“A WILD EXPERIENCE! The most resonant exploitation movie of its era… Using a mental hospital as a microcosm of a country whose prosperous post-war facade is slowly cracking up is the sort of faux-lowbrow cunning that turns a nasty little B-movie into an enduring classic—not just unsane but undeniable.” – Adam Nayman, The Ringer

Described by critic Dave Kehr as “harsh, grotesque, and violent—and, incidentally, brilliant in a very original way,” some 60 years after its initial release, SHOCK CORRIDOR still grabs you by the throat and never lets go. In this wildly gripping thriller-noir, 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.

This screening will be introduced by Dr. Madeline Bruce, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Webster University and a clinical consultant at UTHealth.

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