The apex of lurid ’60s exploitation movies and a virtual smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos: voyeurism, cross-dressing, lesbianism, pornography, masturbation, incest, child abuse, sexual violence, even necrophilia… In sharp contrast to his innocent but equally disturbed Plato in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, Sal Mineo stars as a porno-obsessed, body-building, proto-Travis Bickle, with Juliet Prowse as a go-go dancer/hostess whose seemingly inevitable states of undress are spied on by an unknown Peeping Tom. After one too many X-rated phone calls, it’s erstwhile comedian/game show host Jan Murray on the case, as a sex-crime-specializing cop whose research includes re-playing victims’ interviews, while his 10-year-old daughter listens in next door; plus all-too-friendly sympathy from lesbian disco boss Elaine Stritch. This new 35mm print of Cates’ original director’s cut, unseen in nearly 60 years, includes over 5 minutes of censored material (cut from the 1965 release prints), revealing, among other things, a deeper exploration of the Mineo character’s true sexuality. (Film description courtesy of Film Forum)