I’m not gonna try to convince anyone this is a great movie or anything … but I’ve gotta say it definitely falls into the mondo repeat viewings category for me. And it’s even more fascinating to watch now that I’m reading, almost done with, the Drew Barrymore book “Little Girl Lost” (sorry, I’m probably going to be mentioning this book far too much for the foreseeable future, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read) – I never really thought of Drew Barrymore’s roles being so tied into her real life, like the way say Jodie Foster’s are. But it’s hard not to see the parallels here, setting her mother on fire, all the officious old men stood around watching her talent, promising her something they can’t give her in return for the show, and her screaming, “I wanna see my daddy!” after … obviously I’m reading far too much into it … but I can’t help it. Anyway, the movie is a lot of fun, and it’s way up there with the De Palma and Cronenberg Stephen King adaptations of the time, right down to the Tangerine Dream score. George C. Scott and Martin Sheen in the supporting cast only serve to complete the treat. Edit: Oh yeh, can’t write a review of this without the unforgettable line, “Back off – just … back off!”

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