导演：George Blair
剧情介绍：Bizarrefilmfrom1960Inthissurprisinglywatchablechillerfrom1960,ahypnotistDesmond(Bergerac)getshisentertainmentbyhavingbeautifulyoungwomendisfigurethemselvesinprettygraphicways—settingtheirhaironfire,washingfaceswithacid,drinkinglye,puttingtheirfacesinfans—well,yougettheidea.Withallofthisgoingon,thelocalpolicesendadetectiveandapolicepsychologistouttosolvethecases.Thismoviefeaturesundoubtedlythedumbestduoofpoliceofficersever,detectiveSteveKennedyandDr.PhilipHecht.Thesetwoguysaresuchidiotsthattheirincompetenceisfascinatingtowatch.Atfirst,theycan’tdecidewhetherallofthesedisfigurementcasesarerelated(duh!)andspendtherestofthemovietrying—sortof—tocatchtheperpetrator.ThemanyunintentionallyfunnyscenesincludeSteve’sgirlfriend(Henderson)beingkissedandgropedbyDesmond(whileSteveblanklywatchesfromadistance),thefirsthypnosisscene(“Youarethemeanestofallthedogs!!”),thebeatnikbarscene,andthefinalsceneatatheater,wherethe“secret”isrevealed,butonlyaftertheaudienceismesmerizedintodoingprettyoutrageousthings—likebadacting.Releasedduringthehypnosisandbeatnikcrazesoftheearly1960s,thisbizarremovieisaninterestingtimecapsuleandstarscultactressAllisonHayes.BesureandcatchHecht’s(GuyPrescott)jaw-droppingclosingline…it’sguaranteedtoleaveyouspeechless.
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