{"id":76734,"date":"2021-10-05T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76734"},"modified":"2022-05-18T23:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T06:29:00","slug":"twinkle-twinkle-killer-kane-ninth-configuration-the-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76734","title":{"rendered":"Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane \/ Ninth Configuration, The (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think evil grows out of madness; I think madness grows out of evil.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster-670x1024.png 670w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShortly after the end of the Vietnam War, Colonel Kane (Stacy Keach) arrives at a castle housing mentally distressed veterans, including a former astronaut (Scott Wilson) who has lost his faith in humanity, and a lieutenant (Jason Miller) attempting to mount a Shakespearean production with dogs. Kane works closely with a colonel (Ed Flanders) to craft activities that will support the men in healing; but is shell-shocked Colonel Kane in need of support and healing himself?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Neville Brand Films<\/li>\n<li>Stacy Keach Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Peter_Blatty\">William Peter Blatty<\/a> &#8212; best known as the author of <em>The Exorcist<\/em> (1971) and its <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69330\">Oscar-winning screenplay adaptation<\/a> &#8212; made his directorial debut with this adaptation of his own novel, first published as <em>Twinkle, Twinkle, &#8216;Killer&#8217; Kane!<\/em> (1966) and later reworked as a new novel entitled <em>The Ninth Configuration<\/em> (1978). His film remains a beloved cult favorite, with <a href=\"http:\/\/old.bfi.org.uk\/sightandsound\/review\/153\">English critic Mark Kermode referring to it<\/a> as an &#8220;extraordinary theological thriller&#8221; in which Blatty offers &#8220;scabrous satire with sanguine spirituality in one of the most genuinely bizarre offerings of modern US cinema.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-1024x458.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-128x57.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-1536x686.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross-604x270.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Space-Cross.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kermode goes on to describe the film as &#8220;a breathtaking cocktail of philosophy, eye-popping visuals, jaw-dropping pretentiousness, rib-tickling humour and heart-stopping action.&#8221; With that said, he concedes it&#8217;s &#8220;a work of matchless madness which [nonetheless] divides audiences as spectacularly as the waves of the Red Sea, a cult classic that continues to provoke either apostolic devotion or baffled dismissal 20 years on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-1024x421.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-1536x631.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang-604x248.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Motorcycle-Gang.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I happen to fall in the latter camp. I&#8217;m not a personal fan of movies exploring &#8220;who&#8217;s <em>really<\/em> insane&#8221; &#8212; i.e., <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2889\"><em>King of Hearts<\/em> (1966)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44163\"><em>One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest<\/em> (1975)<\/a>, etc. &#8212; and this outing is no exception. It&#8217;s filled with countless lines of dialogue intended to highlight the patients&#8217; wacky yet cultured personas:  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am punishing the atoms. I am making an example of them.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;This man treats crocodiles for acne!&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The man in the moon tried to f**k my sister!&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;You wouldn&#8217;t know Kafka from Bette Davis.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Quit drinking buttermilk daiquiris in the closet.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Read the classics; it improves the whole respiratory system.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing less attractive than a psychiatrist who pouts.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Listen, I know my rights: I want to see my urologist.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, I don&#8217;t understand the humor in &#8212; or purpose behind &#8212; Miller attempting to stage Shakespearean works with dogs (and why does his own dog look like it&#8217;s covered in shaggy carpet?): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Shaggy-Dog.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m equally uncertain why the film intentionally includes cinematic references (such as an inexplicable poster of Bela Lugosi&#8217;s Dracula on the wall). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-1024x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-1536x635.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dracula-1.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s &#8220;big reveal&#8221; about Keach midway through didn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise to me:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-1024x415.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-1536x623.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag-604x245.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Dog-Tag.png 1847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and while I can imagine audiences at the time being appreciative of such a frank look at the life-altering PTSD experienced by so many Vietnam vets, I find it all overly calculated and heavy-handed. Watch for Neville Brand in an underdeveloped role as a military assistant: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-1536x643.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Brand.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and other recognizable names and faces (Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia, Joe Spinell) in bit parts throughout. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Spinell.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> I fact-checked a distressing claim made by one character about the high suicide rates of psychiatrists, and sadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/invisible-illness\/psychiatrists-have-the-highest-suicide-rate-of-any-profession-its-time-to-do-something-about-it-7d63e2f2fe21\">it turns out to be true<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine sets and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-1024x421.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-1536x631.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2-604x248.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Castle2.png 1851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Still2.png 1857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-1536x648.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ninth-Configuration-Cinematography.png 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course it&#8217;s worth a look if you&#8217;re curious, given its enthusiastic fan base. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0081237\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/ninth-configuration-1979-twinkle-twinkle-killer-kane.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=537&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85067\/the-ninth-configuration#articles-reviews?articleId=1302328\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/old.bfi.org.uk\/sightandsound\/review\/153\">Sight and Sound Review (Mark Kermode)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZM06dCvrkDI\">Mark Kermode&#8217;s BFI video review<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lQWexi1HP5Q\">Welcome to the Basement Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ca8y8FgXLoU\">Film Slice Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P1W-Pe2_Ozg\">The Dave Cullen Show Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think evil grows out of madness; I think madness grows out of evil.&#8221; Synopsis: Shortly after the end of the Vietnam War, Colonel Kane (Stacy Keach) arrives at a castle housing mentally distressed veterans, including a former astronaut (Scott Wilson) who has lost his faith in humanity, and a lieutenant (Jason Miller) attempting to mount a Shakespearean production with dogs. Kane works closely with a colonel (Ed Flanders) to craft activities that will support the men in healing;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76734\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76734"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84233,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76734\/revisions\/84233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}