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Love Triangle | Adolescence
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With its impeccable pedigree, before and behind the camera, this is generally regarded as one of the most underrated dramatic movies of the 1960s. Much of its critical and commercial rejection was laid at the feet of the book's author, James Leo Herlihy, who, with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, named his toxic lead character "Berry-Berry", after the tropical disease known for causing "inflammation of the nerves and heart failure." To make matters worse, the origin of the highly improbable name was never explained - even his mother addressed him by the use of it. Whereas Screenwriter William Inge could have either changed the moniker or, at the very least, minimized its use, his otherwise strong adaptation did just the opposite; indeed, the phrase "Berry-Berry" was voiced relentlessly over the course of the story, a whopping seventy-four times in all, which means it's mentioned once every 1.5 minutes of this movie's running time.
Screenwriter William Inge set up the rage, violence, and amorality of Berry-Berry Willart (Warren Beatty) before he's even seen, followed by two equally feral encounters with women (portrayed by Constance Ford and Barbara Baxley) to ensure audiences' trepidation when he finally meets the sheltered and uncorrupted Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint).
Along with The Manchurian Candidate (1962), this is one of two 1962 releases directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Angela Lansbury in a supporting role substantially older than her years.
Echo O'Brien's car was a Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton from the early 1930s.
The thirty dollars Annabell Willart (Angela Lansbury) gives to the three bums would equate to over two hundred fifty dollars in 2019.
"Clinton Willart: You really do hate life, don't you, Berry-Berry? You know, when you told me that before, I went along with you. Because I wanted to be just like you in every way I could. But I LIKE life, Berry-Berry. So long, Berry-Berry."
"Bouncer: Madame Spivy - [Due to his young age, Clinton's presence in a strip bar alarms the hostess behind the bar] Bouncer: Have you lost your feeble mind? He's still got his baby teeth! Hedy: [Nonchalantly] Well, it ain't MY job to check birth certificates!"
