(*Madame Tanya to Captain Quinlan quote*) - "You're a mess, honey."
When it comes to the likes of brilliantly presented nasty/corrupt cop movies - (IMO) - 1958's "Touch Of Evil" ranks right up there as being one of the absolute nastiest "badass" movies of them all.
Now 60 years old - This outrageous film's gritty, violent, sleazy, racist, degenerate story-line actually manages to still pack a substantial-sized wallop (even in this jaded day & age of ours).
Featuring some truly exceptional b&w camerawork - I'd definitely say that "Touch Of Evil" actually excels far beyond Welles' highly-praised "Citizen Kane" by a clear, country mile.
I think that it's interesting to note that prior to considering directing this film - Orson Welles had asked B-movie producer, Albert Zugsmith to give him the worst script he had available so that he could prove that he could make a great film out of it.
And, with that - Zugsmith handed Welles the unpolished screenplay of Whit Masterson's trashy, dime-store novel, "Badge Of Evil".
When it comes to the likes of brilliantly presented nasty/corrupt cop movies - (IMO) - 1958's "Touch Of Evil" ranks right up there as being one of the absolute nastiest "badass" movies of them all.
Now 60 years old - This outrageous film's gritty, violent, sleazy, racist, degenerate story-line actually manages to still pack a substantial-sized wallop (even in this jaded day & age of ours).
Featuring some truly exceptional b&w camerawork - I'd definitely say that "Touch Of Evil" actually excels far beyond Welles' highly-praised "Citizen Kane" by a clear, country mile.
I think that it's interesting to note that prior to considering directing this film - Orson Welles had asked B-movie producer, Albert Zugsmith to give him the worst script he had available so that he could prove that he could make a great film out of it.
And, with that - Zugsmith handed Welles the unpolished screenplay of Whit Masterson's trashy, dime-store novel, "Badge Of Evil".