- The Sinister Urge (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Sinister Urge
caption = Theatrical release poster.
director =Edward D. Wood Jr.
producer = Edward D. Wood Jr.
writer = Edward D. Wood Jr.
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starring =Kenne Duncan Duke Moore Jean Fontaine Carl Anthony Dino Fantini Jeanne Willardson Harvey B. Dunn Reed Howes Fred Mason Conrad Brooks
music =
cinematography =William C. Thompson
editing =John Soh
distributor =
released =
runtime = 71 min
country =United States
language = English
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imdb_id = 0055452"The Sinister Urge" is a 1961
crime drama film that was written and directed byEdward D. Wood, Jr. .Synopsis
The film revolves around a series of murders of young women.
The killer, Dirk, works for a
pornographer named Johnny Ryde. It is outright stated that Dirk's impulsive murders are a direct result of viewing pornographic pictures and films. This is stated both by Ryde's boss, Gloria Henderson, and the police (represented by Lt. Carson and Sgt. Stone).Several
subplots attempt to emerge during the course of the film: the ongoing police investigation into underground pornographic distribution (in one scene, a fight breaks out between two rivals, one of whom is played by Wood himself); Ryde's attempts to shoot porn (accompanied by his director Jaffe, an elderly man who is somewhat elfin in appearance); Gloria's rising concern about the out-of-control Dirk, which comes to a head when her overlords in "the Syndicate" order her to remove Dirk "permanent"; and in an obvious attempt to interject pathos into the film, the tribulations of a young girl from a smallMidwestern town who starts out seeking a career as a legitimate actress, but who ends up making porn for Ryde and Gloria, before becoming one of Dirk's victims.The film reaches its climax when Gloria and Ryde attempt to remove Dirk by putting him in a car with faulty brakes. Dirk survives, and forces Ryde to
blackmail Gloria. Dirk then murders Ryde, before being shot in the dark by Gloria, who assumed that she was shooting Ryde. The film ends with Gloria's disbelief that she shot the wrong man as the police arrest her.Trivia
The film was featured in episode 613 of the cult television show, "
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ".
* Dino Fantini, who played Dirk Williams in the film, would later play the role of Gino Panzini in "Return to Peyton Place "
* "The Sinister Urge" is the name of an album byRob Zombie , who has a passion for B-rated horror movies.External links
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