Directed by Stanley Kramer The Defiant Ones was the inspiration for the relationship between Woody and Buzz in Toy Story. It's the story of two men more than at odds with each other who are literally chained together as they deal with a more immediate, oppressive force. This set up necessitates that they learn to get … Continue reading The Defiant Ones (1958)
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Freaks (1932)
Directed by Tod Browning Freaks is a bit of a melodrama about a group of circus "freaks" and a trapeze artist who goes by Cleopatra. Most of those in the traveling circus are severely disabled and deformed, whether they be limbless, legless, stunted or otherwise different. They see Cleopatra as an outsider, partially because she … Continue reading Freaks (1932)
