russ@ihuxf.UUCP (Russell Spence) (09/30/85)
This afternoon I went to see "The Ninth Configuration" based solely on the phrase "It will keep you on the edge of you mind" in the newspaper add, but I must say that it lived up to that ad. "The Ninth Configuration" is an excellent movie. It's hard for me to try to do a proper review without giving away too much of the plot. In a nutshell, Stacey Keach plays Colonel Hudson Kane, who is an army psychiatrist assigned to cure group of military mental patients who are being isolated from the public by the government. The movie deals with the patients as they try to come to grips with their sanity. The plot takes an incredible twist when we realize that Col. Kane is suffering from his own problems, which unfold as we find out more about his past in the Marines. Stacey Keach does an excellent job of acting in this thought- provoking movie. Go see it if you get a chance, it seems to be getting only a limited distribution. I rate it four *'s out of a possible four. -- Russell Spence ihnp4!ihuxf!russ AT&T Technologies Lisle, IL
clardy@smu (10/03/85)
This movie was originally released with the title
"Twinkle, Twinkle Killer Kane",
At LEAST 4 stars (out of four).krossen@bbncca.ARPA (Ken Rossen) (10/05/85)
In article <2710@ihuxf.UUCP> russ@ihuxf.UUCP (Russell Spence) writes (in part): > This afternoon I went to see "The Ninth Configuration" based solely on > the phrase "It will keep you on the edge of you mind" in the newspaper > add, but I must say that it lived up to that ad. In a nutshell, > Stacey Keach plays Colonel Hudson Kane, who is an army psychiatrist > assigned to cure group of military mental patients who are being > isolated from the public by the government. Go see it if you get a > chance, it seems to be getting only a limited distribution. Rather, it is probably getting a limited REdistribution. Unless the movie was reshot, or unless this is a sequel or something, I would be VERY surprised if this is not the same movie released some 6 years ago as "Twinkle, Twinkle, 'Killer' Kane." I saw it at that time and really liked it. It's a very well-crafted thriller, and Stacy Keach gives an eerily wonderful performance. I remember that it wasn't a resounding success then. Anybody remember this movie as "... 'Killer' Kane?" Any idea why the retitling and rerelease now? (I know, the original title it pretty awful). -- Ken Rossen ...!{decvax,ihnp4,ima,linus,harvard}!bbncca!krossen ... or ... krossen@bbnccp.ARPA
reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (10/07/85)
In article <1567@bbncca.ARPA> krossen@bbnccp.UUCP (Ken Rossen) writes: > >Anybody remember this movie as "... 'Killer' Kane?" Any idea why the >retitling and rerelease now? (I know, the original title it pretty awful). >-- Yes, same movie. It was written and directed by William Peter Blatty, the author of "The Exorcist". This is actually its second rerelease. Blatty wasn't pleased with the way it was handled on either of the previous releases, and remains convinced that somewhere out there is an audience for his film. I saw it the first time around, and thought it was pretty good. (By the way, it's based on a Blatty novel of the same name, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane".) -- Peter Reiher reiher@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU {...ihnp4,ucbvax,sdcrdcf}!ucla-cs!reiher
michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (10/09/85)
It was a great movie. I think it also came out under
the title _T_w_i_n_k_l_e_,_ _T_w_i_n_k_l_e_,_ _K_i_l_l_e_r_ _C_a_i_n_e . Nice townies.