WFG RATING: B-

Wild Eye Releasing presents a Donald Farmer production. Directed by Tim Ritter, Donald Farmer, Blair Kelly, Curtis Everitt, Logan Winton, Melvin Pittman, James M. Myers, and Jerry Williams. Produced by Donald Farmer. Written by Tim Ritter, Donald Farmer, Blair Kelly, Curtis Everitt, Blake Blasko, Stephanie E. Kelly, Serena Salieri, Melvin Pittman, James M. Myers, and Jerry Williams. Cinematography by Tim Ritter, Donald Farmer, Blair Kelly, Curtis Everitt, Logan Winton, and Jerry Williams. Edited by Tim Ritter, Blair Kelly, Curtis Everitt, Logan Winton, James M. Myers, and Jerry Williams.

It’s not a Sharknado. It’s not a Clownado. It’s a Catnado in this insane and at times funny horror anthology curated by the one and only Donald Farmer. 

There is danger coming in the form of a tornado made up of cats. At first seen as a possible prank, the story turns out to be true as there are six stories that show how much of an impact the Catnado makes. The first involves a couple who intend to rob an old woman to start a new life. The second story involves a man who confronts his brother-in-law and his wife over the death of his son as the Catnado comes near.

The third story revolves around a priest in a storm shelter whose fear catches up to him. The fourth story involves two best friends, one of whom has a fear of cats, decide to attempt to hunt down cats who are vaccinated as they may be the ones who make the Catnado. The fifth involves a “furry” cat burglar who is wreaking havoc in town. With the final story revolving around two friends on a plane confronted by a cat who fell from the Catnado. 

This anthology produced by indie filmmaker Donald Farmer is a hoot as he collaborates with the likes of Tim Ritter (who references his film Sharks of the Corn in his story, Crimes and Felines), Blair Kelly, Curtis Everitt, Logan Winton, Melvin Pittman, James M. Myers, and Jerry Williams contributing to the madness that is the Catnado. 

Well, Williams’ contribution would actually be a bonus epilogue story called “The Cosmic Catnado”, which is pretty wild in its own way with Vespa having the powers of the Catnado by the Dark Lord Bill Pines (I’m not joking!) and it’s hilarious with repeated lines and a cat drawing as the signal for the Catnado in this case. 

As for the film itself, there are some pretty insane scenes of the film. One involves a cat getting swallowed by a potential victim who then ends up like John Hurt in Alien. A break in between “Crimes and Felines” and “Of Cats and Men” has a funny Catnado witness rambling on about her experience and it is so funny seeing her reaction. “Storm Shelter” is hilarious as we see our protagonist shocked at the two talking cats in the shelter with him.

The best and craziest of the stories is definitely “Apocalypse Meow”, in which we see besties Oliver and Jerry prepare for war against vaccinated cats. They blame the vaccinations for the formation of the Catnado and while they hunt down cats, one scene proves to be unforgettable. “The Cat Burglar” is a quick story of detectives tracking down a robber dressed in a cat mask and fur coat with “Nightmare at 10,000 Feet” having a sense of comedy when a human-like cat drops on a single engine plane with the two friends in the plane figuring out how to get the cat out. 

Catnado is wild, crazy, and loads of fun! An enjoyable “so bad it’s good” movie that shows the dedication and fun the filmmakers have making this film. 

The film is currently on Tubi.