Faye Dunaway running a 'cripple facility' with imaginary gangsters? This hidden 80s Brit gem is unhinged.
A clever paraplegic man, haunted by visions of imaginary gangsters, becomes desperate to leave the "cripple" facility he's stuck in. To get out, he must outwit the facility's matron and the constant surveillance of one of his fellows.
Acting
Faye Dunaway's unhinged matron chewing every scene.
Direction
Nigel Finch's queasy institutional atmosphere.
Writing
Biting satire that hasn't aged a day—unfortunately.
Director
Nigel Finch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nigel Finch directed this for BBC's 'Screen Two' before his feature career; it was one of Faye Dunaway's few TV ventures during her chaotic 80s period.
The film's title uses Cockney rhyming slang ('ripple' = 'cripple'), a linguistic choice that sparked debate about whether the film critiques or perpetuates ableist language.
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