Word: freaked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...disguised puma that eats its competition at a silk-stocking New York dog show and two gnarled heavyweight contenders who prance to the center of the ring, embrace, and writhe down to the canvas moaning passionately. And the cruise aboard the Magic Christian pleasure liner inexplicably disintegrates into a freak orgy that gives werewolves, midgets, body-cultists, and gorillas the opportunity to mug out a few giggles from the bored audience...
...some bad news." he said. When the crowd groaned, he quickly added, "Oh, don't worry. He's gonna be here. But he's gonna be here tomorrow night. Right now he's passed out in Brookline. See, what he is is a sixty-year-old speed freak, and he's been traveling fast, and, you know, that stuff catches up with you after a while...
...perfect-there is no other word for it. Her acceptance of the lechery and cruelty around her as the only reality is entirely convincing. Whether she is taunting another contestant or ridiculing kindnesses of her partner or even lighting a cigarette (with all the calm of a speed freak), Fonda hits us hard with the indisputable rightness of her behavior. It is one of the best existential anti-hero roles of all time, and she never falters in her handling...
...theme, but there are many thematic elements in this film and perhaps any one of them could be considered central. One theme, most important at the beginning of the program, is Silver's personal search for a lost creativity. An attempt to rediscover this ability takes him and another freak on a trip to New York and then Washington, and here we have another theme-two freaks in search of America (you remember that...
...like to feel close to the bone"), and her lifestyle. The haute-couture frocks have been exchanged for thrift-shop goods. French cooking has given way to health foods, plus occasional side orders of hash. Her father owns a Bentley, a Mercedes and a Thunderbird. Peter is a bike freak. Jane owns no car and does not drive...