Connection, The (1962)
“You will not see the man behind the man — because there is no such man!”
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“You will not see the man behind the man — because there is no such man!”
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“It only hurts when you think of it. And if you’re real, you’ll think of it a long, long time.”
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The stories he has to tell are simply hilarious — at least until the hours wear on and his revelations become increasingly fraught with vulnerability (especially as Clarke’s cameraman, Carl Lee, eggs him on). You’re sure to be engaged — if not haunted, disturbed, and/or entertained — by this most unusual docu-interview. Note: A docudrama re-imagining what might have taken place during the marathon shooting of this film has just been released; click here to read more. Redeeming Qualities and Moments: Must See? Categories
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“I advise you to ask no questions of anyone in this region.”
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“Music is not black and white. It is every color — and even some that painters don’t have.”
“Castle Haloran is a bit perplexing — a very strange place, really, old and musty; the kind of place you’d expect a ghost to like to wander around in.”
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Response to Peary’s Review: Note: Peary puzzles over the film’s odd title, which has since been clarified: an earlier cult film was already named Dementia (1955), so 13 was added “to get the film played on the 13th of each month” (according to an interview by Coppola with James Lipton). Redeeming Qualities and Moments:
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“Let us build a new fatherland. It is time we awoke from this vile coma!”
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“It looks as if the slime people have won — for now.”
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“I cannot — yet I must. How do you calculate that?”
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“Within 48 hours, Dr. Bradford had closely examined the creature and the spaceship and reached a number of conclusions. He was sure the creature had come from beyond our solar system.”
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Response to Peary’s Review: Indeed, I can’t really imagine watching this sub-Z-grade movie without the “assistance” of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew, who add appropriately derogatory commentary and/or supplemental dialogue to every scene in the film — humorously highlighting all of Peary’s complaints above blow-by-blow. Viewed simply as a TRULY TERRIBLE movie, however — how much worse could it be? — this flick holds a certain surreal allure: as Richard Scheib writes, it “exerts a terribleness that is fascinating to see. The gap between what it sets out to achieve and what it actually does achieve is a gaping chasm.” Redeeming Qualities and Moments: Must See? Categories
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