[Trigger warning for discussion of rape in film.]
Okay, a little background here. A while back, Liss and I were talking about Clint Eastwood, a conversation spawned by this photo I took.
Liss: That is so awesome.
Deeky: Seriously, when I first saw it out of the corner of my eye, that's what I thought it said.
Liss: I might buy something called "CUNT" starring Clint Eastwood.
Deeky: Speaking of Clint, have we discussed the über-creepy recurring theme in his movies of him hooking up with barely pubescent girls?
Liss: I don't know if we have. Which movies are you thinking of?
Deeky: Beguiled, for starters. At the beginning of the movie, Clint's character asks a young girl how old she is. Twelve, she says. "Old enough for kisses," says Clint right before jamming his tongue in her mouth.
Liss: He's another one who frequently using women getting hurt/raped/killed to motivate a man to action, too. See: Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, etc.
So, question time: Clint Eastwood has appeared in over 60 movies. Which one is the creepiest?
(Liss votes for Play Misty for Me, just FYI.)
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