1984: 'Vioporn', Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)
- Podcast Episode
- 2022
- 1h 19m
In a time of bombastic blockbusters (and Reagan's re-election), two auteurs defy the norms by releases violent films about sexual obsession, sparking a controversial mini-trend which one cri... Read allIn a time of bombastic blockbusters (and Reagan's re-election), two auteurs defy the norms by releases violent films about sexual obsession, sparking a controversial mini-trend which one critic dubs "Vioporn." Kathleen Turner, then also starring in a family-friendly blockbuster, ... Read allIn a time of bombastic blockbusters (and Reagan's re-election), two auteurs defy the norms by releases violent films about sexual obsession, sparking a controversial mini-trend which one critic dubs "Vioporn." Kathleen Turner, then also starring in a family-friendly blockbuster, plays a sex worker with a double life in Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion. Brian DePalma, t... Read all