{"id":78987,"date":"2021-12-22T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T21:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78987"},"modified":"2021-12-22T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T23:55:10","slug":"intruder-the-i-hate-your-guts-shame-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78987","title":{"rendered":"Intruder, The \/ I Hate Your Guts! \/ Shame (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s no two ways about it: this here thing&#8217;s gotta be stopped, and it&#8217;s gotta be stopped right now!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster-214x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster-193x270.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Poster.png 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a white supremacist agitator (William Shatner) shows up in a southern town about to integrate its schools, he enlists help from a newspaperman (Frank Maxwell) and a local bigot (Robert Emhardt) to stir up hatred while romancing Maxwell&#8217;s teenage daughter (Beverly Lunsford) and putting the moves on the disturbed wife (Jeanne Cooper) of a neighbor (Leo Gordon). Will Shatner succeed in his goals of preventing integration and sowing violence?\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>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Racism and Race Relations<\/li>\n<li>Roger Corman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade on a shoestring budget (of course), this Roger Corman-produced, Charles Beaumont-scripted independent film is a marvel of brave innovation: rather than centering a white savior showing up in a racist town to save Blacks, we&#8217;re shown a white anti-hero who easily stokes existing bigotry into increasingly violent outcomes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner-Heil.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll admit I kept waiting for a &#8220;big reveal&#8221; &#8212; Shatner&#8217;s <em>true<\/em> motivations must surely be good &#8212; that never came; what we see here is what we get, in unvarnished docu-realism: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Signs.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Walking.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the storyline ultimately ends with an &#8220;easy out&#8221;, it&#8217;s made crystal clear that nothing has changed in this town. A near-lynching of an innocent black teenager (Charles Barnes): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-22-13h43m54s007.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; only <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> happen given another man&#8217;s non-race-related personal grudges against Shatner. Film fanatics should most definitely check out this unusual flick, which remains one of the most potent films about racism from its era.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Shatner as Adam Cramer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Shatner2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Taylor Byars&#8217; stark b&#038;w cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intruder-Cinematography.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a brave and unique (if flawed) independent film. Listed (appropriately so) as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055019\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-intruder-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s223intruder.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/79332\/the-intruder#articles-reviews?articleId=182917\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notcoming.com\/reviews\/intrudercorman\/\">Not Coming to a Theater Near You Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no two ways about it: this here thing&#8217;s gotta be stopped, and it&#8217;s gotta be stopped right now!&#8221; Synopsis: When a white supremacist agitator (William Shatner) shows up in a southern town about to integrate its schools, he enlists help from a newspaperman (Frank Maxwell) and a local bigot (Robert Emhardt) to stir up hatred while romancing Maxwell&#8217;s teenage daughter (Beverly Lunsford) and putting the moves on the disturbed wife (Jeanne Cooper) of a neighbor (Leo Gordon). 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