dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) (03/03/86)
A few years ago I saw a movie on TV that had an unspeakably horrible
scene in it. I vowed that next time it was on I would record the
scene for future enjoyment. Here are a few fuzzy recollections about
the movie:
Title: Something similar to "Marathon Man," but must not actually be
Marathon Man, since I saw that movie recently and it didn't contain
the scene.
Plot: A group of evil scientists try to piece together the ultimate
human machine from parts taken from athletes.
Horrible Scene: A jogger is mugged while jogging in the park. He
awakes to find himself in a hospital bed. He throws off the
covers and finds one leg has been amputated. A nurse comes in and
gives him some sedative or something, and the movie switches to
some subplot scene, I believe.
The scene then switches back to the man in the bed, as he
just awakes from the sedative. He throws off the covers to find
both his legs gone. A nurse gives him another sedative. The movie,
I believe, switches back to another sub-plot scene.
The scene then again switches to the man in the bed, showing
at first just his face, which is wearing an expression of total
shock, disbelief, and crazed horror. As the camera backs away,
showing more and more of the man, it becomes visible that now both
the man's arms are missing as well.
Does anyone know the name of the movie?
As a side discussion to spawn, can anyone describe a scene in any movie
currently playing on the TV late-nite circuit that is more horrifying
than this one?
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Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgua!cylixd!dave)djhawley@wateng.UUCP (David John Hawley) (03/05/86)
This movie, with the progressive amputation of various limbs,
is very reminiscent of a story I read in high school, circa 1974.
Probably a short story. Can anyone identify it?
I agree, it was truly gruesome.
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{allegra,clyde,decvax,ihnp4,linus}!watmath!wateng!djhawleyleeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) (03/06/86)
>A few years ago I saw a movie on TV that had an unspeakably horrible >scene in it. I vowed that next time it was on I would record the >scene for future enjoyment. Here are a few fuzzy recollections about >the movie: >Horrible Scene: A jogger is mugged while jogging in the park. He > awakes to find himself in a hospital bed. He throws off the > covers and finds one leg has been amputated. A nurse comes in and > gives him some sedative or something, and the movie switches to > some subplot scene, I believe. > The scene then switches back to the man in the bed, as he > just awakes from the sedative. He throws off the covers to find > both his legs gone. A nurse gives him another sedative. The movie, > I believe, switches back to another sub-plot scene. > The scene then again switches to the man in the bed, showing > at first just his face, which is wearing an expression of total > shock, disbelief, and crazed horror. As the camera backs away, > showing more and more of the man, it becomes visible that now both > the man's arms are missing as well. > >Does anyone know the name of the movie? I do! I do! You are talking about SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (which may be known under the name of the book it was based on THE DISORIENTED MAN by Peter Saxon). The film was made by Amicus, I think, and starred Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing. It is sort of a takeoff on the Frankenstein theme. The DM title refers to one of Price's creations, a man with no memory and incredible strength. In one scene I think the police have him handcuffed to the bumper of a care and he very blithely walks away leaving his hand behind still handcuffed to the bumper. A friend of mine was particularly interested in this film because he liked novels by Peter Saxon who is best known of a series about a set of supernatural troubleshooters call "The Guardians." > >As a side discussion to spawn, can anyone describe a scene in any movie >currently playing on the TV late-nite circuit that is more horrifying >than this one? I haven't really been horrified by a film since I saw PSYCHO at age 9. But I suppose what horrifies you is very subjective. Oddly enough there are scenes in uncut versions of COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE that I think are more effective. There is one with a woman who has recently been bitten by a vampire and who takes a long time to answer the phone (he says trying to avoid a spoiler) that I thought was quite effective. But I was young when I saw the film and it might not be as good if I saw it uncut again. Mark Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper
daemon@houligan.UUCP (03/11/86)
> > > A few years ago I saw a movie on TV that had an unspeakably horrible > scene in it. I vowed that next time it was on I would record the > scene for future enjoyment. Here are a few fuzzy recollections about > the movie: > > Title: Something similar to "Marathon Man," but must not actually be > Marathon Man, since I saw that movie recently and it didn't contain > the scene. > > Plot: A group of evil scientists try to piece together the ultimate > human machine from parts taken from athletes. > > Horrible Scene: A jogger is mugged while jogging in the park. He > awakes to find himself in a hospital bed. He throws off the > covers and finds one leg has been amputated. A nurse comes in and > gives him some sedative or something, and the movie switches to > some subplot scene, I believe. > The scene then switches back to the man in the bed, as he > just awakes from the sedative. He throws off the covers to find > both his legs gone. A nurse gives him another sedative. The movie, > I believe, switches back to another sub-plot scene. > The scene then again switches to the man in the bed, showing > at first just his face, which is wearing an expression of total > shock, disbelief, and crazed horror. As the camera backs away, > showing more and more of the man, it becomes visible that now both > the man's arms are missing as well. > > Does anyone know the name of the movie? > > As a side discussion to spawn, can anyone describe a scene in any movie > currently playing on the TV late-nite circuit that is more horrifying > than this one? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgua!cylixd!dave) It's a 1970 British film called "Scream and Scream Again", starring Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee. It was on a bit late, so I only saw a few scenes, the first with the jogger collapsing, and waking up in the bed and seeing his right leg gone. Hope this was helpful, Imre
holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway) (03/14/86)
In article <1295@cvl.UUCP> eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) writes: >Speaking about effective film seen when young, I saw a movie on TV when I >was 9 or 10 that has left an impression on me to this day. Though, in >retrospect, it wasn't horrifying, it was extremely spooky, sort of like the >time machine scene in the H.G. Wells classic. Of what I can remember of the >movie, it takes place (mostly) in a 20'x20'x10' (?) tiled, doorless, and >windowless room. The main character is trapped in this horribly anteseptic, >and very barren place. He would constently have hallucinations of people >coming into this room, but every time he would try to leave, the doorway that >he thought had appeared in the wall would disappear. In fact once or twice >he would actually leave, only to end up back in the room. Wierd things were >constantly happening, like he stares at one wall, only to hear a noise behind >him. Spinning around, he finds that a garage door has appeared behind him and >a two furniture movers are moving in a couch.... etc., etc. This is one >of the few films that I remember vividly (at least in part) from that period. >Anyways, if anyone knows the name of this film or a bit more about it, please >let me know. It would be great if I could find a tape somewhere and see if >it is anything like I remembered it. The movie was called "The Cube", and was based on a play. My favorite scene was when he threw a little flashing device (called the "Rabbi") stuck to the wall, through it, making a rather large hole. This repairman comes up, measures the hole, and says something like "Hmmm... A type 8 hole. We don't get many of those." and patches the hole with a patch that fits it exactly. I saw this move last when I was about 8. Great movie. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Whatever I write are not the opinions or policies of Digital Research, Inc.,| |and probably won't be in the foreseeable future. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Bruce Holloway ....!ucbvax!hplabs!amdahl!drivax!holloway (I'm not THAT Bruce Holloway, I'm the other one.)