Nice photography as usual by Cortez. This isn't Tarkovsky. Not deriding the interesting characters, the narrative is just ridiculous. The poor cuts distract the viewer--choosing great performance over continuity can work once or twice, but throughout the entire film? Review by K. Austin Collins 2 Late in Shock Corridor, in a rare moment of lucidity, Boden (Gene Evans), one of the mental patients Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) tries to crack in order to solve a mystery, draws Barrett a portrait. Good example of Fuller's "tabloid" filmmaking style, displaying the contradictory politics and pugnacious visual style that earned him the label "American primitive." Fuller originally wrote the film under the title Straitjacket for Fritz Lang in the late 1940s, but Lang wanted to change the lead character to a woman so Joan Bennett could play the role. The acting is adequate. Was this review helpful? Fuller was an oddball original, and if you want to see why he is worshipped by Godard, Wenders, Scorsese, Tarantino and Jarmusch look no further than this astonishing movie which has to be seen to believed! The choppy editing, probably influenced by the French New Wave that was taking place at the time, is also rather good. 2 wins & 1 nomination. Shock Corridor is a fun film that probably has lost some of its drama over the years. The film's biggest flaw is that these McGuffins are left so untouched (does Barrett actually believe that anything he might prove by interviewing mental patients will stand up in court? Sam Fuller is a little bit overrated. There's nothing the audience is going to necessarily learn about mental illness or about why the murder journalist Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) is investigating is so crucial for him to commit himself into an asylum (or "mental home" as one orderly puts it). SHOCK CORRIDOR is certainly an odd movie. Either it was awful editing or Fuller chose not to hire a script supervisor. 6 out of 8 found this helpful. Peter Breck (best known for his role on TV's 'Maverick') plays an ambitious reporter who fakes a mental illness so that he can solve a murder, gain fame, respect and (hopefully) a Pulitzer prize. Aside from an office at a newspaper and back stage at a burlesque theater, "Shock Corridor" takes place entirely in a mental ward, primarily on the so-called 'street' or shock corridor where the patients hang out during the day when they are not confined to their rooms. This is a strange, effective movie, hampered by a B-movie look and a substandard (obviously non-union) cast. The rest are boring. A journalist, determined to expose a murder, gets himself thrown into the mental hospital in which it occurred. Foremost, the African-American inmate (Hari Rhodes) who believes that he belongs to the Klu Kux Klan is truly memorable. The movie version of “The Painted Bird” is a journey through a shock corridor the likes of which has rarely been seen in a film. ... Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz) review [A-] Time Out review; Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis) review [C] A tale of irony in the vein of EC comics, Shock Corridor is Samuel Fuller's work of genius and far ahead of its time. Shock Corridor (1963), was written and directed by Samuel Fuller, who was also responsible for The Naked Kiss (1964), stars Peter Breck as Johnny Barrett, a reporter with his eye on winning the Pulitzer prize, has himself committed to an insane asylum in order to talk to three inmates who witnessed the murder of another inmate within the asylum. The rest are boring. Was this review helpful? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Was this review helpful? There's been a murder in the local nuthouse and all attempts to get information out of the prisoners have been unsuccessful, so Johnny decides that he will fool the psychologists into thinking that he's insane so he can gain access to the asylum, talk to the residents and hopefully manage to solve the mystery all hopefully leading him to the Pulitzer prize. Driven Pulitzer prize-seeking reporter Johnny Barrett (a fine performance by Peter Breck) fakes being unhinged so he can be committed to a mental health hospital in order to investigate a baffling unsolved murder. Use the HTML below. He plays the first black student at a Southern university (not the historical one, but a fictional composite). 2 out of 2 found this helpful. Shock Corridor (1963), was written and directed by Samuel Fuller, who was also responsible for The Naked Kiss (1964), stars Peter Breck as Johnny Barrett, a reporter with his eye on winning the Pulitzer prize, has himself committed to an insane asylum in order to talk to three inmates who witnessed the murder of another inmate within the asylum. The harsh lighting is gorgeous, as is all of the cinematography, in general. One of the most ferocious, savage and disturbing films I have ever seen, and brilliant cinematic art on top of it. 17 out of 24 found this helpful.
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