A hilarious Instagram video from @thecatassassiin shows a cat named Leo pretending to die as his dad plays a fake shooting game with him. He delivers a full “play dead” performance after his dad pretends to shoot him with a finger gun: Leo doesn’t even look ready for it at first. He faces away, meows softly, and then instantly gets into character the moment his dad raises two fingers like a tiny pretend pistol and makes a gunshot sound.
Cat delivers pure drama when dad pretends to shoot him in funny video
After his dad’s fake shooting in the video, the cat dramatically flops onto the kitchen tile like he just took a fatal hit. He stretches out flat with his legs extended, and commits to the bit so hard it looks rehearsed — and that’s when dad steps closer, prompting Leo to break character. In that, he lifts his head slightly to look up at him, as if to check whether the scene was up to his standards.
That little glance impressed viewers. One user wrote, “He looked up and was like ‘how I do??’” while another commenter declared, “bro deserves an Oscar.” A third viewer added, “Paid actor,” while another joked, “I hope he is paid for his job.” A viewer noted, “You can’t make this up.” Someone even asked the question every cat owner wants to know: “How do I train my cats to do this.”
The account owner also shared another video pointing out this is very real and not an edit, writing in the caption: “This is not AI, he really be doin this.”
So how does a cat end up playing dead? It is usually and especially easy when a specific sound or gesture always leads to attention in the form of praise or playtime. Over time, the game becomes a cue — in this case, the finger gun and the sound effect. And that’s it — Leo immediately understands the role he must play.
