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Director Fleischer's Sick + Twisted View Of A Victim Enjoying The Rape

posted 14 years ago by esaxxon
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There is a scene in the film where Tony Curtis starts to tie up one of his victims, and the actress was directed, as you can see in the film, to give Tony Curtis a seductive look as though she is aroused. ARE YOU SERIOUS???
No woman who has just been abducted is going to be turned on by this! A victim would be terrified for their life. This director disrespected these murder victims of this mutant killer when he portrayed it that way in the film. Fleischer is a real sicko and has no class.

[–] theonioneaters 14 years ago

could you repost with a time as to when this occurred ? i just watched the entire movie and saw no such "seductive" look. how could you possibly know how the actress was directed ? sounds like you're the one with no class to make this stuff up in your sicko head.

[–] mwhite182 14 years ago

If you're referring to the scene where he's tying the woman to the bed, I don't think I saw any type of seductive look, nor did I in any other scene. I don't know where you got your information but I didn't see that happen at all

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[–] namaGemo 13 years ago

I'm going with you on this one. He/she is imprinting their own thoughts on this film, and about something that never happened.

[–] amolad-1 14 years ago

In that scene we see a woman so scared and confused that she starts to disassociate from reality.
And you're telling us that you know how Fleischer directed the scene?
Why don't you ask Sally Kellerman--she's still alive.

[–] victora87 14 years ago

The fact that you saw something that did not occur obviously makes you the one with a "sick" problem.
I've seen this movie multiple times as I have a copy of it and at no time does Sally Kellerman, an accomplished actress (MASH, Serial), gives Tony Curtis a look of seduction as he is tying her limbs to the bed.
The only look in Kellerman's face during this disturbing scene is a look of absolute terror.

[–] buddhalou 14 years ago

Like the other folks who responded here, I saw nothing of the kind. And your assertion that Fliescher instructed Ms Kellerman to do so? Really think you need to cite your sources if you're going to make a claim like that. Ludicrous.

[–] franzkabuki 13 years ago

Firstly, this is a gross misinterpretation of the scene. Secondly, f-ck class.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] preppy-3 13 years ago

Gotta agree with everybody else. Kellerman did NOT give Curtis a seductive look at all! She was gagged, tied up and trying to scream. The sequence was disturbing not erotic at all. Love how the OP assumes he knows how the sequence was directed!

[–] gribfritz2 13 years ago

She looks positively scared to death. If that's what seduction looks like to you, please either have your head examined or check in with your local police as a future sex offender.

[–] austinman 13 years ago

4 words
crisis level psychological intervention

[–] Marinas1212 12 years ago

You know, it's weird, I knew exactly what scene you referred to. I just watched this for the first time last night and came to this posting first because it occurred to me, in a couple of the scenes (and this scene was filmed extensively from several angles) it occurred to me that in a couple of the scenes, she did appear aroused, and in others, she appeared to be disassociating. I even wondered if some of the scenes were meant to be taken (incorrectly) from Albert's perspective. I don't know, from my female perspective, the jury's out on this one.

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[–] joshua_carpino 11 years ago

"in a couple of the scenes she did appear to be enjoying it"
uh,no she didn't.
"in my female perspective,the jury is out"
in my male perspective,your female perspective is *beep*

[–] sleepingtiger (712) 7 years ago

carpino:
No,your immature male perspective is bull****.

[–] TheAnimalMother 11 years ago

What a load. There is no such "seductive look" scene. Pretty sure this poster must just be a troll of some sort, trying to start controversy out of absolutely nothing.

My body's a cage, it's been used and abused...and I...LIKE IT!!