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What movies and people are refferred to in story line.

posted 16 years ago by Noirkiss_3
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So much Hollywood history is used in this movie. Some are very obvious others subtle. Help me point them out.

1. Jonathan Shield is David O. Selznick
2.Cat Man is Cat People
3.The Far Away Mountain is Gone With The Wind.
4. The Shield touch is Lubistch

When there are two, one betrays-Jean-Pierre Melville

[–] the sphynx 16 years ago

I picked up that Jamie Lee was based on Faulkner, but there's another thread here that covers the inspirations for all the major characters very well. Check it out:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044391/board/nest/31176173