THE MANIPULATOR(1971)
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Mickey Rooney! Keenan Wynn! Luana Anders?
With stars like these in this how can it go
wrong?! This is all Rooney, who plays a crazy
former make-up artist for movies! He talks
to maniquins, himself & well, no one there!
He kidnaps a young lady for his next hit
picture! Just plain weird to see Mickey
in a roll like this! Surprisingly, some
nudity here(very short)! BTW, there are
actually some other actors in this, but
none are credited!! C-

From a reviewer at IMDb.com:

Everyone who has commented on this film to
date has been right. It is a terrible,
nearly unwatchable movie, directed by
someone who has seen too many avant-garde
short films by Stan Brakhage and Maya
Derren and who mistakenly believed that
a 90-minute commercial movie could be
made using their techniques.

But it is also a filmed actors exercise,
an extended acting class in which someone
said to Mickey Rooney, "Let's test your
chops, and explore the limits of your
acting range." Viewing the movie that way,
it is a triumph for Rooney. His acting
talent is incredible, and in two- or
three-minute bites his performance can
be mesmerizing. He takes a mess of a
script, an insane and unsympathetic
character, and crazy lines, and comes
off not just as believable but as affecting.
You really don't want to see this movie,
but if someone showed you a few short
clips from it you would gain a new
appreciation for Rooney's abilities.

Luana Anders holds her own as Rooney's
captive, but it is Rooney's show. - gimhoff

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