Childhood Movie Moments
Oh crap.
Mike Cane has kindly reminded me of a horrific film moment from my childhood. I have just one scene in my head, because it is the only one I watched. That TV went off damn quickly, but the scene stayed firmly embedded in my head.
Stills from that scene are on Mike’s blog post. The film is The Reflecting Skin. I did not know that until just now.
Funny, how the emotions stay with you.
Deep breaths.
There is only one other film I can remember when I had a similar reaction. I remember it had subtitles and to my great surprise my first view of an adult penis. I was so shocked that I turned off the TV!
Next day I was a very confused young man. Kicking myself for turning off the TV and trying to convince myself that it was only the woman I was interested in seeing again. That scene is still firmly embedded in my head. Still no idea what the film was called.
Funny how the emotions stay with you.
Deep breaths.
August 15th, 2007 at 15:32 UTC
Thanks for the link, Alan. The prospect of watching The Reflecting Skin again fills me with dread — and the last — and only — time I saw it was back in the 1980s at the urging of a then-friend. I wasn’t kidding with my entry headline: that is a traumatizing movie.
August 15th, 2007 at 19:48 UTC
Don’t watch it again then, you crazy fool!
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