the U.S. box office. Home video The film has been released twice on DVD in the United States; once by Image Entertainment in 1997 and again by Universal in 2002 on the film's 20th Anniversary. Shout! Factory's division Scream Factory released the film in January 2014 on Blu-ray, when they announced on their Facebook page that they were releasing films from the 1980s in early 2014. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 56 critics, with a weighted average of 6.1/10. Its consensus reads: "Paul Schrader's kinky reimagining of Cat People may prove too grisly and lurid for some audiences, but its provocative style and Nastassja Kinski's hypnotic performance should please viewers who like a little gasoline with their fire". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62% based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a three and a half out of four star rating: "Cat People is a good movie in an old tradition, a fantasy-horror film that takes itself just seriously enough to work, has just enough fun to be entertaining, contains elements of intrinsic fascination in its magnificent black leopards, and ends in one way just when we were afraid it was going to end in another". Variety also gave the film a positive rating by praising Nastassja Kinski's performance: "Kinski was essential to the film as conceived, and she's endlessly watchable". Leonard Maltin awarded the film a mixed two out of a possible four stars, calling it "sexy, bloody, technically well crafted, but uneven and ultimately unsatisfying". However, Nastassja Kinski stated, when being interviewed by her friend and actress Jodie Foster, in Film Comment that she disliked the film, describing it as "slick" and "manipulative". This surprised Foster, who asserted she thoroughly enjoyed the film. Christopher John reviewed Cat People in Ares Magazine #13 and commented that "Cat People is distinguished as one of the year's top science fantasies for several reasons: aside from its superior camera work, tight story line and the rest, the movie told a story that mainstream filmmakers shy away from – a sexual story". Awards and nominations The film was nominated for three prestigious awards: Saturn Awards Best Actress (Nastassja Kinski) Golden Globe Awards Best Original Motion Picture Score (Giorgio Moroder) Best Original Motion Picture Song (David Bowie) Soundtrack