Shock Corridor

Pros: Stanley Cortez's cinematography, Hari Rhodes
Cons: Peter Breck pretending to be crazy by twitching, plausibility general implausibility

"Shock Corridor" (produced, written, and directed by Sam Fuller) has some passionate fans. I don't get it and think it is a pretty bad (thogh plenty hysterical) movie. I recognize that Fuller did a lot with little money--which admirable, but not enough ...

Pros: Cult classic. B flick with a message. Strange stuff.
Cons: Most folks will love it or hate it.

Shock Corridor is shocking even now, so I can imagine how it went over in 1963. It’s certainly not traditional Hollywood fare though it packs a heavier punch than most B movies that disappear from the viewing landscape and never get a mention ...

Pros: brilliant
Cons: takes a little work

Before Apocalypse Now became the definitive retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, Samuel Fuller’s brilliant B-movie masterpiece Shock Corridor (1963) lay claim to that odd distinction. It is a deliriously schlocky...

Pros: Savage critique of American society remains relevant.
Cons: Wooden lead performances, and an uneven first act that's hard to get through.

In epic fiction, there always comes a point when the hero must travel into the abyss. Odysseus is lost at sea for many years before he finds his way back to Greece. Dante has to travel through the Inferno of Hell before he can reach the Paradise of...