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The Boston Strangler
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Boston Strangler is a 1968 film directed by Richard Fleischer.It is a true crime history of the infamous "Boston Strangler" murders of 1962–64. The film opens with a man ransacking an apartment, before the camera reveals a dead woman lying on the floor. It soon becomes clear that a serial killer is stalking the Boston area, finagling his way into single women's apartments (there are no signs of forced entry) and strangling them to death.The police, led by Detective Phil DiNatale (George Kennedy), pursue various leads and theories but basically get nowhere. The Attorney General of Massachusetts orders one of his staffers, John Bottomly (Henry Fonda) to form a task force. Bottomly gets desperate enough to call in a psychic, which results in the task force temporarily fingering an innocent man. Halfway through the movie, one Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis) appears onscreen. DeSalvo attacks another woman, but this time his victim survives, and even more importantly, bites him on the hand, which eventually leads to the task force finally getting a lucky break.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })James Brolin has a small part as Detective Lisi. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: The last closeup shot of Albert, before the camera pulls back for the credits, has him look straight at the camera. | |
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Dramatic Sit-Down | |
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Dramatic Sit-Down: James Brolin's brief appearance has him sitting down rather heavily after Peter Hurkos says that Det. Lisi wasn't late because of traffic, he was late because he took some time that morning for a quickie with his girlfriend. | |
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The End | |
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The End: The closing credits, after noting that DeSalvo was never tried for the stranglings, say "THIS FILM HAS ENDED, BUT THE RESPONSIBILTY OF SOCIETY FOR THE EARLY RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF THE VIOLENT AMONG US HAS YET TO BEGIN." | |
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Face Framed in Shadow | |
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Face Framed in Shadow: When Tony Curtis finally appears, halfway through the movie, his face is neatly half-framed in shadow as he sits in his living room and watches John F. Kennedy's funeral on TV. | |
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Docudrama / int_8336006c | |
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Eyedscreen / int_8336006c | |
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Hand Gagging / int_8336006c | |
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Serial Rapist / int_8336006c | |
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The End / int_8336006c | |
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White Void Room / int_8336006c |
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