“Total submission. That’s what I like in a woman — total submission.”
Synopsis:
When a female writer from New York (Camille Keaton) is gang-raped by thugs on a remote island, she plots her revenge.
Genres:
Class Relations
Horror
Rape
Revenge
Writers
Response to Peary’s Review:
Peary is one among many reviewers who have argued that there is truly “no way to defend” this highly [...]
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“What the hell is a nun doing out here?”
Synopsis:
A mercenary gunfighter (Clint Eastwood) rescues a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine) in the desert, and tries to bring her to safety. When he discovers that she’s on her way to help Mexican revolutionaries blow up a French fort, they find that their interests are aligned.
Genres:
Battle of [...]
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“You’re young, attractive, and healthy — and swimming in a toilet bowl!”
Abandoned by her mother, 15-year-old Molly (Donna Wilkes) is an honor student by day, and a Hollywood hooker — “Angel” — by night. When Angel witnesses one of her friends being murdered by a necrophilic serial killer (John Diehl), she gains protection from [...]
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“First you find a little thread. A little thread leads you to a string, and the string leads you to a rope… And from the rope — you hang by the neck.”
Synopsis:
After narrowly escaping death, private detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) investigates the mysterious murder of a hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman), hoping he will stumble onto [...]
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“A carnival ain’t even a real carnival without a sideshow — everyone knows that!”
Synopsis:
After falling for a carnival worker (Gary Busey),18-year-old Donna (Jodie Foster) decides to run away from home and join the troupe.
Genres:
Carnival and Circuses
Love Triangle
Runaways
Review:
Jodie Foster turned in her second powerhouse performance of the year (see also Foxes) in this cult favorite, [...]
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“It’s just you and me now, sport — and I’m going to find you, goddamn it!”
Synopsis:
When semi-retired FBI agent Will Graham (William Petersen) is hired to track down a serial killer nicknamed “The Tooth Fairy” (Tom Noonan), he seeks advice from notorious psychopath Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox).
Genres:
Cat-and-Mouse
Detectives and Private Eyes
Murder Mystery
Psychopaths
Race-Against-Time
Serial Killers
Review:
Five years [...]
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“Beware of the dwarf!”
Synopsis:
A divorced librarian (Goldie Hawn) finds herself unwittingly caught up in a plot to assassinate the Pope.
Genres:
Murder Mystery
“No One Believes Me!”
Romantic Comedy
Satires and Spoofs
Thriller
Review:
Foul Play — a comedic Hitchcockian thriller — starts out strong, introducing characters (Goldie Hawn’s wide-eyed Gloria and Chevy Chase’s clumsy detective) who are quite appealing. Unfortunately, the [...]
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“Love is a neverending battle — the young, the old, in the same boat…”
Synopsis:
On the brink of WWII, 13-year-old Marie (Laetitia Chauveau) and her mother (Edith Clever) go to stay with Marie’s grandmother (Simone Signoret) in the French countryside. Marie develops a crush on a young doctor (Francis Huster), and is devastated when she finds [...]
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“I have a funny feeling in my stomach…”
Synopsis:
Two shipwrecked children (Elva Josephson and Glenn Kohan) grow into teens (Brooke Shields and Christopher Atikins), and find themselves feeling unexpected urges…
Genres:
Coming-of-Age
Deserted Island
First Love
Sexuality
Survival
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this “terribly made” remake of the “tasteful, enjoyable 1949 British film with Jean Simmons and Donald Houston has [...]
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“I don’t care if we never see a boat again. I don’t care if we never get away from here!”
Synopsis:
Two young children (Susan Stranks and Peter Rudolph Jones) are shipwrecked on a deserted island, and must survive on their own. As they grow older, Emma (Jean Simmons) and Michael (Donald Houston) find themselves falling in [...]
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