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Things I learned from The Shuttered Room


Although this is nice memorable film from my childhood, I couldn't resist poking a bit of fun at it. There are some great lessons to be learned from watching this film:

If a bunch of backwoods yokels try to run your car off the road and ram your back bumper with their truck, just keep driving. Shortly thereafter, you can have a nice conversation with them.

Gravel surfing is easy.

If you've just turned 21, marry a man old enough to be your father. He will be worldly and have a really cool car.

Nylons in New York City cost $10 a pair.

Falcons make good house pets.

Don't worry about needing a place to spend the night, just crash in an abandoned, run-down, cobweb infested mill.

Always lock your car or someone will steal your nylons.

It is possible to scratch someone to death.

A karate chop to the side of the neck will knock out a man.

If a group of men have attempted to rape your wife, give one of them a lift in your car.

You can prevent a man from raping you if you show him your boobs.

You will temporarily become possessed if you set your sibling's room on fire.

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Here's a few others:
Leave your very beautiful young blonde wife all alone at the mill when you know the locals want to rape her.
Or, go for a walk all by yourself out in the middle of nowhere when you know these guys are out to get you.
Leave a crazy woman chained upstairs in the mill for years and years with no way to get food or water.
Marry a old man for his money and have nothing in common with him.

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Haha. Just saw the film recently and your comments have me seriously laughing.

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Hilarious!

Funny thing is I haven't seen this movie since the 1970's. Reading the jokes has brought so many forgotten scenes to mind ... and now they're funny!

Thanks for the chuckle!

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If you just beat up someone and tried to run them over with their own car, if the guy somehow escapes, yell to him "you come back here" and expect him to obey.

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It's always a good idea to use a teddy bear as a torch when exploring
the attic.
You never know what you may find up there.

Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. - Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)









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Even the greatest of films are riddled with unrealism and contrivity.
Nothing new here

Hey Witchdoctor, give us the magic words.
ooh ee ooh ah ah, ting tang wallawallabingba




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When a would-be rapist is chasing you, run inside the house but don't close the door.

After being almost gang-raped, stay in the old mill instead of leaving.

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