{"id":84152,"date":"2022-05-16T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84152"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:57:05","slug":"night-of-the-following-day-the-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84152","title":{"rendered":"Night of the Following Day, The (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This guy is not responsible. He&#8217;s crazy; he&#8217;s psycho.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Poster.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nUpon landing in Paris, the grown daughter (Pamela Franklin) of a wealthy businessman (Hugues Wanner) is kidnapped by a chauffeur (Marlon Brando) who quickly meets up with his girlfriend (Rita Moreno) and her brother (Jess Hahn) at a beachside house where a psychopathic henchman (Richard Boone) is ready to &#8220;watch over&#8221; Franklin until her father pays ransom; meanwhile, a curious local fishing policeman (G\u00e9rard Buhr) wonders what is going on at the house.\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>Hostages<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Marlon Brando Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Boone Films<\/li>\n<li>Rita Moreno Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this &#8220;minor cult film&#8221; featuring &#8220;blond Marlon Brando&#8221; alongside &#8220;Rita Moreno (also a blonde)&#8221; centers on Brando&#8217;s concerns &#8220;that the [kidnapping] plan is doomed to fail&#8221; given &#8220;that Moreno is cracking up&#8221; and &#8220;Boone is a psycho who wants to kill his accomplices and Franklin and run off with all the ransom money.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that &#8220;after a couple of sloppy scenes&#8221; (I&#8217;m not sure what he&#8217;s referring to), &#8220;you&#8217;ll worry that the entire film is going to be a mess, but you are swiftly drawn into the cleverly plotted story and become intrigued with the offbeat characters.&#8221; He argues that &#8220;director-co-writer Hubert Cornfield does quite well on a slim budget,&#8221; using &#8220;a series of two-character scenes to build tension&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Brando-Moreno.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; allowing &#8220;the pent-up violence to explode in a burst of deadly gunfire,&#8221; and capping &#8220;it off with an exciting scene.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m essentially in agreement with Peary&#8217;s review of this non-essential but reasonably well-crafted caper flick, which features a truly menacing Richard Boone (some of his lines will cause you to gasp): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Boone.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and an authentically vulnerable Rita Moreno as a drug-addicted, highly insecure woman who becomes increasingly paranoid as the film progresses: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Moreno2.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPOILERS <\/p>\n<p>Peary concludes his review by noting that &#8220;viewers will have mixed reactions to the ending, a horror-movie cliche,&#8221; but I view the &#8220;flashback&#8221; structure as simply a representation of Franklin&#8217;s final thoughts as she dies: she is reflecting back on the moments when she met the undercover criminals who would change (and ultimately end) her life. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the ensemble cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin-504x270.png 504w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Franklin.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Hahn-Brando.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of windswept locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Night-of-the-Following-Day-Cinematography.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Brando fans will want to give it a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0064728\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/02\/20\/archives\/screen-brando-in-the-night-of-the-following-day.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=820&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1634marl.html\">DVD Savant Review <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This guy is not responsible. He&#8217;s crazy; he&#8217;s psycho.&#8221; Synopsis: Upon landing in Paris, the grown daughter (Pamela Franklin) of a wealthy businessman (Hugues Wanner) is kidnapped by a chauffeur (Marlon Brando) who quickly meets up with his girlfriend (Rita Moreno) and her brother (Jess Hahn) at a beachside house where a psychopathic henchman (Richard Boone) is ready to &#8220;watch over&#8221; Franklin until her father pays ransom; meanwhile, a curious local fishing policeman (G\u00e9rard Buhr) wonders what is going on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84152\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84152","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=84152"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95971,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84152\/revisions\/95971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}