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Title: Tattoo (1981)
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Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes dangerously obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he's hired to paint temporary tattoos on a group of women for a photo shoot. As his obsession grows, Kinsky becomes increasingly determined that Maddy should bear his "mark" ... forever. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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9 October 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The furor in the media about whether the two leads' love scenes were real was parodied by Jim Stafford on Johnny Carson's "Tonight" show. Stafford hypothesized that there were only four possibilities: They were: (1) They did have sex and she was lying. (2) They didn't have sex and he was lying. (3) He did but she didn't. And (4) He did but she didn't even notice. See more »Quotes
Karl Kinsky: It's not crap. Some people need it, makes them feel important, gives them a feeling of confidence, strength. I can't keep this place running just on what I like.See more »
Tattoo is very beautiful and stylish looking, as is Maud Adams. Below the cinematographic beauty is a core of exploitation.
Maud Adams is not a great actress, but she and her breasts have wonderful personality which comes through on screen. Bruce Dern, a very good actor, lends gravity to his performance and does much more justice to the screenplay than it deserves.
The story of Tattoo is pretty silly, the screenplay amateurish and many scenes are poorly executed. But despite it's many faults, I found Tattoo genuinely engrossing. The film is a visual delight and the music score meshes very nicely.
Be warned that Tattoo is psychologically as well as physically exploitative so sensitives should steer clear, though really it's very mild compared with some more recent flicks.
If you're a hetero guy, you'll love it. 6/10