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Old 06-15-2011, 10:17 PM   #4400
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Originally Posted by Grausamkeit View Post
The Tingler

Fucking awesome movie! Shit that's produced these days just doesn't compare. Where is the drama, the character development that attaches us to people in movies and is supposed to make us empathize enough to care whether they succeed or fail, the suspense?
You can't go wrong with a William Castle horror classic!

I knew this before, but it's confirmed on the IMDB page you linked to: Did you know they installed a gimmick in theaters for this film - whenever blood-curdling screams occurred in the movie, hidden buzzers vibrated the seats (although I read audience members actually were shocked by a low-voltage electric charge.)

Here's an introduction to the film by director Castle himself, that hints (not so subtly) at that very idea as a warning to his audience:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQm30eQn7I
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