Post by mikef6 on Mar 29, 2021 18:56:43 GMT
A wonderful movie. I saw it multiple times when it was released, taking any number of people to see it on different occasions. I own it on DVD and watch it as least once a year. A triumph for Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. This was a major break for Richard Crenna who was trying to get out of his typecast as a TV sit-com actor. And, of course, when has Jack Weston been anything but welcome in any cast.
As for Efrem Zimbalist Jr., let's just say I am happy that he gets sent off on business early and doesn't return until late.
You might say that "Wait Until Dark" has a lot to answer for because of its (in)famous "audience scream" moment which is still being used 53-years-later in every slasher movie ever made. But I let the movie off the hook because it intended just this one big thrill this one time and could not have predicted how tiresome it would become.
To be explicit:
A thriller with real heart and soul and a strong woman protag well before they became more numerous. Susie Hendrix, world champion blind lady.
Roat: May we have weapons on the table?
Talman: May we have Geraldine on the table?
Roat: No, we may not.
Talman: Why the hell not?
Roat: Because she's the referee. [snorts a laugh]
As for Efrem Zimbalist Jr., let's just say I am happy that he gets sent off on business early and doesn't return until late.
You might say that "Wait Until Dark" has a lot to answer for because of its (in)famous "audience scream" moment which is still being used 53-years-later in every slasher movie ever made. But I let the movie off the hook because it intended just this one big thrill this one time and could not have predicted how tiresome it would become.
To be explicit:
when you think the killer is dead and it is all over he suddenly jumps back up alive.
A thriller with real heart and soul and a strong woman protag well before they became more numerous. Susie Hendrix, world champion blind lady.
Roat: May we have weapons on the table?
Talman: May we have Geraldine on the table?
Roat: No, we may not.
Talman: Why the hell not?
Roat: Because she's the referee. [snorts a laugh]