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Bone (1972)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1972 Wide

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When their lavish home is invaded by a violent and unstable black criminal, a high-living white Beverly Hills couple is forced to confront their worst nightmares in filmmaker Larry Cohen's satirical black comedy. Famous car dealer Bill (Andrew Duggan) and his wife, Bernadette (Joyce Van Patten), go through the motions of their mundane day-to-day existence while coasting on a fragile web of lies and tentative affection. When Bill discovers a rat in the filter of his pool, he is frozen with fear

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Larry Cohen

Written By: Larry Cohen

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1972 Wide

On DVD: Aug 26, 2003

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Superbly disagreeable comedy

September 5, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Mixes righteous anger with a devilish sense of humor.

January 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

An amazingly bold film that jumps right into a lot of touchy subject matter...

October 14, 2003 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Gil Jawetz

DVDTalk.com

Cohen admitted to being influenced by the playwright Joe Orton when he wrote this film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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I was expecting a really crappy exploitation flick when I started watching Bone but I was really surprised. It starts off as a home invasion flick then turns to a kinda black comedy. Kotto is great but Van Patten steals the show as the self-medicating wife. Cohen's direction is great too.

April 7, 2007