
Yes, we want, no DEMAND to see the version where the accidental CG genitals and buttholes were not removed! -Because it can only improve the general absurdity of the viewing experience!
Just think of the drinking games people! Take a shot every time you see a furry CG puss … with a furry CG puss! 😀
AntBee
LMCGIAHO!!
Joshooeerr
Obviously fake news. There are no fans of the Cats movie.
Toofie
Yeah, it’s just a fun distraction from what’s going on.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
So they were upset they could not see the puussy
on puussycats?
nitejonboy
I’ve got two cats here in my apartment. If I want to see a Cats butthole I’ll just grab one of them.