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Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror (1962)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1962 Wide

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Bank teller Lee Remick is accosted in her garage one dark night by asthmatic psycho Ross Martin. He forces her to go through with an elaborate robbery scheme, threatening to kill Lee's teen-aged sister Stefanie Powers if the police are summoned. FBI agent Glenn Ford suspects that something is amiss and advises Lee to play along with Martin, hoping in this way to capture this dangerous criminal with a minimum of bloodshed. Unfortunately, Martin is as clever as he is deadly, always managing to

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Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Gordon Gordon

Jun 10, 2003

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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This stylish noir thriller is one of Blak Edwards' best films and one of the genre's highlights, well acted by Lee Remick, exquisitely shot by Philip Lathrop, and moodily composed by Henry Mancini, who contributes a great jazz score

December 14, 2010 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
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One of director Blake Edwards' best w/terrific Mancini score.

January 1, 2008
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Suspenseful.

November 14, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Superior thriller from before Edwards' typecasting as a comedy specialist.

May 23, 2004
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Audience Reviews for Experiment in Terror

like a bridge between film noir detective stories and the modern thriller, this really was an experiment on the part of blake edwards, much better known for his light comedies. made immediately after the charming if over-rated breakfast at tiffany's, the film pioneered techniques used to great effect by depalma among others in the 80's. it looks a little dated now but this is a solid and influential piece of work
May 6, 2010
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Stella Dallas

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Unfortunately, Experiment in Terror was one of those pesky "those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it" moments for me when I let high expectations ruin this movie for me. I heard David Lynch's name thrown around a lot when being told and reading about this movie. That alone wrote Experiment in Terror's death certificate. Its one of the very last noir movies so it's one of the last of its kind from that era. It starts off with sharp imagery and a score to go nuts over by Henry Mancini. It started great, started nodding off toward the middle, then eventually started snoring pretty damn loud be the end. Its definitely not bad and I can see even a small influence it had on Lynch, but its definitely not worth busting your balls over to get a copy of. Impress a film teacher with it, I don't know.
June 11, 2007
mjgildea

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    1. Red Lynch: Gasp, gasp, gasp!
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