From IMDB:
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist’s patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
From Kanopy or Amazon Prime you can stream this 43 year old film starring Michael Caine and Angie Dickinson.
While watching this vintage film, I was struck by how young the actors were, how sexually daring this film must have seemed way back then, how acting has changed, and what a good story and plot shock the film still provides.
Give this piece of film history a try.
From NetFlix:
After a serial killer brutally murders several gay men in New York’s S&M and leather districts, cop Steve Burns (Al Pacino) goes undercover on the streets, where he must learn the complex rules of the underground gay subculture if he’s to catch the psycho. Karen Allen co-stars as Burns’s girlfriend in this gritty 1980 thriller, which sparked protests from gay rights groups at the time of its release but has since developed a minor cult status.
“Lurid” is the first adjective that comes to mind. The Stonewall riots occurred in 1959. By 1980 the gay movement was strong enough to protest this film which depicts an aberrant side of gay culture. Indeed the strong gay protests are described in the Wikipedia article about the film.
Expect “grungy” scenes in this cult classic with a wonderfully ambiguous ending.
Films Tony is comfortable recommending.
