The Intruder (1962)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Charles Beaumont (novel)
Charles Beaumont (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 January 1963 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

He Fed Their Fears And Turned Neighbor Against Neighbor!

Plot:

A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.

Plot Keywords:

Integration | White Suit | False Accusation | Mob | Nymphomaniac

Cast

William Shatner	...	Adam Cramer
Frank Maxwell	...	Tom McDaniel
Beverly Lunsford	...	Ella McDaniel
Robert Emhardt	...	Verne Shipman
Leo Gordon	...	Sam Griffin
Charles Barnes	...	Joey Greene
Charles Beaumont	...	Mr. Paton
Katherine Smith	...	Ruth McDaniel
George Clayton Johnson	...	Phil West
William F. Nolan	...	Bart Carey (as William Nolan)
Phoebe Rowe	...	Mrs. Lambert
Bo Dodd	...	Sheriff
Walter Kurtz	...	Gramps
Oceo Ritch	...	Jack Allardyce (as O.C. Ritch)
Jeanne Cooper	...	Vi Griffin

Also Known As:

I Hate Your Guts! (USA) (reissue title)
Shame (USA) (reissue title)
The Stranger (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language, some violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Charleston, Missouri, USA

Company:

Roger Corman Productions

Trivia:

Producer Roger Corman allegedly blamed star William Shatner's performance for the box-office failure of the movie, and the breaking of Corman's perfect track record of successes. Shatner jokingly suggested years later that the re-release title "I Hate Your Guts!" was probably aimed at him.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of Adam Cramer's speech in front of the town hall, he unbuttons his jacket twice.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Adam Cramer: [to the little girl he helps out of the bus] There you go... Ma'am.
Little Girl's Mother: Thank you... What do you say to the nice gentleman?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman (#1.5)" (1999)

Words can not describe the emotions that this film elicits!

I wholeheartedly agree with pjmuck's review. The movie does deal with racism. The plot is delivered in a "far from contrived" manner. The movie is believable and makes (not meant to offend) the movie To Kill a Mockingbird's delivery as tame as a Disney short.

What you are not being told is the history behind this movie. It has been released and released under many names including it's original name "I Hate Your Guts" and then "Shame". The reason for this is because the movie is so realistic, it is taboo and is disturbing.

Please note: It's not gory disturbing, it's people disturbing; you can actually believe that a small community of individuals will react as this community does to the suggestions of an outsider, William Shatner.

And the performance from Shatner, my lord!, you will not believe it's William Shatner!

If you are a film buff, buy the DVD, don't even bother renting. The VHS went Out Of Print Quickly, I am not going to miss owning this on DVD. Great viewing!