Directed by Ray Dennis Steckler
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Guilty Pleasures)
A middle aged psycho with a camera scans the want ads for fashion models who charge by the hour. When the models start to take their clothes off he strangles them. This scenario is repeated over and over, like a peep show loop. He hangs out near the Flicker Theater and occasionally goes into the book store next door. The owner is a woman who also happens to be a psycho, only she kills old winos in the back alley with her razor blade. The two eventually meet and essentially cancel each other out. The film was shot without sound, all dialogue and effects were added later. We get a running commentary from the mind of the strangler which is eerily effective. We know he loved someone named Marsha, likes his pigeons because they are loyal and need him and strangles women to "cleanse the world" of their filth. Location shooting on the streets of Hollywood adds another depth of realism. The final theme song had me crying with laughter as the credits rolled.
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