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| ACTORS: | Olivia de Havilland, James Caan |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Walter Grauman |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 08 July, 1964 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Studio |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097360631135 |
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THE GOD NAMED "KILOWATT"... Olivia de Havilland's performance in LADY IN A CAGE, like the film, was one of the truly Oscar-worthy performances of the 1960's which has remained underacknowledged, much less underappreciated. As is often the case with groundbreaking, visionary works, LADY IN A CAGE was difficult for audiences of 1963 to accept as something worth their time and money. Too often what shocks us is that which MAKES us have to THINK (which too often people don't enjoy because it takes effort).
But LADY IN THE CAGE was truly a hint of the increasing violence and growing state of social isolation in the United States in the 1960's and 1970's, and on to the future. Really, the film has to be seen to be appreciated. Instead of describing the plot for you, let me just suggest you watch the plot unfold without reading up on the plot before watching the movie. Ms. de Havilland's character survives, but the slow, creeping terror builds from the peacefulness of a beautiful, pleasant, sunny holiday to a psychotic's circus, all due to a few small coincidences that happen everyday. The real horror is psychological because this film reminds of us of how vulnerable humans are in general, and how vulnerable we are to the dependency on and failures of technology and industry, which can put us in danger. This film could be considered one of the early disaster films (on a very small scale), because like so many disaster films, some little situation starts small and slowly builds to a terrifying crescendo. As well, just like disaster films, the character(s) have to learn how to be shrewd and resourceful in order to survive...
Hopefully, Paramount Video will re-release this title, since having been out-of-print for some time has left the number of copies in the world greatly diminished. "PLEEEEEEEESE! Paramount! PLEEEEEEEEEASE!"
AHEAD OF IT'S TIME
Unpleasant yet always fascinating LADY IN A CAGE stars Olivia as a wealthy widow who's trapped in her home elevator while she's being terrorized by various street people and hoodlums. Considered shockingly violent and not very successful upon it's initial release in 1964, this movie has practically cult status among afficianados. James Caan is impressive as a young tough as is Ann Sothern in her role as a fat floozie.
The ultimate Late Night Movie ! ! !
I love this film... On one hand its quite brilliantly done... on the other hand, its morbidly sick and twisted. It is both a classic thriller, yet campy at the same time too - - ... and although the "angry juvenile deliquent", "slobbering whino", "'50s mother" and "knife wielding latino" stereotypes date it ridiculously, the disonant music and camera shots and music turn a "Donna Reed" house into the ultimate modern world gone mad... Clever "Ed Woodian" type use of stock footage, mixed in with some interesting camera shots and catchy dialogue make this a highly under-rated cult classic... The opening, seemingly disjointed sequences also let you know you're in for something quite different, though by the end they all pull together... though I missed that point the first few times I saw the film. - - Bizarre at times, yet told with the coolness of an Alfred Hitchcock film (or atleast an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents" or "the Twilight Zone") this is one film that can endure endless rewatches.... I LOVE IT !
If you like this film, one other immediately comes to mind : Whatever Happened to Baby Jane ! ! !