"This slow plodding thriller could suit normal movie-goers who are looking for a quiet, intense and blood-tingling cult classic." Qlog Sept 2013
Where did this film come from I ask? How have I never heard of it? Especially with a epic cast of Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen....coupled with some great supporting characters in Mort Shuman (cop) and Scott Jacoby (magician), both I've never heard of before but they were really good. This movie had the rhythm of The Abominable Dr. Phibes, the intensity of Calvaire, yet was still cloaked with the classic 70's thriller-style feel - where you see minimal yet you don't see what you need to.... Essentially, not all answers are given which forces the imagination of the viewers to create their own vivid imagery....awh man, I'm still just thinking about some of the craziness that ensued.
The basic plot is a young Jodie Foster lives by herself. Both of her parents are dead, most recently her father. But she is independently able to fend for herself, and makes it her mission to ensure others in the town think that her father is still alive - per Jodie's character Rynn, he is just 'not available' at the moment (out of town, writing/transcribing and can't be disturbed, or resting). A pedophile, played by Martin Sheen, spends the entire movie attempting to get Jodie to be his. Left alone in the world, all by herself, Rynn befriends a teen magician named Mario and boooooom, they become lovers. Together they attempt to cover up a giant tangled mess and fend off pedophiles. There is an apparent tone throughout the movie consisting of that old-school thinking....such as 'I-am-your-superior/elder,-you-will-listen-to/obey-me', which occurs between the adults and Jodie.
Each film I watch like this ends up opening so many doors. As in, 'Oh, you liked THAT@!? Well if you liked that then you will most certainly like this....(fill in next awesome movie journey/tangent).' So, I'm happy to have found it and will look up some new classics based on this theme. I don't know how to place this one on the list, but I think it might be top 30-40?? Could that be possible? I might need to sleep on this, watch it a few more times, and then judge where this will fit within the grand picture.
Quickly, just to mention a few taboo type items as I read about this film. Apparently Jodie disliked filming this and thought the director (I think) was creepy and took things too far. Even if asked till this day, she barely refers to the film and says she wasn't acting at her best. She didn't like the nude scene that was requested of her - which ended up being played by her stunt double older sister....and she didn't love the scene with the hamster.
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Doesn't she kill everyone? Even Mario?
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