Wait Until Dark (1967)

Wait Until Dark (1967) Mar 29, 2021 21:15:26 GMT

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Post by morrisondylanfan on Mar 29, 2021 21:15:26 GMT

Mar 29, 2021 18:56:43 GMT mikef6 said:

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:

SPOILER: Click to show

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]

A great post Mike. As the credits rolled, it hit me that 90% of the film had taken place in one location,but I never got the feeling of it being "stage-bound", thanks to Terence Young bringing his skill for staging suspenseful Action set-pieces,to the Thriller (after earlier doing Charade (1963), cinematographer Charles Lang teamed-up with Hepburn again here, with the splinters of light coming from the blinds heightening the tension.)

On "That ending",I can see why WUD is used as a prime example of the " Hitchcockian Thriller" (De Palma attempted for years to make the "Mission Impossible meets Wait Until Dark" Terrordome, which got stuck in development.)