CaveGirl

Oooh, you went there, Sepia! Thanks...

Imagine the sequel. One more lady who looks like Madeleine/Judy is found, and lady #3 falls off a tower. I think the tower is meant to show a phallic presence that Scotty is without, and when he tries to climb it, there is always a fall, if you get my drift. If I had only Midge to end up with if I were a guy, I'd throw myself off a tower also.

A "bigger boat" was needed? Did you also think that when you first saw "King Kong", Dar? You know that Kong was way too big to put on that boat to bring him back to civilization. They would have had to drag him all the way from Skull Island back to Manhattan and he would have drowned. But your consensus about the real meaning of "Jaws" is on target. Thanks!

Wow, darkblue...you got bleeped all over the place! Now true, the smackdown you describe might not work in your office, but I know you well enough that you would not have let that chick push you around in the woods, and keep shoving that wrinkled map in your face continually, and trying to bully and chastize you. And that bit with her runny nose and flashlit face would not have put you under her spell either, since she looked like a drowned cat. She would have ended up hanging in the corner of the room, by the end of the film and then you could have found your way out, by checking for all the broken tree branches you'd been snapping off since you entered the woods. Am I right?

One of the funniest SCTV sketches ever! I still think about when I first saw it and about died laughing. As I recall though, Perry did not find it that amusing..... Thanks for the repeat viewing! Oh yeah, thanks also for not telling me to tell my friend that Perry Como did die. I appreciate your high H.Q.*! *Humor Quotient

"Uh, the reason we're all quoting classic Bob Newhart Show lines was that somebody had misread Bill Daily's obit last week, which Jeannie co-star Eden was still alive to comment on?" Eric dear, as to your above comments, it tickles me that you take everything I say way, way too seriously. Tell me you are putting me on, since I really can't believe you didn't get my little jest about had we all figured out if Barbara Eden was still alive? I think we must come from two different worlds in the universe of comedy, since this is not the first time you missed my hopefully humorous intent. I'm sure it was not of the highest calibre of humor, but some people must have gotten it, since only you are questioning its purpose as if I needed information on how to understand the thread, which by the way I thought was hilarious! My comments were meant tongue in cheek, but the fun of tongue in cheek is to not telegraph it or put wink-wink signage on it, hoping that those that get it...enjoy it and those that don't, well, don't. But this constant need for me to explain my snide remarks takes all the fun out of it for me, as I'm sure you can understand. So, next time message me personally and I will clear things up for you as to whether you are to believe my post is meant in a serious manner or is merely an attempt at humorous persiflage...okay? I only have so many days and years to live, and having to constantly answer your posts about the meanings of my posts, is taking a toll on my remaining time on earth, that I'd like to spend in more creative ways. Or...since my posts are so cryptic to you, just ignore them as I'm sure many do to their betterment here at TCM.

Ever since I was little I've had a predilection for watching films about cannibals or headhunters. Now this walk on the wild side is only concerned with seeing them in films, not in real life for obvious reasons. Being on a trip to New Guinea or Sumatra or any anthropologically primitive area and coming upon human entities being cooked in a giant cauldron is not my cup of tea, and I would find it in bad taste. But in a movie, seeing those little heads with their eyelids and mouths all sewn up tight, and dangling from a tree branch or doorway is exhilirating.Now I'm combining the two categories since I would assume a cannibal would be wise to seek friendships with headhunters, since they could parlay their trophies and share. The head would not be particularly appetizing or filling alone as sustenance for a cannibal, and what headhunter needs the body, so it makes sense to sever the unwanted noggin for the one group, retain the carcass and everyone ends up happy, except of course for the victim.I always enjoyed seeing shrunken heads in films as a kid, and being dumb did not know till I was about eleven that one had to remove the skull first before boiling it down to regulation size...duh! I once saw at a film festival some actual footage of shrunken head devotees in some remote location, going through the whole practice and ritual of achieving their goal of creating an artificially contrived sort of microcephalic item and boy, was that interesting. It made watching a mere trepanation auto-surgery pale in comparison. It was sad after seeing so much attention given to the small details in making the shrunken heads, that the natives had no hot rods in which to suspend their trophies from the rear view mirror on the dashboard.My favorite movie in this realm is probably "Back From Eternity" since there is a constant threat of being eaten alive by the cannibals near the plane crash area. It was of course filmed before as "Five Came Back" but the later version with Robert Ryan and Anita Ekberg is so much more fun.It's much harder to find a good headhunter movie, since it seems to be a trait much more frowned upon than the life of a cannibal, with more recent examples like those in massacres in Texas, or the life of Albert Fish or even in writings like those of Jonathan Swift in his "A Modest Proposal". But if you have a headhunter movie you esteem, please submit it here.Though I would prefer not to include modern day themes of severed heads as in "Night Must Fall" or such, I will accept films like that of Hershell Gordon Lewis and his "The Gruesome Twosome" since I think the true and innate spirit of headhunting is contained in it, even if the heads are only removed to get to the real trophy of the human hair that is being used for wigs.Any films with soundtracks by Cannibal and the Headhunters will also be welcomed as befitting the theme of my post.Off with the heads of any who do not comply with my request!

Very interesting. I knew most of it due to being a fan of Claude, Herbie, Basil and Ronnie, but still learned a few things. Thanks so much for the post! The master of ceremonies should take a course though in the history of how to tie a bow tie properly! It looks lopsided...

Yes, he actually was quite good as an actor too, Fedya. I find him most hilarious when he plays a playboy flirting around with youngish chorine types.

Wow! Good deal, only ten bucks. Thanks so much, Tom. I did buy the dvd of "Kiss of the Vampire" back at that time and think it is superior horror entertainment. There are just so many tastefully done shock sequences, that thrill the eye and Willman is particularly appealing in his role. I shall go to Amazon now for "Witchcraft" and much appreciation! You are right, if pushed by it possibly never being available I would watch it on Youtube, but I would enjoy seeing the dvd version on my big screen more first.

Would you be the proverbial "Devil in Miss Jones", Laffite?

OMG! I looked for this film by Don Sharp for years and years! It is an incredible film and with jarring visual effects that go way beyond what one would expect from the typical storyline. So glad you showcased it, Tom as it deserves more respect. I also was going to order Don Sharp's "Witchcraft" at the same time when I ordered "Kiss of the Vampire" which was in a Movies Unlimited catalog back some years ago, and then "Witchcraft" became unorderable on dvd. Boo hoo! And I'm still searching for it. Saw it once and still remember many of the scenes being quite unique and chilling. Any leads from anyone, please message me!

Masterfully written and any review with the word "diegetic" in it, is essential reading, Cigar Joe. I only learned the word "diegetic" after reading that book called "An Eye on Hitchcock" where I had to look it up some years ago, along with a few other scholarly words. Love the film "Touch of Evil" especially after they rereleased it and the early sequence is made less obscure. Thanks for the insightful review!

But Orson hated his little itty-bitty nose. It really didn't suit his face particularly as he enlarged over the years. At least Orson was born with it, and didn't destroy a perfectly fine nose which suited his face, like Tom Jones did. What a bad nosejob!!!

Olivier and Monroe...a mating made in Hell, Miss W! They really stink together, and that is a horrid film. I too wish TCM would show "The Pajama Game" sometime soon. Maybe someone should apply some steam heat to their backsides?

Hey, Spence...good question! I might go since I'm very curious to see if Bradley Cooper can really sing. There have been comments made about how surprised everyone was about how great his singing voice is, but I shall be the judge of that! I do like Lady Gaga though, and think it has got to be better than the Streisand version, only because Babs really was not believable. Too bad Janis Joplin couldn't have played the part...

No, no, no!!! Laffite you are confusing "The Trip" with that Sarah Miles' movie called "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea" which had Kris Kristofferson nude a lot of the time and doing things that were shown full screen with Sarah, which I don't think even Moby Dick would approve of. Sorry for ending with a preposition when a dangling participle might have been more appropriate. I always enjoy Patti Hearst in a film, particularly if directed by John Waters. Thanks for the kind words!

Now, read carefully, that is subversion not submersion, which is a whole other thing! I think it should be apparent to all that many movies are made using subversion tactics, namely having a whole other subterranean purpose than the supposed surface storyline. But, to the dismay of many, some people live their whole lives not seeing any hidden purpose in such films, and think that "Plan Nine from Outer Space" is just about aliens who are friends with Vampira and missing totally the real story which the actor's name of Dudley Manlove, should have made obvious. Yes! PNFOS is about homosexuality amongst alien races which the aliens like Eros were trying to bring to earth. Isn't it just so clear, what with using an actor named Manlove, that Ed Wood knew just what he was doing in this gender-bending epic? Plus, Ed Wood also subverted the US Government since they liked to always get involved with any films about outer space incidents and try to expurgate things they didn't agree with, and convince the populace that Blue Book was on top of things, and that no little green men came down in Roswell, New Mexico. But Ed Wood, genius that he was, knew if he made a totally goofy and amateur looking film, that no Blue Book officials would come down on its implication that we were being invaded continually by forces from other planets, hence the subversion technique worked and the film was not censored. Another film with a hidden, subverted nature is of course, "The Blair Witch Project". Ostensibly a horror film about students making a documentary in the Maryland woods, and their travails, what it is really about in its subtext is the fall of the Women's Lib empire into oblivion. If you notice, the whole plot is about how the bossy chick on the trip keeps trying to control the two guys and her demagoguery eventually ends in tragedy, as neither guy would stand up to her and put her in her place. Well, these are just two examples but if you try I bet you can come up with many other examples in films where the exterior story is just a crock, to cover up the hidden agenda of its creators. Let's see what you come up with and don't disappoint me, okay?

Glad to hear it and I bet Barbara is glad also.

Just curious, did we figure out yet if Barbara Eden is still with us or not? Seeing someone's name with the following...[1931-2018] tends to infect the mind into believing someone is dead even if they are not. Like Jimmy Stewart seeing a tombstone for someone who is supposedly still alive. I would only be happy to see such things if this post had been headed with the name of Madonna or any of the Real Housewives of Bravo shows, followed by birth and death dates.

Didn't she also have to wear wigs continually due to some previous condition in which she lost hair? I know I read this once in some gossip tome I own, but can't remember the details. Thanks for the forehead info, Dar!

What the heck, Dargo??? Benchley, a sadsack and slow and tedious in his pacing and payoffs flat and obvious? This is sacrilege and a travesty! The wrath of the Algonquin Round Table on your head. I am laying down the gauntlet now. I suppose you also didn't think it was funny when after Dorothy Parker tried to slit her wrists for the umpteenth time, Robert visited her in the hospital and said "Dorothy, you really need to stop doing this or you might hurt yourself." I mean this is black humor at its best, and gallows talk but I really thought you would be more kind. Of course with you being just a young whipper snapper, and I being born during the elegant days of the early 1900's mayhaps you are just not attuned to a more leisurely and slow paced, sophisticated comedic approach like that of Benchley. The fact that Robert and I dated during the 1920's when I was a flapper, possibly also gives me more insights into how his being slow paced could be a good thing in certain circumstances. I have to leave now as I need some smelling salts to recover from the insult to Robert's memory, Dargo. I've lost the will to live, but hope to recover soon. Hopefully you will not tell me that you prefer the Ritz Brothers' shtick to Benchley? I do support your freedom of speech rights though so carry on...

Yeah, of course since a square's hips are the same size as his/her shoulders so he/she can never be called a hippo! Makes sense to me. Nice visual, but don't get the four fingers but no toes look.

Okay, fine...so kill me for trying to be helpful! A pox on Tor Johnson for that...

Laird Cregar is like the thinking woman's Mario Lanza, who doesn't care to hear "Be My Love" sung at top volume daily. I've seen "The Big Cube". Once was enough...thanks!