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The Psychotronic man is a low budget independent film and well known weird movie.
‘What did you mean weird?’
Barber, Rocky Foscoe leaves work and drives home,
for the next 6 minutes.
Fair enough, some of it’s under the credits but still,
it was daylight when he left. #But when Rocky goes to get out of the car What the hell? Was it real? I dreamed I was driving) Rocky consults a doctor. ‘Yesterday I took the long way home’No kidding. ‘My car was up in the sky.’ The doctor gives the obvious diagnosis. ‘Rocky, you’ve gotta lay off the booze’you’ll never fight again Rock. Oh no he's back in the car. Not for long this time. But at work. Understandably freaked out, Rocky leaves and after two and half minutes of not driving he’s back at the wheel). His drive takes him out to Orchard road, the site of last night’s strange experience, where. ‘Lately some mighty weird things been happening here’ he goes back with the old man to hear more, but… fleeing the scene Rocky’s soon back into his car, but now the police are involved led by Inspector O’Brien. ‘Surely you must have some idea’ ‘Look lady I said I have no statement’ and don’t call me Shirley. But the tyre marks are baffling. ‘But what’s puzzling is, these tracks just here’Now, Rocky’s doctor learns of the recent murder. Doesn’t seem enough to worry about. ‘Yes, is this the police?’Definitely doesn’t seem enough to call the police jaunty hat division. My patient had a dream about a flying car that happened to be in the same location as your murder, the night before it happened, would that be of interest? ‘Thank you, I’ll be right over doctor’ Feel a bit tenuous. But now… Rocky has powder burns on his arm from a shotgun) and this would be the point where the doctor could have legitimately called the police and he does call them again, speaking to O’Brien’s assistant. ‘Powder burns’ but before the inspector arrives. I fell on my juice box. At least the police
But when Rocky goes to get out of the car...
What the hell?
Was it real?
I dreamed I was driving.
Rocky consults a doctor.
‘Yesterday I took the long way home’
No kidding.
‘My car was up in the sky.’
The doctor gives the obvious diagnosis.
‘Rocky, you’ve gotta lay off the booze’
You’ll never fight again Rock.
Oh no he's back in the car.
Not for long this time. But at work...
Understandably freaked out, Rocky leaves,
and after two and half minutes of not driving he’s back at the wheel.
His drive takes him out to Orchard road, the site of last night’s strange experience, where...
‘Lately some mighty weird things been happening here’
he goes back with the old man to hear more, but…
'I said no!'
Fleeing the scene Rocky’s soon back into his car,
but now the police are involved led by Inspector O’Brien.
‘Surely you must have some idea.’
‘Look lady I said I have no statement’
and don’t call me Shirley.
But the tyre marks are baffling.
‘But what’s puzzling is, these tracks just here’
Now, Rocky’s doctor learns of the recent murder.
#WoooooOooooo#
Doesn’t seem enough to worry about.
‘Yes, is this the police?’
Definitely doesn’t seem enough to call the police,
'Office Karr speaking.'
Jaunty hat division.
My patient had a dream about a flying car that happened to be in the same location as your murder, the night before it happened, would that be of interest?
‘Thank you, I’ll be right over doctor’
Feel a bit tenuous. But now…
Rocky has powder burns on his arm from a shotgun.
'That looks like...'
'It's nothing serious.'
'How did it happen.'
and this would be the point where the doctor could have legitimately called the police and he does call them again,
speaking to O’Brien’s assistant.
‘Powder burns?’
But before the inspector arrives.
I fell on my juice box.
At least the police have what the doctor told them.
‘Well what exactly did he say?’
‘Well he wanted to talk t you and then he mentioned something about a powder burn’
I’m guessing it was your attention to detail that drew you to the police force.
'What's that?'
'I don't know, some kind of jacket we found over by the tire tracks.'
O’Brien seeks the help of an expert.
‘Alright students that should do it for today.’
This concludes intro to massaging the dead.
‘I am a scientist’
I’m not sure why O’Brien is here, he has two dead bodies and the doctor’s notes about Rocky’s dream,
why do you need a scientist?
‘You want me to commit myself to a statement as to whether a person has the power to overcome the laws of gravity and even suspend themselves in mid air?’
Feels like a leap.
But the scientist has an answer.
‘It’s called Psychotronic energy’
#WooooooOooooo#
You can recognise it by the harmonica.
‘But do you believe in this psychotronic energy, yes or no’
#WoooooooOoooooo#
There it goes.
But Psychotronic energy is just a theory while Rocky is a solid suspect,
whose first response is of course to jump into his car.
‘This guy drives like a Chicago cab driver’
You mean like 12 hours a day.
The police pin Rocky down, but…
‘Theory my eye’
Perfectly reasonable reaction to a flying car.
And we’re off again.
Probably seems like I’m exaggerating but he does spend like 20% of the movie in the car.
Thank God for that.
The chase continues on foot until...
So hard to make that sort thing look good.
Here’s the thing about this movie that I don’t want to ignore, Rocky’s powers seem to stem from his own frustrations,
he has a drinking problem.
home life is strained,
'But I don't have a hangover damnit.'
he’s having an affair.
Rocky is stressed.
‘I hope things will change’
and I like these powers as a physical manifestation of his pent-up feelings and dissatisfaction with life.
'I don't have time to explain.'
'Why not!'
'Get off me!'
But that’s very underdeveloped and then is just abandoned in favour of a lengthy chase scene,
before going all X Files, with the arrival of the cigarette smoking man.
‘Let’s put it this way. We’ve had him under surveillance.’
We’ve been watching him kill people.
If it had cut back on the driving scenes and delved into Rocky’s life a little more, this might have been alright.
As it is, it’s like a cross between The Incredible Melting Man and The Jar –
check out our reviews of those to see what the hell I’m talking about –
better than either but not by as much as it should be.
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