Shock Corridor . The Boston Phoenix . 08-17-98

Shock Corridor

DIRECTED BY: Samuel Fuller

REVIEWED: 08-17-98

Shock Corridor (1963) gives us Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) as a cocky reporter determined to solve a murder at a mental institution. Getting his stripper girlfriend (Constance Towers) to pose as his sister, he feigns incestuous urges, is committed, meets the locals, undergoes electro-shock, and by gum exposes the killer and gets that Pulitzer -- but at the cost of his own sanity. The surprisingly good special effects (including gorgeous color sequences that have been unavailable for years) and Fuller's intricate construction of a dystopian "America" make this a stunning tour de force.

--Peg Aloi

Other Films by Samuel Fuller
The Naked Kiss

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