69. Cat People’s Staircase
Also Appears In: The Magnificent Ambersons
Estimated Savings: $500-$1,000*
If you’re a fan of ridiculous eighties horror movies, you should consider watching the film Cat People. The movie features a woman named Irena who has a dark family secret (we won’t spoil it) that rears its head when she falls in love with a zoologist.
Cat People’s Staircase @hatcherdogg / @florenciadupont / Pinterest.com
Cat People was pretty creepy, and it was the originator of a new jump-scare tactic called the “Lewton Bus.”Cat People was low-budget, made on $12.5 million (though it nearly doubled that at the box office). To save money, Cat People reused sets, like the staircase in the film, from The Magnificent Ambersons, a period drama directed by Orson Welles.