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Director:
Writers:
Bob Brooks (story)
Joyce Buñuel (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 October 1981 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every great love leaves its mark. more
Plot:
A troubled tattoo artist has designs on a model. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Bruce Dern's intense yet subtle performance makes a mundane thriller into a fascinating viewing experience. more (10 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bruce Dern | ... | Karl Kinsky |
 | Maud Adams | ... | Maddy |
| Leonard Frey | ... | Halsey |
| Frederikke Borge | ... | Sandra (as Rikke Borge) |
 | John Getz | ... | Buddy |
| Peter Iacangelo | ... | Dubin |
| Alan Leach | ... | Customer |
 | Cynthia Nixon | ... | Cindy |
 | Trish Doolan | ... | Cheryl |
| Anthony Mannino | ... | George |
| Lex Monson | ... | Dudley |
| Patricia Roe | ... | Doris |
| Jane Hoffman | ... | Teresa |
| Robert Burr | ... | Ralph |
 | John Snyder | ... | Hawker |
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103 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Australia:R
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This became the final film for producer Joseph E. Levine. more
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Karl Kinsky: A tattoo isn't something you put on or take off just like sunglasses. It's a very important decision. more
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (#8.15)" (1983) more
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I love Bruce Dern! The guy has appeared in some of my all time favourite exploitation movies ('The Wild Angels', 'The Trip', 'Psych-Out', 'The Cycle Savages', 'Bloody Mama'), usually playing some kinda evil or deranged character. He does it so well that you can forgive many people thinking he must be a bad ass in real life, when apparently he's a straight living health freak who indulges in marathon running. Anyway, he makes 'Tattoo' into a fascinating viewing experience. It isn't the greatest movie ever made, in fact it's quite a mundane thriller for the most part, but Dern makes it compelling with an intense and yet subtle performance. He plays a very odd tattoo artist who becomes obsessed with Maddy, a bitchy model (Maud Adams, Bond girl and 'Rollerball'). Now Maud Adams isn't really my cup of tea but she sure looks good in the nude scenes, and anyway, this is Dern's movie all the way. Most people seem down on this one, but I can't see why. I will say that the bigger the Dern fan you are the more you will enjoy it. I enjoyed it a LOT!