Starring:
雅克·伯格拉克 麦瑞·安德丝 Marcia Henderson 艾莉森·海耶斯
Director:
George Blair
Introduction:
Bizarrefilmfrom1960 Inthissurprisinglywatchablechillerfrom1960,ahypnotistDesmond(Bergerac)getshisentertainmentbyhavingbeautifulyoungwomendisfigurethemselvesinprettygraphicways—settingtheirhaironfire,washingfaceswithacid,drinkinglye,puttingtheirfacesinfans—well,yougettheidea.Withallofthisgoingon,thelocalpolicesendadetectiveandapolicepsychologistouttosolvethecases. Thismoviefeaturesundoubtedlythedumbestduoofpoliceofficersever,detectiveSteveKennedyandDr.PhilipHecht.Thesetwoguysaresuchidiotsthattheirincompetenceisfascinatingtowatch.Atfirst,theycan’tdecidewhetherallofthesedisfigurementcasesarerelated(duccc!)andspendtherestofthemovietrying—sortof—tocatchtheperpetrator. ThemanyunintentionallyfunnyscenesincludeSteve’sgirlfriend(Henderson)beingkissedandgropedbyDesmond(whileSteveblanklywatchesfromadistance),thefirsthypnosisscene(“Youarethemeanestofallthedogs!!”),thebeatnikbarscene,andthefinalsceneatatheater,wherethe“secret”isrevealed,butonlyaftertheaudienceismesmerizedintodoingprettyoutrageousthings—likebadacting. Releasedduringthehypnosisandbeatnikcrazesoftheearly1960s,thisbizarremovieisaninterestingtimecapsuleandstarscultactressAllisonHayes.BesureandcatchHecht’s(GuyPrescott)jaw-droppingclosingline…it’sguaranteedtoleaveyouspeechless.