Story (written by a woman who also plays the serial killer's brunette captive in the film) of a serial strangler of only attractive blonde women. It begins with the blonde's brunette roommate screaming in horror at the sight of her friend flat on her back in bed with a scarf knotted around her neck. The killer and his MO is known by law enforcement, who have named him "Georgie Porgie" - having "kissed the girls" but made more than tears, as he strangled several Blondes across Illinois. The film may have been the first serial killer TV film. Not at all an attractive man, he still somehow gets the pretty girls to accompany him to his or her bedroom for kisses. When Georgie gets to downtown Chicago, he saves an attractive blonde from stepping off a curb into a moving car, gaining her trust. So, she accompanys him to a strip club, of course. At the Club they sit in a semi-private booth and begin to kiss, while the patrons are focused on the stripper disrobing to loud music.
Also, unfortunately for the blonde, blue eyed beauty, she's wearing a scarf wound about 3 times around her slender, long throat. So, as they kiss, the killer merely pulls on both ends of her scarf strangling her while the stripper slowly gets down to just her tassels and thong. At that point "Georgie" leaves, the blonde is left leaning in the corner of the booth--her scarf tightly wound about her neck, eyes and mouth open, and the only person not focused on the striptease, i.e. The stripper sees her and screams.
Georgie flees on the Highway, the police in pursuit. Georgie also delights in causing havoc, multiple car crashes, on the highway. So in addition to being an early or first serial killer film, it also is an early car chase film and had a budget for them.
Altman's direction is also from the killer's perspective, drips with suspense, especially when you see the Blonde wearing her ready made murder weapon. One can hope she'll be spared in a crowded public club, but the brunette woman writer and Altman do not.
Also, unfortunately for the blonde, blue eyed beauty, she's wearing a scarf wound about 3 times around her slender, long throat. So, as they kiss, the killer merely pulls on both ends of her scarf strangling her while the stripper slowly gets down to just her tassels and thong. At that point "Georgie" leaves, the blonde is left leaning in the corner of the booth--her scarf tightly wound about her neck, eyes and mouth open, and the only person not focused on the striptease, i.e. The stripper sees her and screams.
Georgie flees on the Highway, the police in pursuit. Georgie also delights in causing havoc, multiple car crashes, on the highway. So in addition to being an early or first serial killer film, it also is an early car chase film and had a budget for them.
Altman's direction is also from the killer's perspective, drips with suspense, especially when you see the Blonde wearing her ready made murder weapon. One can hope she'll be spared in a crowded public club, but the brunette woman writer and Altman do not.