Shock Corridor (1963) + Extra [The Criterion Collection]

In Shock Corridor, the great American writer-director-producer Samuel Fuller masterfully charts the uneasy terrain between sanity and madness. Seeking a Pulitzer Prize, reporter Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) has himself committed to a mental hospital to investigate a murder. As he closes in on the killer, insanity closes in on him. Constance Towers costars as Johnny’s coolheaded stripper girlfriend. With its startling commentary on racism and other hot-button issues in sixties America and its daring photography by Stanley Cortez, Shock Corridor has had far-reaching influence.



Extra:
– The Typewriter, The Riffle & The Movie Camera - a wonderful documentary, courtesy of the British Film Institute and the Independent Film Channel, about Samuel Fuller and his legacy. With special guests Tim Robbins, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino (55 min).