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Calendar Events / Announcements '24 I / Re: 1970s cult TV movies
« on: March 10, 2019, 08:59:24 AM »
Stefanie did a bunch of these in the early 1970's such as the combination murder mystery/character study Five Desperate Women.
One of the most interesting is Paper Man. Stefanie, Dean Stockwell and James Stacy are college students. One of their group is somehow sent a credit card in the name of a non existent person. They activate the card, make duplicates and have a great time living high on the hog. Then a purchase of a gun, which none of them claims to have made, shows up on the credit card statement. One of the group dies unexpectedly when a computer glitch somehow sends him the wrong medication. Another is killed when the electronic elevator system malfunctions and crushes her.
There's plenty of suspects and there's a genuine possibility that the fake identity that they created may be responsible.
Hackers, identity theft and artificial intelligence seemed like science fiction in 1971. They are a little too real today. Paper Man could easily be remade/updated for the twenty first century.
Paper Man is on YouTube.
One of the most interesting is Paper Man. Stefanie, Dean Stockwell and James Stacy are college students. One of their group is somehow sent a credit card in the name of a non existent person. They activate the card, make duplicates and have a great time living high on the hog. Then a purchase of a gun, which none of them claims to have made, shows up on the credit card statement. One of the group dies unexpectedly when a computer glitch somehow sends him the wrong medication. Another is killed when the electronic elevator system malfunctions and crushes her.
There's plenty of suspects and there's a genuine possibility that the fake identity that they created may be responsible.
Hackers, identity theft and artificial intelligence seemed like science fiction in 1971. They are a little too real today. Paper Man could easily be remade/updated for the twenty first century.
Paper Man is on YouTube.