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This movie was used as a murder defense

posted 14 years ago by stormcrowe616
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"In a second case, State v. Molina, the defendant, also represented by Rubin, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity based upon a theory of television intoxication. After twenty-one-year-old Molina watched a movie entitled "Love at First Bite," he held down a ten-year-old girl while her sixteen-year-old step-brother stabbed and shot her to death. Rubin maintained that the social science basis of the defense had improved since the Zamora case, but the jury rejected Molina's insanity defense, and the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment." (Falk, Novel Theories of Criminal Defense Based Upon the Toxicity of the Social Environment 745)

I've never seen this movie. Does this make sense to you, and what scene(s) do you think were most influential?

[–] reeldoll 14 years ago

Go watch the film and save yourself 30 bucks on gaining access to read the court case online.
State vs Molina- hmmm, I have a theory but don't think you're interested in hearing it though.... or are you? ...
oh and just a quick opinion, with all the blood and guts and gore films available, Love at First Bite is not one of them.

As far as influential scenes, I'm not inclined to engage that because it would be politically incorrect. In this day and age... leave well enough alone. ... seriously... engaging into social commentary within a film, LAFB is not s starting point- may I ask why you asked about something so specific without actually viewing the film in question? If you're worried that it is a extremely violent cult film, like a Lucio Fulci, it is not. Sorry for repeating myself.

Interesting topic btw.

[–] CountVladDracula 13 years ago

Considering this is a comedy about Dracula having a girlfriend in 1979 new York City and Dracula's the "Good guy" of the movie and there's no blood actually seen in the film and no one dies. Umm... No. It does not make sense.

[–] millsey72 (10666) 4 days ago

Dracula is never a good guy in any movie

[–] PillowRock 13 years ago

Does that defense make sense to me?

Let's put it this way:
The easiest and most complete way to utterly debunk that defense would be to show the jury the movie.

Seriously, there is more disturbing and violent imagery in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (though probably not as much risque double entendre humor).