Main Cast: Bruce Dern, Maud Adams, Leonard Frey, Rikke Borge, John Getz
Release Year: 1981
Country: US
Run Time: 103 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Bruce Dern stars in this disturbing shocker about a mentally unbalanced tattoo artist named Karl Kinski, who is hired to put a series of fake tattoos on fashion model Maddy (Maud Adams) as part of an advertising campaign. But Kinski becomes obsessed with Maddy and decides to kidnap her. Keeping her a captive, he uses her body as a living canvas for his tattoo designs. During its initial release, the film raised the ire of feminist groups because of the ad campaign that featured a naked woman bound at the ankles. The film was scripted by Joyce Bunuel, (Luis Bunuel's daughter-in-law). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cynthia Nixon - Cindy; Anne Anderson; Robert Burr - Ralph; Jack Davidson - Husband; Trish Doolan - Cheryl; Robert Hitt - House Buyer; Jane Hoffman - Teresa; Jonathan Hogan - Bernie; Peter Iacangelo - Dubin; E. Katherine Kerr - Wife; Alan Leach - Customer; Anthony Mannino - George; Richard McGonagle - Texan's Friend 1; Kate McGregor-Stewart - Pregnant Wife; Lex Monson - Dudley; Gavin Reed - Sid; Patricia Roe - Doris; Sam Schacht - Albert; John Snyder - Hawker; Sally Jane Heit - Margaret; Kevin O'Rourke - Texan
Credit
Kristi Zea - Costume Designer, Bob Brooks - Director, Thom Noble - Editor, Barry de Vorzon - Composer (Music Score), Stuart Wurtzel - Production Designer, Arthur Ornitz - Cinematographer, Michael Seresin - Cinematographer, Robert F. Colesberry - Producer, Joseph E. Levine - Producer, Richard P. Levine - Producer, Dennis L. Maitland - Sound/Sound Designer, Bob Brooks - Screenwriter, Joyce Buñuel - Screenwriter
