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Shock Corridor Overview:

Shock Corridor (1963) was a Drama - Mystery Film directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Samuel Fuller and Leon Fromkess.

Shock Corridor was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.

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Shock Corridor (1963)

By Beatrice on Jan 14, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Shock Corridor Directed by Samuel Fuller Written by Samuel Fuller 1963/USA Allied Artists Pictures/Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions/F&F Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Courage and talent mix with an outsider’s view of reality t... Read full article

Shock Corridor (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 25, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“This long corridor is the magic highway to the Pulitzer Prize” – Johnny Barrett Being a jack of all trades, producer, director, screenwriter extraordinaire Sam Fuller also had a stint as a journalist. Therein lies his obvious stake in Shock Corridor, a film that looks frightening ... Read full article

Shock Corridor (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 25, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“This long corridor is the magic highway to the Pulitzer Prize” – Johnny Barrett Being a jack of all trades, producer, director, screenwriter extraordinaire Sam Fuller also had a stint as a journalist. Therein lies his obvious stake in Shock Corridor, a film that looks frightening ... Read full article

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Quotes from Shock Corridor:

Johnny Barrett: Am I the only loony in this ward?
Wilkes: No, Mr. Barret, your roommates are in the "street." Oh, if you don't mind, we never use words here like "nuts, bugs, screwy, goofy, loony"... We'd like it very much if you didn't use them, either.
Johnny Barrett: [Sarcastically] I'm sorry - - I'm a "greenhorn inmate."
Wilkes: [Calmly] You're a patient, not an inmate.
Pagliacci: [Feeding John numerous pieces of gum] Come on, John. Chew, chew, chew!... See, if you chew, your jaw muscles, they get tired, see? And then the other muscles, they get the message, and they get tired too, see? And before you know it, you're sleeping. And, when we're asleep, nobody can tell a sane man from an insane man, huh?
Pagliacci: [Chuckles] Good night, Mr. Barret.
Johnny Barrett: Good night, Mr. Pagliacci.
Wilkes: Don't mind Lloyd. He doesn't mean anything by that chip on his shoulder. It's just his way of fighting everybody because he can't cure the patients.
Johnny Barrett: [Screaming, to Dr. Cristo] Doctor, I'm not nuts! I'm here for the paper! I'm a PLANT!
Dr. L.G. Cristo: [Totally unconcerned] Now, forget all about Sloan, huh? Why don't you keep Pagliacci company? Have him sing "La Boheme" for ya'.
Johnny Barrett: [Quietly and submissively] Yes, sir.
Johnny Barrett: Who killed Sloan in the kitchen?
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Facts from Shock Corridor
The hallucination sequences include footage shot on location in Japan for House of Bamboo, and footage shot by Samuel Fuller in Mato Grosso, Brazil for the unfinished film Tigrero (see Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made.)
Both this and Samuel Fuller's following movie The Naked Kiss were rejected for UK cinema certificates and remained unavailable until 1990.
In the initial scene in the psychiatrist's office, Dr. Fong has on his wall portraits of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
According to Samuel Fuller, the film was shot in 10 days, on one set, with no exteriors.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996.
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