Kicking off this blog with a movie that I enjoyed probably more then I should have .There was no real sex or violence to speak of, but its fun in a kind of time capsule way. Cormans X the man with X-ray eyes. Not officially a drug movie X was made a few years before the psychedelic revolution took off, but the premise and freaky visuals make it hard not to think of it as one. Ray Milland in the staring role is a doctor who discovers a chemical that enables him to see through clothes and skin . As he continues experimenting with the chemical his visions gets more and more distorted until the freak out climax. Cormans original idea for the main character was to be a jazz musician who's use of recreational drugs leads to the visions. This idea was rejected as being to controversial and Corman went the doctor route instead. One of the best parts for me was the appearance of Don Rickles as a sort of carnival barker using Millands powers as a way to get easy cash . Rickles turns in an amazingly good and sleazy performance making me wish he had a longer appearance. X like most of the films in this era ends somewhat preachy, but all in all its a good time, paving the way to more overtly drugged out movies to come.
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