Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Adrian becomes fixated on Anne Hathaway because he believes she is the perfect embodiment of his artistic vision. He frames his film Be My Cat as inspired by her Catwoman role in The Dark Knight Rises, and he convinces himself that only she can bring his project to life. This obsession escalates into a delusional romantic fixation where he believes he deserves her love and can win her over if he proves his talent through the demo footage.

• anne hathaway obsession
• adrian motivation
• be my cat film
• catwoman inspiration

Adrian kills Sonia because the line between his film and reality has completely dissolved. When she wakes up frightened and tries to leave, he declares she must be sacrificed for art. He genuinely believes his violent actions are merely acting and that killing her will prove his dedication to Anne Hathaway. The fantasy has consumed his identity entirely.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Adrian explains the film's premise centers on a stalker who fixates on an actress, foreshadowing how his obsession will manifest in real life.

• sonia death
• adrian murder
• chloroform scene
• killing actress

Adrian uses real chloroform because he has lost the ability to distinguish between his film and reality. The scene he is filming involves a stalker using chloroform to abduct an actress, and he increasingly treats his actual crimes as just another part of the performance. He genuinely believes the violence is acting and that he is worthy of Anne's attention.

Foreshadowing: The film shoot at the abandoned house progressively blurs the lines between rehearsal and reality, setting up this escalation.

• real chloroform
• adrian violence
• abduction scene
• acting exercise

Adrian spares Alexandra because she resembles Anne Hathaway, which triggers his romantic obsession in a way the other actresses did not. Instead of killing her, he becomes drawn to her and listens when she suggests he should travel to Hollywood to confess his love to Anne in person. This alternative path to Anne satisfies his delusion more than completing the film.

Foreshadowing: Adrian's entire motivation is reaching Anne Hathaway, so when Alexandra offers a direct path to her, he chooses that route.

• alexandra spared
• adrian Anne resemblance
• why not kill alexandra

Adrian reveals that as a child he killed a cat, and this trauma shapes his twisted logic throughout the film. He claims the film's protagonist transforms the actress into a surrogate for that cat. The dead cat he spots on the road while traveling to meet Flory reinforces his fixation. The cat motif represents innocence and sweetness, qualities he claims to cherish but destroys.

Foreshadowing: Adrian's stated preference for cats over dogs reflects his warped value system established in childhood.

• cat killed childhood
• adrian backstory
• cat motif
• symbolism

Adrian decides to go to Hollywood because Alexandra suggests it as a way to directly declare his love to Anne Hathaway. This appeals to him more than making the film as a demonstration of talent. When the prospect of a future with Anne becomes real, he abandons the project entirely, realizing the film was always just a means to reach her.

Foreshadowing: Adrian's ultimate goal has always been Anne Hathaway herself, not the film.

• hollywood ending
• adrian leaves
• film abandoned
• pursuit anne hathaway

Adrian explains that childhood bullying shaped his prejudices, he dislikes boys and dogs for their cruelty while claiming an affinity for girls and cats for their sweetness. He channeled this trauma into his film, using it as justification for his crimes. The backstory provides psychological context for his distorted worldview and targeting of female actors.

Foreshadowing: This explanation comes before he meets the second actress, framing his subsequent actions within his warped logic.

• bullying childhood
• adrian trauma
• motivation backstory
• psychology

Alexandra convinces Adrian to go to Hollywood as a survival strategy. Recognizing his obsession with Anne, she suggests he travel there to profess his love in person, knowing this would get him to leave the house. Her manipulation works, he agrees to let her live if she waits in the basement for thirty minutes while he escapes.

Foreshadowing: Alexandra's survival instinct drives her to offer an alternative that aligns with Adrian's delusion.

• alexandra manipulation
• hollywood plan
• survival
• psychological manipulation

Alexandra survives the movie. Adrian agrees to let her live on the condition that she waits in the basement for thirty minutes while he escapes to Hollywood. She wishes him luck, and he leaves. The film ends with him disappearing toward Hollywood, leaving Alexandra alive but traumatized in the basement.

• alexandra survival
• ending fate
• basement scene
• escapes

Adrian switches off the camera because he realizes the film was always just a means to reach Anne Hathaway, not the end goal itself. With the prospect of going to Hollywood to be with her, the project becomes unnecessary. In a moment of reckless triumph, he abandons the film entirely, choosing to pursue his delusion directly.

• camera stopped
• film abandoned
• pursuit anne
• delusion complete

Flory dies because Adrian attempts to remove fat from her body with a kitchen knife to make her thinner for the role. The crude operation causes severe bleeding that leads to her death before he can put her in the catsuit. He feels a hollow sense of validation, believing he has fully become his character.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Adrian criticizes Flory for her age and weight, establishing his obsession with physical appearance.

• flory death
• mutilation
• blood loss
• body alteration

Adrian tells the neighbors investigating the screams that they are filming a horror movie, and they believe him. This lie buys him time and allows him to continue his activities without interference. The neighbors' gullibility highlights how easily he manipulates people around him.

• neighbors fooled
• horror movie excuse
• scream cover up