According to the Connections section, this movie references Compulsion. I've watched both movies and didn't notice any references myself but maybe I just missed them. Funny Games is pretty obviously based on the same real life case as Compulsion (that is, the murder of Bobby Franks by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold) but are there any direct references, i.e. quotes etc., to Compulsion?
shareI haven't seen Compulsion, so I don't know about direct references , but just reading the storyline of Compulsion was enough for me to notice the similarity between Artie Strauss/Judd Steiner and Paul/Peter.
Artie Strauss and Judd Steiner are friends and fellow law students who both come from wealthy backgrounds. They have few true friends as they believe all their contemporaries are intellectually inferior. Within their relationship, Artie is the dominant and Judd the submissive who says he will do whatever Artie tells him. Although Judd acts intellectually arrogant to others, he also shows signs of weakness and reticence most evident to Artie.
Please, girl, your ears are all the virgin you got left.share