The Pollits are a southern family torn apart by greed and wealth. Gooper Pollitt (Jack Carson) is the oldest brother; Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) is the younger brother; Big-Daddy (Burl Ives) is the patriarch.
Big-Daddy is dying, and he must leave his estate to someone, but everyone is too greedy and feels that it should be themselves who get everything.
The one son, Brick, is an ex-athelete who is now an alcoholic. Big-Daddy wants to leave the estate to Brick, and his wife Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) but they have no children, which displeases Big-Daddy. Gooper, on the other hand, has five children, and a successful marriage.
Maggie and Brick fight a lot, but do not love each other like Gooper and Mae do.
Tensions mount as secrets are revield about Brick, Maggie, Skip (Brick's best friend who died) and Big-Daddy himeself. Relationships are lost, and some are found, and Big-Daddy decides once and for all who is going to get his entire estate.
Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor are sensational together; it's a shame they didn't get to work together again because the chemistry they showed on-screen was simply somethng else to behold. It's this type of chemistry that the Academy loves.
Burl Ives and Jack Carson also have some show stopping scenes. Burl Ives especially works well with the rest of the cast.
Tennessee Williams never liked this adaptation of his play; the refernces to homosexuality were all removed (one could guess that it might be Brick and his friend Skip), but this does not wreck the flow of the film.
People expecting another A Streetcar Named Desire will be sorry as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is nothing like the original play that won accolades for Tennessee Willams.
If you like Paul Newman or Elizabeth Taylor, you will love them in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Plot: 
It is hard to figure out just why everyone is fighting, but it soon becomes clear as the story progresses.
Visual Effects:
Cinematography is excellent. Few if any visual effects shots.
Sound:
Character Development:
Couldn't be better! You really start to to see a change alater on in the film, especially in the main character Brick.
Atmosphere:
Realism:
Fights like this happen all the time.
Warren�s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Picture:
*Gigi, (1958);
Auntie Mame, (1958); The Defiant Ones, (1958); Separate Tables, (1958)
7.14/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
13-10-03
