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anyone else find Gig Young a bit slimy here?

posted 16 years ago by Death_to_Pan_and_Scan
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As much as Perkins played an unlikeable guy here, I kinda hoped he'd do something bad to Gig in this movie. Gig's character here seemed like a sorta sleazy stalker. He's not only chasing after a recent widow, but one whom (considering his apparent detective skills) he might easily realize is seeing his flatmate. If he thought the husband might still be alive, he's still trying to steal a married woman.

Sophia Loren's character seemed a bit manipulative as well and one might think she used Perkin to get out of her hometown and then wanted to use Gig to avoid paying for murder. I really didn't care for any of the 3 main characters, though I thought it was a good (and in some ways slightly noir-ish) film with some interesting scenes.

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[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 16 years ago

I heard a nipple biting off scene was cut. Gig Young was a living piece of trash. Even in his real life.

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[–] PussyCrusher_Principal 8 years ago

I think Gig Young was born to play slimy characters. I won't comment on his personal life, he was a mentally troubled man, committed suicide, I won't assume that I know anything about his problems, or judge him. Love him in Walking Disrance thought, one of my favorite Twilight Zones!

[–] Devans00 9 years ago

The main thing I hated about David Barnes is that he would not leave Lisa alone. The woman supposedly just lost a boyfriend (who left because of work) and a husband in a plane crash. Could he please take a few steps back and let her breath a little?

He was definitely the worst character in the whole movie. Even though we were supposed to think that about scheming Bob Macklin.

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[–] ichray 8 years ago

I agree--that's why I was surprised to find her all of a sudden having such a friendly and "relaxed" lunch with him. Or had she already sensed that he was suspecting something and wanted to put his mind at ease?--but I don't think so...

[–] Devans00 8 years ago

Yeah, that was kinda strange. Lisa having lunch with David when she was supposed to be in mourning. I just chalked it up to the times, early 1960s. Older men were more authoritarian and commanding; when he said come to lunch, she went. Lisa would not have been a "good girl" if she told him to take a flying leap off a bridge because she didn't feel well that day. That would have caused suspicion and got her a bad reputation.

I think part of the reason she lost her mind was because of the tension between what Lisa wanted and needed vs. what the bossy men in her life told her what to do.

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