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Plot Summary gives away the whole thing!


The viewer doesn't learn that Simon Ashby is actually a psychotic until the end of the movie, or that Tony Ashby is an imposter until about halfway through.

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Of course Simon Ashby is a psychotic; he's played by Oliver Reed. There's no guesswork there. But Tony Ashby being an imposter - that is something of a spoiler.

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Eh, it gives away a bit, but we learn by about the halfway mark that Tony's a fake.

And Oliver Reed's performance makes it clear that there's something very wrong with Simon.

Reed makes the movie. Love his breakdown at the end, chittering and capering down the stairs.

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