Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueNaive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur-filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho prankster Otto stalks the buildi... Tout lireNaive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur-filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur-filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Salesman
- (as Jack Harrell)
- Soap Opera
- (voix)
- Soap Opera
- (voix)
- Soap Opera
- (voix)
- A Bird
- (as Jenifer Salt)
Avis à la une
Brian de Palma's first feature shows how cheaply it's produced, not only in the poorly recorded soud track, but the occasional attempts at sped-up silent comedy. I found the movie to be unfocused, roaming from one subplot to the next without any sense of pacing in the editing, and the characters dull, one-note, whiny, and not too bright.
What we have here is the world of exploitation, underground film presented by a young auteur working in the experimental art scene. I think it works. Granted, this is not a fully developed film, as it had no budget and little cast. But not unlike the early work of Polanski or Cronenberg, there is plenty of potential here.
The film was released in one cinema in New York City, quickly disappeared not long after, and was thought lost. Lucky for us, this was not the case. Although on its own it may be nothing special, it is a crucial piece in understanding De Palma's talent and vision.
We also get some music and screen time from William Finley (1940-2012), who would go on to work with De Palma many more times (and also with Tobe Hooper). His character alone makes this worth a peek.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThis film is featured as a bonus on "Blow Out", released by the Criterion Collection, spine #562.
- GaffesWhen Otto hides in the trunk and rolls down down the road towards Tracy, the trunk is not closed and he watches Tracy as he rolls down the hill. After the trunk topples off the trolley, Tracy goes to see what is in it but needs to undo the latches as the trunk is now closed.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Blow Out (1981)
- Bandes originalesMurder à la Mod
Written and Performed by William Finley (as W.F. Finley)
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Détails
- Durée
- 1h 20min(80 min)
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1