| |
 |
First
Prize, Audience Jury
San
Sebastian International Film Festival, 1990. |
"...A nearly
faultless
piece of work.
"
Screen
International |
 |
Synopsis
| Alligator Eyes is a sexy, humorous thriller about three old friends, Robbie, Lance and Marjorie,
traveling together from New York City to North Carolina. On their way they
pick up a hitchhiker -- a mysterious, beautiful young woman called Pauline,
who subtly redirects their journey and manipulates all three friends, using
her tragic history to seduce the men and arouse sympathy in Marjorie. The
emotions she arouses in the friends -- love, suspicion and sympathy -- lead
them onwards as Pauline reveals more and more about her past. But in a dramatic
conclusion we discover that Pauline has been the manipulated one, and she,
finally, makes amends in her own way... |
Credits
Laughing Man Partnership Presents "Alligator
Eyes"
Starring Annabelle Larsen, Roger Kabler, Mary
McLain, Allen McCullough
Director of Photography Todd Crockett
Music By Sheila Silver
Co-Executive Producer Jo Manuel
Executive Producer David Marlow
Produced by John Feldman and Ken Schwenker
Written and Directed by John Feldman |
Reviews
"Ambitious...a kind of Sex, Lies and Videotape of road movies, with Pauline as the sexually challenging stranger who exposes
some of the deceptions in the other characters' lives. The film has a firm
grip on its audience's attention." |
Janet
Maslin, The New York Times. |
|
"This is a nearly faultless piece of work.
The witty script and superb performances subvert this East coast road movie
into a truly clever, funny and entertaining film." |
Screen
International |
|
"A rewarding personal project --adventurous,
original and idiosyncratic." |
"John Feldman possesses in abundance what most
contemporary filmmakers lack -- the ability to create three dimensional characters,
a deft hand with actors, and an understanding of how to use the physical environment
to express complex emotions." |
Joel
E. Siegel, Washington DC City Paper |
"A brilliantly seductive thriller." |
The
Washington Post |
"Scorching...John Feldman does wonders in building
suspense. Annabelle Larsen is a knockout...an erotic, obsessive performance." |
Peter
Travers, Rolling Stone. |
|
|
|
