Brian DePalma's SISTERS on TCM

Raffine · March 29, 2007, 08:44:58 PM

Brain DePalma's SISTERS will be on TCM this Friday at 1:00 AM Central as part of their cult movies series. It stars Margot Kidder as seperated conjoined twins and Margot's sporting the ('ow you say) worst French accent ever. She's supposed to be French Canadian so maybe that explains it.

Critics always disagree about SISTERS being a really great film or a really terrible film: I think its the cat's pajamas. It's got some great scenes (the game show "Peeping Toms", the murder & cleanup, split-sceen effects, a conjoined twins documentary, a drug induced hallucination), some really bizarre characters, and a over-the-top Bernard Herrmann score featuring blaring French horns and two wailing, shrieking Moog synthesizers. If you look close you'll spot several famous "human oddities" like "Sealo the Seal Boy" in the hallucination scene and Olympia Dukakis decorating a birthday cake. It all takes place on Staten Island, stomping ground of Andy Milligan.

My only complaint is there are so many long Hitchcockish 'set pieces' there's hardly any room for plot and the film's over before you know it.

The DVD was released by the classy 'Criterion Collection'!

RCMerchant · March 29, 2007, 08:53:05 PM

I have heard about,read,and seen photos from...but have NEVER seen it! So I will do that tommorrow night! Hot dam! THANX!

Raffine · March 29, 2007, 09:18:08 PM

You're welcome!

Be sure to turn it up really loud!

I have the original soundtrack CD. A friend made a copy (perfectly legal, I'm sure) and uses it to blast his neighbors when they play their hip-hop too loud.

Mr_Vindictive · March 29, 2007, 10:01:03 PM

It's a pretty good film. I happened to catch it on a premium movie channel a few years ago. Might have to DVR it.

Does anyone know if TCM edits their late-night films?

sideorderofninjas · March 29, 2007, 10:37:22 PM

TCM runs unedited late at night...

Doc Daneeka · March 30, 2007, 06:00:44 AM

TCM is always uncut, commerial free

Raffine · March 30, 2007, 05:04:15 PM

Quote from: Mr. Briggs Inc. on March 30, 2007, 06:00:44 AM
TCM is always uncut, commerial free

I'd pay good money to see the expression on the face of the sweet little granny who falls asleep tonight watching THE MIRACLE WORKER on TCM only to wake up in the middle of SISTERS.

Mr_Vindictive · March 30, 2007, 05:56:00 PM

I was curious about the editing as I DVRd Shaft last week, and it seemed to be edited, at least the first 30 minutes I watched. I've never seen the film before (commence the lambasting) and I had nothing to compare it to.

Fausto · March 30, 2007, 06:58:37 PM

Awesome movie, one of the few that honestly scared the living snot out of me, although DePalma does cheat in one scene. I'd explain, but I wouldnt want to give away the plot (it might be in the goofs section on imdb).

RCMerchant · March 30, 2007, 07:18:24 PM

I'm geared for tonight! Tara Sue is bringing me home some McDonald's on the way back from picking up her daughter from work. Chicken McNuggets and hot mustard and movie nite..on a Friday! Life is Good!

sideorderofninjas · March 30, 2007, 10:21:39 PM

Quote from: Skaboi on March 30, 2007, 05:56:00 PM
I was curious about the editing as I DVRd Shaft last week, and it seemed to be edited, at least the first 30 minutes I watched. I've never seen the film before (commence the lambasting) and I had nothing to compare it to.

If about an hour into Shaft, Richard Roundtree is showing some woman why's he's a sex machine to all the chicks, it's in its R-Rated glory...

The Burgomaster · March 31, 2007, 09:01:02 AM

One of my favorite DePalma films . . . bought the DVD a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed watching it again after having not seen it for at least 15 years.