Duane Thomas Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I'm wondering if anyone out there in the Enosverse Group Mind can identify a movie for me. I saw this thing when I was a teenager, and loved it, but now can't remember the title. The main charcter is a young man, like very late teens, very early 20s, and the movie takes place in a mental hospital where he's an inmate. This guy is totally emotionally dysfunctional, he hates everyone, especially his parents. Some of the most arresting imagery in the movie is shown in his dreams, which, the moviemakers made no bones about (according to the pre-movie commentator) were inspired by Salvador Dali. And some of this stuff is worthy of Dali. Especially noteworthy is a dream the young man has of a giant clock face, the hands of which are razor sharp sword blades. His parents' heads are sticking out through the clock face, when the blades reach them they'll be killed, and he's pushing on the blades, trying to get them to move faster. Then the young man meets another patient, a young woman, who's even worse off than him, extremely withdrawn. That night he has the same dream, only this time it's her head sticking through the clock face, and now he's not pushing on the blades, he's trying to stop them. This is the first time in his life he's ever felt interested and protective, ever given a damn about another person. The final scene sees the young woman, almost catatonic, curled up in the lap of this huge piece of statuary that sits in the hostpital's courtyard. And the young man goes up and gets her down. My words don't really convey the power of this scene. It's one of the most incredible things I've ever seen in a movie. Anyone know the name of this movie? For years I thought it was The Crazy Quilt, but I've since found that's a completely different film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Jesus, a movie Duane can't remember! Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 'David and Lisa' (1961) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 That's it! Damn, you're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 -----Crap! He beat me to it! A friend and I saw it a couple of years after that and decided to speak in rhyme a lot of the time from that point on. It was easier than you think. We worked together at the time (he was the computer programmer, I was the data-entry drone), and our co-workers thought we were nutz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 A friend and I saw it a couple of years after that SL, you shouldn't really let someone trick you so easily, giving free clues about your age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 when i doubt go to www.imdb.com it's the only movie database to go to in a pinch. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055892/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Limited40, Thanks for that link! I was just about to start "Forgotten Moive Title II" thread... But I figured it out with the "plot search." It's been killing me for a couple years now. What was the name of the movie where decisions are made by a coin flip. It starts out innocently enough, then gets crazier and crazier. God I love this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 If no one's figured out my age by now they don't deserve to know. "Jesus, a movie Duane can't remember! Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?" No, just a sign of old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 What was the name of the movie where decisions are made by a coin flip. It starts out innocently enough, then gets crazier and crazier. So, what was the name of the movie? BTW, sounds like it was inspired by the comic book character of Two-Face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 No, just a sign of old age. Not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Well, and I could say the same from HERE... So... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hey, I don't mind getting old....it sure beats the alternative. Duane, dude. I spent many years reading stacks of books, watching movies galore (I worked at an automated radio station for a few years. Six hours a night of watching the reel-to-reel player going round and round....) I am in awe of just how many books, movies, comics and other stuff you have seen and recall. Do you sleep? Or do you just go in every three months for an oil change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 21, 2004 Author Share Posted July 21, 2004 It's often struck me that life would be so much better if you didn't have to sleep. But, sadly, I do, occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Sleep is a dreadful waste of time in the potential-for-more-experience-and-learning sense. But I get really weird if I DON'T sleep for a while every night. I tried a doing-without-sleep marathon at approx age 19-20 and the limit was about three days. I went into convulsions. Then I went to bed and promptly fell asleep. I don't recommend doin' without sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I tend to sleep about 2-3 hours a night. Most the times once the weekend is on. I don't sleep at all. I find it easier to stay up than to try to wake up. Oh well I am still a young buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 22, 2004 Author Share Posted July 22, 2004 Hah! I once did four days. And I didn't go into convulsions. I just started seeing things that weren't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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