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In 1985, Burgess published Flame into Being: The Life and Work of D. He claimed that the violent content of the novel 'nauseated' him. I watch a lot of horror that is not scary - this one did it. Burgess dismissed A Clockwork Orange as 'too didactic to be artistic'.
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I read the book some time ago - scared me - but I think the movie is really scary. And then Ann-Margaret as the long lost love Hopkins goes to find back in his home town. He’s so wonderful because he cares yet he’s super tough and no-nonsense. But Burgess Meredith plays his shrewd agent. Naturally, Sir Anthony Hopkins, (with hair no less!) is convincing and evokes sympathy as we watch him struggle to the top in show business. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears. What’s wonderful about this film, besides a feature length tale of dummy gone bad, is the actors. In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. It’s the same as running upstairs, having sex, or going off by yourself in a horror movie. Poor Anthony Hopkins is trying to make it as a magician and fails miserably until he invites the ventriloquist dummy into his act. This could have been funny and scary but sadly it’s neither. It was worth watching almost just for the clothes!Ī terrible portrayal of. The costumes are almost entirely cozy knits in autumnal colours. This mostly takes place at some Catskillls lakeside cabins during the off-season.
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When Fats is “meddling” the score plays grating harmonica music. Of course she plays her younger teen self in a flashback (see above) because she’s Ann-Margret and that is allowed.īurgess Meredith is perfect as a high-powered entertainment agent (who is somehow still working at age 80?!) with an endless supply of cigars in his blazer.Īnthony Hopkins doing cheesy ventriloquist schtick is bizarre to watch! His “Fats” voice is weirdly high pitched and nasal. The most unbelievable part of the movie is that Anthony Hopkins’ character, Corky, becomes famous with his ventriloquist act and that people think Fats is “cute” and hilarious! What universe does this take place in?!Īnn-Margret is excellent as a lonely, middle aged former-cheerleader. All these people are great, yet the movie is about a ventriloquist puppet named Fats, thus it is bad. On paper this movie should be great: written by William Goldman (who among many other things wrote The Princess Bride (1987)), directed by Richard Attenborough (“Welcome to Jurassic Park”), starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, and Burgess Meredith.