And just for the youngsters: biometric identification, autonomous weapons, GPS, uninterrupted monitoring, total surveillance and self-driving cars were not common practice in the 1980s. Perhaps that is one of the reasons that many critics saw Cat City as on some level a reaction to what Hungarians called the 'Little Cold War.' It is difficult to say. Especially as it is hard to know who is on what side. In any case, on this side of the Iron Curtain, it was common for the parodies to reach us before the original films themselves. We loved them. Yet why did it become such a big hit on the other side, too? It is difficult to say. It was number one in the UK VHS market for a while, and did well in America too. Perhaps it is partly due to the film's complexity. Some are struck by its linguistic inventiveness, others by the superb songs and Tamás Deák's accompanying film score, some by the incredible wit of Teufel, Safranek and Lusta Dick. There also some sophisticated intellectual references. Of course, just because some viewers may not have read Thoreau or sought out the statue of Cincinnatus in Schönbrunn, that doesn't mean they didn't enjoy a complete experience. And if they had, then they adored the wink in their direction. The world is a little different now. There is a serious abundance of top agents and superheroes. One thing is for sure: Nick Grabowski is still ready to save the world.

In Hungarian, without subtitles.
The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest