Written by James M. Tate / 5/14/2013 / No comments / anthony james , bo hopkins , dianne hull , earl boen , exploitation , import , robert englund , seventies , sharon farrell
SHARON FARRELL SHOCKS 'THE FIFTH FLOOR' WITH DIANNE HULL
The vulnerable Dianne Hull takes a much deserved bath! Year: 1978 |
Except for Bo Hopkins as Carl, who seems like a nice enough, trusting orderly but he’s dead-set after Kelly’s body.... He’s already raped another inmate, that being scene-stealer and poster girl Sharon Farrell as Melanie. With shaggy dirty-blond hair and an unpredictable derange of emotions, she’s the person most effected by what our main character Kelly should be more effected by: being stuck in a blue-walled purgatory that offers random electroshock therapy like peanuts at a ball game.
The famous image of the poster girl for The Fifth Floor Sharon Farrell |
There doesn’t seem to be any way out of the ward except one successful escape that doesn’t last very long since Kelly’s boyfriend (John David Carson) is in cahoots with the friendly head doctor (Mel Ferrer). Meanwhile, strict nurse Julie Adams has real Nurse Ratched potential but turns out sweet and friendly, making Bo the sole antagonist.
Earl Boen, Bo Hopkins and Anthony James RATES: *** |
And other inmates including Patti D'Arbanville (BIG WEDNESDAY), Robert Englund (the original Freddie Kruger from the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films), Anthony James (who starred in THE TEACHER also directed by Howard Avedis), and Earl Boen (the doubting Thomas shrink of the TERMINATOR franchise) add little to the overall melodrama but it's a nice bouquet of character-actors nonetheless.
"You are barely in the movie but you get the poster shot! Damn you!" |
Bo Hopkins antagonizing in THE FIFTH FLOOR |
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