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9 October 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
Every great love leaves its mark. morePlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Unpleasant, with a good Bruce Dern performance. moreCast
(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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Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V) moreFAQ
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As a psychopathic tattoo artist, Bruce Dern has to work extra hard here, because the script is very sketchy as far as his motivations and background are concerned, but he is up to the task - he has some very creepy moments (like his first outburst at a dinner table). As his "object of desire", however, Maud Adams is fatally miscast: the way she plays the model in the first half of the movie, you just can't understand why anyone would become infatuated with her. This strange film might be worth a look if you can find it, but don't expect too much. (**)