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Martin Landau plays a creepy art critic in a movie nobody asked for.
TMDB
30

Paint It Black (1990)

straight-to-video energyneon-noir fever dreamsculptor as protagonist

Overview

HorrorThrillerMysteryCrime

A California metal sculptor becomes a suspect after someone kills his gallery-owner lover.

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Content warning
artistic obsessionclass resentmentthe male gaze turned violentreputation as currency

Standout Aspects

Acting

Martin Landau's unhinged art critic steals every scene.

Costume

Rick Rossovich's metalworker outfits are aggressively period-specific.

Production

Gallery spaces that scream 'this was someone's actual house.'

Best for:Solo: Only way to experience this fever dream without judgment.·Rewatch: Second viewing reveals which scenes were accidentally funny.·Background: Perfect for when you want ambient 90s thriller noise.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Multiple scenes of uncomfortable gallery-owner seduction dynamics.·Violence: Sculpture-related death that makes zero physical sense.
Tim Hunter

Director

Tim Hunter

ReleasedMar 28, 1990
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Vestron Pictures

Top Cast

Rick Rossovich

Rick Rossovich

Jonathan Dunbar

Doug Savant

Doug Savant

Eric Hinsley

Julie Carmen

Julie Carmen

Gina Bayworth

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Marion Easton

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Daniel Lambert

Marion Eaton

Marion Eaton

Lenore Hinsley

Frances Chaney

Frances Chaney

Mrs. Russell

Jason Bernard

Jason Bernard

Lt. Wilder

Peter Frechette

Peter Frechette

Gregory

Monique van de Ven

Monique van de Ven

Kyla Leif

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Tim Hunter made River's Edge three years earlier; this was his immediate fall from grace into TV movie purgatory.

Cultural

The 2.3 TMDB rating makes it one of the lowest-rated Martin Landau performances ever, below even Ed Wood's budget contemporaries.

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