Douglas, un venditore di dischi, è un fan ossessivo dell'attrice Sally Ross. Quando le sue lettere vengono respinte, egli colpisce lei e i suoi cari.Douglas, un venditore di dischi, è un fan ossessivo dell'attrice Sally Ross. Quando le sue lettere vengono respinte, egli colpisce lei e i suoi cari.Douglas, un venditore di dischi, è un fan ossessivo dell'attrice Sally Ross. Quando le sue lettere vengono respinte, egli colpisce lei e i suoi cari.
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- QuizReportedly, the film originally was intended as a straightforward thriller starring Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Jeff Lieberman. However, the project was delayed and both left the picture.
- BlooperAt the point at which Sally's musical "Never Say Never" has its opening night, Douglas Breen is unemployed (and possibly homeless) and, thus, could not possibly afford an expensive ticket for the opening night of a Broadway show.
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Belle Goldman: Dear Mr. Breen. Point one: I have no intention of showing your tasteless letter to Ms. Ross. Point two: I believe there is a law against sending pornography through the mail. Point three: If you should be so ill-advised as to write her any more letters, I can assure you there will be no reply.
Douglas Breen: Now I know why I haven't heard from you. Your secretary has been intercepting my letters. Obviously she is jealous of our relationship. Her possessiveness worries me. Has it occurred to you that she might have lesbian tendencies? I think you should get rid of her. I will put all of this in a letter and deliver it to you directly. I won't use my last name or return address. You know where to write me.
- Versioni alternativeAt the 57:17 mark, the spoken line in all theatrical prints and previous video versions is "Dearest Bitch, See how accessible you are? How would you liked to be fucked with a meat cleaver?" The 2002 DVD release from Paramount Home Entertainment replaces that line with "Dearest Bitch, I've exhausted myself on thinking of ways to kill you." No reasons were given for this alteration. The rest of the film, including the gore, is intact. The VHS version features the original line.
I get frustrated in movies where the conflict can be resolved if the characters would just act sensibly, but to string the movie along they have to be stupid. The epitome of that in this movie is in the fact that Lauren Becall's secretary - who knows that the fan is disturbed by the content of his letters - never thinks to write down the man's name in the event his obsession becomes a criminal matter.
There are some good things in the movie. Maureen Stapleton, in particular, gives an interesting performance and there is some interesting camera work in the theater rehearsals. In addition, Lauren Becall displays the qualities that have made her a Hollywood icon (even though based upon what is seen, it is doubtful that anyone would want to see this musical she is in). But the movie is brought down by a script that abandoned the character study aspects in favor of focusing on the cheap thriller qualities.
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 10.500.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 3.082.096 USD
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 3.082.096 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 35 minuti
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1