What is CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF about?
In CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for patriarch Big Daddy (James Earl Jones), who does not know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama (Phylicia Rashad). Front and center as tensions mount are alcoholic former football hero Brick (Terrence Howard) and his beautiful but sexually frustrated wife Maggie “the Cat” (Anika Noni Rose); as their troubled relationship comes to a stormy and steamy climax, a shockwave of secrets are finally revealed.
