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Tattoo (1981)

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Release Date: Oct 9, 1981 Wide

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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

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Bob Brooks

In Theaters: Oct 9, 1981 Wide

Cast

Bruce Dern
Karl
Maud Adams
Maddy
Leonard Frey
Halsey
Rikke Borge
Sandra
John Getz
Buddy
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

Critic Reviews for Tattoo

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Overheated psychological horror schlock.

January 12, 2006 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

An effectively creepy psychological thriller with Bruce Dern at his unhinged best.

October 9, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

All involved in this project seem to be in need of some Freudian analysis.

December 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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One of Dern's trademark unbalanced psyche roles.

June 12, 2009

Steve Strange

Super Reviewer

Despite Bruce Dern's fine performance, the plot has quite a few holes, and ends up being a hollow genre exercise rather than a fully realized story.

March 2, 2011

Luke W

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