Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot, making the women look like they have large tattoos. As Kinsky grows more obsessed with Maddy, he becomes increasingly determined that Maddy should bear his "mark" -- forever.
Acting
Bruce Dern's twitchy, sweaty descent into obsession.
Direction
Bob Brooks brings arthouse polish to grindhouse subject matter.
Director
Bob Brooks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Dern supposedly hated the film so much he tried to buy and destroy the negative; it barely released theatrically and became a cult VHS curiosity.
Released the same year as 'The Entity' and 'Ms. 45,' part of a grim wave of female-body-horror that critics now re-examine as exploitation or feminist revenge depending on who you ask.
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