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The Killing Kind

The Killing Kind

1973
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 35m
Young Terry Lambert (John Savage) returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer (Ruth Roman) and the girl who framed him. But his real problem is his overbearing mother (Ann Sothern), whose boarding house he resides in and who keeps bringing him glasses of chocolate milk. One of her boarders, Lori (Cindy Williams), becomes attracted to him.(imdb)
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The Killing Kind

1973
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 35m
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Avg Percentile 45.63% from 23 total ratings

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Rated 13 Jan 2017
63
60th
I have low tolerance for animal abuse in movies, especially when there's no disclaimer, but besides the two animal killings I thought this was an alluringly grotesque portrait of a serial killing mama's boy, somewhere on the very long and desolate stretch between Hitchcock and John Waters. Ann Sothern is magnificent in her maternal role.
Rated 25 Oct 2008
75
64th
Unsettling but uneven. John Savage's portrayal of his murderous character rings true, but I think a better job could've been done to add some complexity to his state of mind. The repressed librarian neighbor is kind of generic, but Anders' makes the character work. I have to mention that a particular murder scene towards the end is one of the more disturbing that I've seen and I like that the film doesn't sensationalize any of the violent acts.
Rated 11 Sep 2021
75
26th
Viewed September 8, 2021. There are a lot of elements thrown together here - post-counterculture disaffection and violence, a uniquely Los Angeles form of failure and degradation, Savage's sullen method acting performance versus Sothern's much more old-fashioned style - and somehow Harrington manages to make sense of them, through his strong sense of place and gauzy visuals.
Rated 08 Apr 2023
70
45th
Raça maldita estreava há 50 anos no USA Film Festival. Não sei, o roteiro me pareceu meio fora de mão, não me pareceu psicologicamente plausível, isto é, um homem adulto com mommy issues dar essa virada para psicopatia, essas coisas já são notadas desde a tenra idade, não sei, não consegui fugir pro mundo da fantasia e achar verossímil, embora seja uma grande admiradora do Harrington. Box Versátil Obras-primas do Terror Volume 15.

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