Mesmerized (1985) | Jodie Foster | Orphan Weds Abusive Man

🟢 Title: Mesmermized aka 'Shocked' aka 'My Letter To George'
🟢 Summary: An orphaned New Zealand girl marries an older, wealthy businessman and learns to deal with his strange sexual desires.
The story is loosely based on that of Adelaide Bartlett, who, in 1886, went on trial for the chloroform poisoning of her husband.
Directed by: Michael Laughlin
Writing Credits: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Laughlin
Starring: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor, Harry Andrews, Philip Holder, Beryl Te Wiata, Reg Evans, Jonathan Hardy, Don Selwyn, Derek Hardwick, George Spoors, Bob Gould, Jonathan Elsom, Norman Fairley, John Smith, Patrick Smith, David Cameron
Year Released: 1985
Rating: TV-MA
🟢 Rating: TV-MA
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[@moonstar7775]

I was 18 when I married a man 12 years older than me. He was just like this man, controlling and odious in every way. His libido was off the charts bad and I gave birth to two babies 14 months apart. I grew to hate this so called 'Christian' man and after 17 years of marriage I grew up and liberated myself from him. He quickly remarried another woman but she was a large woman and I hope the tables were turned on him and that she was the overbearing and controlling one. He dug his grave with his piggish appetite and died several years ago from heart problems. I made a vow to myself never to marry again and have lived half my age single. Women should be careful who they marry and make the right decisions in their young life. It will cost them dearly in the end.

[@lee-annmunton9421]

I'm sorry you endured this...I hope your life got better ....❤

[@Xexucollection9398]

May Allah Pak bless you dear😢❤

[@RJ-hs8ch]

I had the same experience, I relate with you. I was 25 a virgin, got my freedom at 40 really scared of men. Dedicated my life to serve God! Jesus Christ my savior!

[@frederikaanthonyralph8829]

You seldom can tell what the future will bring.People change, people hide their vices...What was your reason for marrying that man? Looking for daddy? Money? Leaving home? You say precious little about yourself.And your own "Christian" attitude of wishing ill upon someone is questionable. That vow of yours possibly saved a decent man from your wrath.

[@CarolinaGonzalez-xt6lq]

Enfermito​@@frederikaanthonyralph8829

[@CatherineSTodd]

Glad to see films about real stories and people in real situations, with no nudity, cursing, extreme violence or other unecessary embellishments. Thank God the treatment of women in society and the law has begun to change. I could never have stood it back then. How could anyone?

[@carolreid4821]

Has it, really?

[@CatherineSTodd]

​@@carolreid4821 : Obviously NOT ENOUGH, especially with the MAGATS and Supreme Court reversal of abortion rights. VOTE BLUE!

[@StarFlame-l1i]

I'm glad you found a movie that suits you. Some of us love movies with nudity and cursing.

[@richardshiggins704]

I met John Lithgow once , a lovely man . Very good actor especially with Foster as his foil in this excellent movie .

[@notimefornonsense722]

He does look like a lovely person.

[@kirstymiller9332]

With respect, his accent is terrible 😂

[@RichardDillon-y7f]

He’s always been one of my favorite actors.

[@irenemorley75]

@@kirstymiller9332 With respect, he got the part.....what do you do for a living🙄

[@kirstymiller9332]

@@irenemorley75 I'm a Kiwi . His accent was horrible. You don't know me Irene. With respect, we are all in a battle for our humanity. I'm not even sure your question is serious 🤔✌️

[@DeborahTurner-q6c]

When you see Jodi's name you know its worth watching. She is one of the most talented female actors among the many others. Once again she preforms flawless. Although this movie is a littls odd its worth watching. Thanks posting😊

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're welcome Deb. Thanks for letting us know what you think.

[@sandyfields678]

Lithgow also..😮

[@HelenaTaniwha-uw7pl]

Yes. Jodie Foster movies are worthy ones.❤❤

[@rashone2879]

When I see her name, I don’t watch.

[@twigletz7384]

She is also one of the most woke in Hollywood. I used to enjoy her work. She is a similar age to me, so I grew up watching her in movies. Her views now leave me feeling ambivalent - a great actress who has gone to the dark side.

[@pmasmuth]

Jodi Foster always raises the acting bar not too many these days can reach. Stunning !!!!!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Seriously, she is the business.

[@joyharmon1110]

1:26:19 And can you imagine the intensity of playing that role so early in her career!

[@rashone2879]

Jodi Foster is a lesbian, never convincing as a heterosexual. She once told an interviewer that she wasn’t a good actress. I concur.

[@paulettelamontagne6992]

​@@joyharmon1110I saw her in a kid's version of the gangster movie Bugsy Malone when I was about 10:00 she was way younger I liked her every sense

[@paulettelamontagne6992]

​@@rashone2879really

[@SusanUribe-o1v]

Thank you! I am a Jodie Foster fan, being in the same age range, I always was in awe of her. She is definitely a brilliant and talented actress. 😀

[@martamariotto1181]

Actor*

[@nancyrobertson8661]

@@martamariotto1181 Jodie is a woman. Women who act are called actresses.

[@martamariotto1181]

@@nancyrobertson8661 No, he isn't. But thanx

[@deboraholsen2504]

I remember her in the movie I’ve been trying to purchase for my children for years! It’s Tom Sawyer! It was made in 1973, when I was a little girl, too, not much younger than Jodie Foster. Ever since I saw her in that movie, along with Johnny Whitaker, I’ve been a fan of hers, not a crazy fan, but just interested in what movie she’s in. There have been a lot of them because she’s continually worked as an actress since she was elementary school aged! When I was a young high school student, I was shocked when our President Reagan was shot by John Hinckley and he claimed it was for Jodie!! I thought that was extremely stupid of him, and why would she care about that, anyway? I’m sure that Jodie Foster was glad President Reagan wasn’t killed, but involving the POTUS in a crush on a young movie star! …How thoroughly ridiculous!! I felt badly for both the President AND Jodie!! 😮😢

[@irenemorley75]

@@nancyrobertson8661 Stop picking.

[@surreygirl2075]

Jodie foster I didn't realise how beauiful she is and a great actress good true film she had her happy ending at last😊

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

She was but she’s strange besides an alphabet ppl She’s 60 now

[@marysharp9635]

I love Jodie Fosters acting, and will watch everything film of hers,a brilliant actress.

[@HellaGabriella187]

Not a "Boomer" but I like older movies, even ones from the silent era. So this channel popped up in my algorithm & it's awesome & so are Boomers! 💟

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Well it's nice to know that the algo is serving our channel to people. Means we must be doing something right. Thanks so much for letting us know, HG. Definitely feel the same about older movies.

[@HellaGabriella187]

@@BoomerChannel_YT You're very welcome. 😊

[@AnaMinator]

It says 1985 film

[@HellaGabriella187]

@@AnaMinator What's you're point?

[@thefrofairy]

Likewise I love oldies, period dramas and fuzzy film cinematography. Movies were made properly back then🩶 and they always bring a sense of warmth

[@hopeewing5583]

Its a true story so its worth a watch.

[@PurpleHazeTarot]

She just wanted freedom. Great performances all around.

[@peterbamforth6453]

not a reason to slowly murder anyone.....

[@susanhiggs6873]

​@peterbamforth6453 Sometimes, it's the only way someone can stop and sexually abuse, narcissistic tyrant.

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

@@peterbamforth6453 I agree! She was sick! He wasn't that damn awful. Good grief.

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

@@susanhiggs6873 No, it isn't. You pick your ass up and walk the F away. She's a sicko.

[@santiagotrejo5948]

He made me nervous from the first moment and Jodie Foster's performance triggered a panic attack at the same time that the film captured 100% of my attention and the atmospheres were well created with the music.

[@keithbessant]

Although he was abusive, she gets away with his murder because she's such a talented hypnotist, and no one knows how she could get him to take the poison willingly. Even the actual giving of it is left to our imagination. What a beautiful femme fatale, and no one is going to condemn her, because he was such a bastard.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Interesting take, thanks Keith.

[@catherinekeller4230]

Let's not forget what he did to his Brother ( who he thought was dead) and then tried to blame her & blackmailing her with the police!!!

[@keithbessant]

@@catherinekeller4230 Yes, what a monster. He has to be, so we don't have any qualms about his murder. Of course on one level, we know she shouldn't get away with murder, but the film cleverly seduces us and takes all our misgivings away.

[@aparnadas6204]

​@@keithbessant There was no chloroform burn marks in his throat. So she would have gotten away with murder anyway

[@keithbessant]

@@aparnadas6204 Yes, I didn't realise that. I'd like to think that even that was because he took it so willingly, but I don't know.

[@jazz10169]

A very sad story,l lived in similar violent relationships and mental , emotional and sexual abuse is just as damaging to a woman as physical abuse🤔🔦this is probably based on a true story of a poor woman's life,she deserved to be with a man who appreciated her🛡️🙏🙏l hope she found peace and happiness with the other brother George 👍

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience, jazz. Means the world to us.

[@cherp5837]

He was a good husband

[@elenalatici9568]

​@@cherp5837 😖

[@doreenb.8928]

I also lived through some horrifying abuse-physical, emotional, etc. and was even surreptitiously drugged and poisoned . This happened when I was going to leave him as a result of the abuse. He took it underground, made it covert by drugging and poisoning me-That makes it even worse when you can’t see it coming, respond, and defend yourself. Being poisoned is by far the worst form of abuse. By FAR. To be that violently, inexplicably ill is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I’d rather suffer abuse of any kind, or even be shot or stabbed than poisoned even once, let alone repeatedly. It’s horrifying to me how many people commenting on this video just casually overlook the fact that she repeatedly poisoned him, eventually taking his life. Yes, he was abusive and no one should ever have to go through that. Ever. But slowly poisoning someone to death is an entirely different level of evil.

[@cherp5837]

@@doreenb.8928 agreed

[@gailjames6489]

Very interesting movie. So sad that her husband and his Dad were jerks. Glad the younger brother was supportive and was able to help get a better life than the one she started with.

[@BadCr0w]

I loved Jodie ever since I saw Silence of the Lambs when I was super young. She was so gorgeous and those eyes of hers! 😍

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

same, although for me it was Taxi Driver. Silence just reinforced her awesomeness for me.

[@sabrinanatalie2778]

Jodie Foster is a very good actress, look for the movie inside man she was great in that film as well.

[@truthseeker6370]

I LOVE ALL THE KZbin POLITICAL ADS EVERY 3 MINUTES! ...Said NoOne Ever!

[@newgabe09]

Try getting an ad blocker. I see no ads at all in YT vids now apart from the ones where the makers talk about whoever's sponsored them in the actual video. The one I use is called Ad Guard and works on other websites anti pop ups and on my mobile phone as well. It costs a little bit but worth it.

[@kendramott]

I watched this movie the day after the election. No political ads! Thank goodness! This was a very well-acted movie. Yes, there is the history of treating women like property, especially an orphan woman…but hello? She killed a man.

[@ewoksrus]

Political ads. I’ve not seen any political ones !

[@newgabe09]

Get an Add Blocker to see no ads at all.

[@kellyTaylor-uv3co]

John lithgow looks so handsome! Forgot he was ever so young !! And Jodi too !

[@elenalatici9568]

The credits said that John Lithgow played Oliver, who wasn't handsome at all.

[@susanacuratolo1200]

Excellent. Foster was very intense and credible... FOSTER IS A CONSUMATE ACTOR TODAY!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

simply the best, better than all the rest

[@MariahMunnis]

Excellent movie. Husband was a pervert just to let those commenting who said the husband was not abusive re-watch the movie!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Glad you liked it, Maria

[@TheWanderingFinnegan]

As was the preacher. A perfect example of "good christians".

[@greenalien3857]

Its always the christians.​@@TheWanderingFinnegan

[@BerthaRuiz-i3u]

Both men are abusers. Father n son . Maybe son’s mother got ( killed). Both men make corpses disappear ( something that continues,sort of like a tradition. Bodies found by stumbling upon bones)

[@BerthaRuiz-i3u]

Like Stings’ song, ‘ every breath you take, I’ll be watching you.. I like actor Lithgow . He’s a good character actor. “ Terms of endearment” great movie.

[@dlp4462]

I've always thought Jodie foster acting brought a relatable character that I could easily cross paths without ever knowing something was amidst her reality. I really appreciate Jodie Foster's talent.

[@mish4164]

Jodie was brilliant in The Accused, my favourite close 2nd is Flightplan - another gripping movie well worth watching.

[@dlp4462]

@mish4164 I will watch it. Thanks.

[@irenemorley75]

@@mish4164 Panic Room was very good.

[@lornadalmeida6730]

What an excellent movie! Thank God for the happy ending! They surely deserved being reunited after the ill treatment of their own family. I've always been a fan of Jodie Foster. This surprising role suited her so well. John Lithgow was also superb as the bad husband. Thanks for screening this true well made story with a happy ending!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're welcome, Lorna. So glad you liked it.

[@carolinewaite7185]

Great film, well done to Jodie Foster and cast, a very clever piece of acting as always. Those types of husbands are awful, out for their own gains and perverts and of course "gaslighting" really poor lady. John Lithgow is also an excellent villain in this. ❤

[@jeanjennings5712]

One has to realize that this was a time when women had no rights. They were bought and sold like furniture or livestock. They were completely at man's disposal. Right or wrong, it was how the world lived. True love was rare. They were servants in their own homes and only valued as potential child-bearers. There were many women consigned to fates far worse than hers.

[@emimon2351]

Not historically accurate. Many women were running their husbands estates and kept the books. Some also inherited if no male heir. Saying they were cattle is blowing things out of proportion. Also there were laws against domestic abuse and peers pressure. The problem is that things were more taboo.

[@zetataylor1550]

Nonsense, most were partners as one needed all hands to survive, each had their own responsibilities.

[@adair-y6h]

Very true it must have been terrible 😢

[@adimeter]

Just as Vice Presidential JD Vance thinks we should be today. Shame!

[@aprilhopkins7610]

Ain’t much changed in over a hundred years.

[@christinedowie2859]

Jodie Foster: Well I'm just about to start this movie. I know full well that anything with the beautiful and talented Jodie Foster has to be of exceptional performance. ❤❤❤

[@IwasBlueb4]

That🎉 was my reason for watching...but am disappointed and don't understand this depressing movie

[@debrabader806]

Jodie Foster is a great actress and also very beautiful!❤Debra Bader

[@VictoriaThompson-xl4zy]

I watched this movie with my dad when I was like 15. I loved it.

[@rio-impetuoso4271]

A sad, controversial account. Not too many details are given to draw to an acqurate conclusion. Victoria seems to have been a lonely girl, very beautiful or attractive - apparently -, who dreamt of freedom and happiness beyond the environment of obligation and obedience she had been raised in. By accepting to be wed she saw hope, but from the beginning she did not like or love what this man offered her. She was eager to fall in love, for she did not hesitate to seek the company of the brother and the priest. She was young, fearful and maybe even a little bitter. Had Oliver been "an abusive man" she wouldn't have been able to do what she did. Oliver was evidently uneducated and greedy - affected by avarice -, but I dare to say he was hoping to find love in his chosen wife. He had needs of his own, which didn't allow him to give more. His actions were according to his society: restrictive. Yet, Victoria was evil. The way Oliver found comfort in Victoria's talk and presence shows that he had been seduced by her from the beginning. He didn't want to hurt or harm her, he just didn't know how to treat her better. I believe that her relationship to the priest and the assurance of the brother's affections gave her the strength she needed to decide to do what she did. She could only think about her own happiness and this contributed to create the unhappiness of both, hers and Oliver's. Oliver understood he had lost control over his own life, but he was a troubled man who got the opposite of what he was looking for. A cautionary tale for men. A pretty face isn't always the facade of an angel alone. Many blessings. Thanks for the posting.

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

John Lithgow makes a great villain... and Jodie Foster has always been great in any film she is in... Thanks for posting

[@SouthCoastJMG]

Oooo A Jody Foster Film I have not seen ! Thanks I can chilax and watch it tonight!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

one of her early ones, I think this came out a little after she graduated from college. Glad you're gonna check it. Thanks SCJMG

[@susantrunk5833]

I saw this movie years ago and enjoyed it. Glad I finally found it again! Thanks!

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're welcome, Susan. Thanks for taking a moment to comment. We really appreciate it.

[@NoarmaHonegger]

Thanks for this brilliant movie. The beautiful Jodie Foster is a talented actress. 👍❤️🇸🇬😊

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're welcome, Noarma. Glad you liked it. And totally agree that Jodie is amazing.

[@JudithSanchez-j3k]

She looks like child and her husband like grandfather so sad 😭

[@MTknitter22]

You see a lot of that in Hollywood!!

[@BerthaRuiz-i3u]

@@JudithSanchez-j3k / Mr Lithgow actor was made o look old. Here he’s no more than 30 or 35. He’s a great character actor. See him in “ Terms of Endearment “ with Debra winger( she was having an affair w/ Lithgow).

[@dadautube]

the age difference is just about that actually ...

[@morenamontalvo8199]

❤ John Lithgow He is so funny . 3rd rock is his best roll as an Alien and his cookie family ✌️

[@LAZISH]

@@BerthaRuiz-i3u He was 40 by then and she - very young.

[@maudeencollier9521]

Loved every minute of it ❤❤ she's a brilliant actress. ❤

[@taraverbruggen1867]

Thank you for uploading this movie❤Great quality.

[@zeraldamina5089]

Its a reminder that women at this time were treated like pet not even like human. Jodie Foster is amazing...

[@paulheydarian1281]

Even pets can be dangerous! 😏

[@gloriafernandes7229]

E assim caminha a humanidade ​@@paulheydarian1281

[@maryhaynes8633]

Some were treated as pets meant to be abused. You had no rights at all really.

[@lee-annmunton9421]

Some women unfortunately are still treated this way, with no freedoms or respect

[@andyharperarbo138]

It's been so long since I have seen this, I am looking forward to watching the Jodi, I knew and loved. God Bless her and may she have found happiness amongst all this craziness.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Jodie foster is brilliant

[@debrabader806]

Always‼️

[@andreabennington]

John Lithgow and Jodie Foster. I know this will be a good movie!

[@theonirogersen31]

Awesome brilliant Jodie foster! She’s very good and the performance was amazing! I was surprised at the end when the actor was dead 💀 and suddenly rising and attacking her! Brilliant! Thanks for sharing! 🩵🩵

[@sylviagonzalez3811]

I researched the real story. The man was old. He had illness and losing his teeth. Was in constant pain. He's the one asked dr. for the chloroform. According to autopsy he only had it in stomach intestines which indicated that he committed suicide. There were no burns in throat or esophagus. That's probably why she was acquitted.

[@vintagebeliever5023]

Being a pervert is abusive mentally and emotionally

[@paulheydarian1281]

Is that bit of folk wisdom something you picked up from TV guide?

[@hilaryc3203]

@@paulheydarian1281 Why would you ask that Paul? It's a bit childish don't you think? Have you no education about the abuse inflicted upon the vulnerable at all or did your parents fail you by not raising you correctly? Seriously, how old are you?

[@you6382tube]

@@paulheydarian1281 A pervert, attempting to defend your type?

[@Virus-xm7qc]

​@@hilaryc3203I would not engage in a conversation with a perverted BOT!

[@doreenb.8928]

@@hilaryc3203 I don’t blame Paul- I assume he was referring to the obvious fact that even though he watched her through holes in the wall-which is very creepy and perverted-and was extremely controlling…she POISONED and killed him. Slowly, painfully, evilly-while (BTW) he was helpless like a baby. Which is more abusive? Taking someone else’s life is only okay when it’s the sole remedy for them taking yours.

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

My God, I thought she was awful! He wasn't perfect, and he led her to believe that she had killed his brother and hid his letters to her, but he wasn't THAT bad! Not so bad as to deserve all of that.

[@MTknitter22]

Thank you for posting. It’s not your fault it is a strange film. 👍

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Haha! Thanks MT. Appreciate you understanding.

[@angelacoleman6580]

Gaslighted

[@andyharperarbo138]

She spends more time flirting with men more then her own husband. She was mostly the problem and not a loving heart who liked to flirts with other men, and cause problems. He wasn't perfect either, but he did try over and over and over again. A smile can go a long ways...

[@betty-p5y]

I like this kind of movies. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[@starquant]

Jodie Foster should be considered a National Treasure.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Isn't she?

[@sissy4506]

She is

[@sherrih6375]

Thanks! KZbin won't let me press the 👍🏻but I want you to know that I appreciated the movie.

[@joankiely3614]

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Was sorry when it ended. Wished it was a mini series. Thank you for sharing this. ❤️💕👏

[@catherinekeller4230]

Thank you for posting this wonderful movie...i wonder if the Doctor was in love with her? It all ended well for both George and Victoria 🇦🇽💥😊

[@adimeter]

You know, I wondered the same thing. Did the Dr love her?

[@carolechenowith900]

Always loved Jodie Foster. I think the first movie I saw her in was...the little girl who lived down the lane with Scott Jacoby. Even named a dog I had after her..Jodie. lol. She's tough.

[@adimeter]

This was a good movie. I read many of the comments and it certainly keeps the conversation going. I love movies almost indiscriminately. In most movies I find something to like/love. In this case I loved the two biggest actors and I have no criticisms of them. Now as for the comments many viewers missed the mark. Thank you for this upload.

[@dali2314]

Lithgow's accent is brilliant.

[@maryhaynes8633]

yes two great actors who can master most accents perfectly. It seems a lot of the younger stars have difficulty with that.

[@Honeybee-ym5vi]

I'm a Boomer. I thought the movie oddly strung together and not very entertaining. Perhaps the characters weren't fully developed. Most of the scenes just had people standing around with stony faces attempting to indicate some sort of overwhelming life moment...which ended up being everyone standing around with a stony face.

[@andreabennington]

I have spent time in New Zealand and John Lithgow's accent is TERRIFIC. He is spot on for this time, place, and class.

[@VivienneMarsden-ky6or]

She was only a baby.God Bless her soul.May she rest in peace sleeping with the Angels at home.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@lindasutton4014]

I was 6 Yrs. Old when this film came out, the movies a new one for me. Thanks for posting this unusual film.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're most welcome, Linda. So happy to give you a little walk down memory lane.

[@frauleota]

It's based on a true story 😮

[@Jeanne7774]

I love Jodie Foster! I always enjoy her acting

[@DelindaGiron]

Jodie Foster can play anything and does an excellent job I Am a Big fan of hers enter workJodie Foster can play anything and does an excellent job I Am a Big fan of hers enter work. I just wish that she would do more movies these times because she's just got such great talents. Also she can play any age almost any time.

[@Beverly-z4t]

I think I know what is going on, but if there is a book I may read it and find out I was all wrong.

[@donitaforrest9064]

Why did he want to many her in particular? Was she his daughter who had been placed in the orphanage 18 years prior? And the baby she had that died, a product of incest with her father unbeknownst to her? Unanswered questions. Creepy.

[@TrudyPatootie]

*Girls who aged out of the system were advertised same as Mail Order* *Brides. It was common practice at the time.* 😏

[@mmay6621]

@Trudy *Even Victoria asked (her brother-in-law) how her husband found her. Everyone knows about mail order brides btw. No need for bold letters acting like a know it all.*

[@donitaforrest9064]

@@TrudyPatootie That doesn't explain the opening scene, hiding the identity of the man dropping off his son's unwanted offspring in the Victorian era of hypocrisy & appearances, New Zealand became a British colony in 1840. Then there's the 20+ year age gap and the twisted obsession of the "husband" (father) for the naive girl, spying on her. He wanted his child back in his life, and this "marriage" (adoption) satisfied his curiosity. That's my take on it. People are strange, and incest is as commonplace now as then, perhaps even more so back when women had few rights, and no access to social workers or legal help, or youtube, and such dreadful intimate revelations were not discussed in polite society. There was a tv series called "Mistral's Daughter" on the subject of an father's unnatural lust for his daughter, made in 1984. "Mesmerized" came out in 1985.

[@E.K.2003]

​@@mmay6621You used bold letters.😮

[@sissy4506]

​@donitaforIrest9064 I am totally with you.That opening scene told it ALL

[@judib1822]

The saddest thing is that they NEVER loved each other from the beginning. I know that happens a lot.

[@charitysghost1207]

I never knew about this movie, but I LOVE both leads. Such a great find.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Awesome. Glad you like it, charity.

[@summerspicer6153]

Jodie Foster. Nobody remembers how iconic she was.

[@9001012]

IS

[@WVgrl59]

😂😂😂😂

[@michellemckenna2659]

We do 🙄😂

[@maryhaynes8633]

@@9001012 yes IS! So right.

[@elenalatici9568]

Was???

[@andyharperarbo138]

You would think that she would have been taught how to have a better personality from the get go. That she was far luckier then so many others throughout time. She was part of their problem from the start.

[@marthabergin9023]

What a story. Thankfully a happy ending.

[@cathyt144]

Great movie and cast. Jodie Foster is a personal favorite. ❤

[@maryamf7410]

Thank you for sharing😍❤

[@maureenwright5151]

What a strange film.

[@tanyabrewer991]

It was so great to see a great film from New Zealand , ❤❤❤ . The 80s was a very good era for " film 🎥. "Smash place," "Battle truck," "Came a hot Friday," "Utu," "Quite Earth," "the piano," "Veglelance" may well have spilt that wrong ????. Great kiwi films.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Thanks Tanya! Love Quiet Earth and The Piano. Will be checking the others.

[@microchip1697]

I sometimes wonder if men and women really do belong together ...

[@mihaelacomanescu]

Maybe only for short periods of time...

[@sirfgmk2]

Yes Indeed. To procreate. It is the reason why we exist.

[@microchip1697]

@@sirfgmk2 Circular reasoning.

[@Walklikeaduck111]

I seriously doubt it. We lived in small tribes for thousands of years where individual autonomy as well as tribal cohesion were valued.

[@janka482]

Only at given times, when they are in love and then mostly to have children. Never in human history women and men were together as nowadays. Married men worked with men, married women with women. Men dealt with men, women dealt with women. A man would sometimes help a woman and viceversa, but friendships between women and men were never not at all tolerated as they are nowadays. Orthodox saints also say marriage is not happiness but martyrdom. Why? Because men and women are so far apart.

[@caroldelaney4700]

And people think we have a bad life these days.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

ha! very that

[@suechandler8162]

His horrible Dad caused his warped behaviour towards matrimony. The movie The Piano showed a similar thing, but she negotiated a divorce not a murder.

[@shirleyontiveros612]

I’ve never seen Jody Foster and a movie where she looks so young before. Any movie she’s in is excellent.

[@irenemorley75]

She has been in movies as a child.

[@HellaGabriella187]

@@shirleyontiveros612 Yes Taxi Driver & The the girl who lives down the lane & TV appearances.

[@Music-q2f1n]

Try watching Tom Sawyer she played Becky Thatcher

[@channelclark8046]

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. One of my favorites.

[@CliftonBowers]

We where both young then 23 then known for years also hung with same friends over the years...she was a student of my Aunt and her ex husband in college...😊

[@Antonia-o4f6i]

Actually enjoyed this movie....very good.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Yay, glad you liked it. Thanks Antonia.

[@sehnal139]

Thank you!

[@patriciagriffin1505]

It looks like she’s thinking revenge is sweet after all the suffering he intentionally caused her

[@christinedowie2859]

Yep. Enthralling movie. Great retell.

[@annedwyer797]

I didn't recognize John Lithgow for the first minute of this first scene!

[@industrialcathedral]

I love Jodie ❤

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

ditto

[@Virus-xm7qc]

The music was sung by Maori girls, It sounded AFRICAN, So BEAUTIFULLY sung.❤❤❤

[@evaleena8414]

Thanks for this comment. I have been looking for this song ever since I heard it in the movie. Can you please tell me what it is called?

[@peaceandlove544]

Two extraordinary actors

[@SKingJoy]

How cruel to poison someone, no matter how disagreeable he was.

[@axiomist4488]

If Jodie's in it, it's bound to be a fine film . She was 22 at the time .

[@sunalineemoore906]

Jodi Foster...the best actress how she did her fave u feelings with cold heart deep thought felings..as English maner ..good plot good actors Excellent film ..I really enjoy thank you

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Great New Zealand accent by John Lithgow!!

[@janetmilan4698]

This is based on a true crime that happened in 1886, London. The KZbin channel "They Got Away with Murder" featured it: "A Poisoning in Pimlico" was the name of the video. The actual story is fascinating!

[@s.clignancourt1897]

An excellent KZbin channel by the way "They got away with murder" by Mark J. Maguire, so glad you mention it. All the cases he reviews are fascinating because of his reasearch, reasoning and masterful narration.

[@s.clignancourt1897]

Janet, "PS": I know looked at the "Poisoning in Pimlico" once more, because I couldn't recall a similar story on the channel "They got away with murder". Now I know why - the actual story is so different from the movie and where it put (at least the moral) blame that I didn't remember them as similar. So I guess Hollywood /Foster put their own perspective on it, which makes sense in the context if the movie story and her sympathetic figure. Just that it doesn't seem to bear much resemblance to the facts. But again, thank you for making the link!

[@janetmilan4698]

​They didn't have the benefit of Mr. Maguire's research! 😊

[@MnMsss184]

This is actually based on a true crime that happened in New Zealand that is why it is filmed and set in New Zealand

[@teresamendoza1194]

Lord Farquad is what I think about when he laughs😅

[@teresamendoza1194]

But marvelous acting!😊

[@jogalloway2790]

Brilliant ❤thank you for sharing.

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

You're so welcome, Jo.

[@floridawoman25]

A great movie . Love your channel

[@adelalax3553]

She reminders me of Nellie Olsen

[@irenemorley75]

Not at all.

[@Unknown4935]

Yes very selfish

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

@@Unknown4935So not wanting to be abused is “selfis”. Riiight..

[@joannegregory3024]

So,sad that many yrs ago women suffered alot of abuse and had to just put up with it…….. how mnay young girls had their lives ruined by being forced to marry young to older men who abused them

[@nolanola2024]

It is truly sad, and as women ee understand our bodies and how horrible it would be to have someone impose horrible things on us, so I believe women who allow men to hurt their daughters should be held more accountable like Jennifer Soto who forced her daughter into a predators clutches daily.

[@joannegregory3024]

@@nolanola2024 totally agree, these mums who pimp out their young daughters to me are worse than the perpetrators

[@kathleendobens6648]

Spooky from the beginning. Cold and dark place.

[@kathleengillespie5983]

A Jodie Foster film I have never seen. And Lithgow did not disappoint as the pervert husband. I'd have to say, if Victoria and George made it out, God bless them both. The rest of the men, as portrayed, were flawed at best. And Victoria certainly beat the odds stacked completely against her -- marriage, the church, medicine, servants -- all part of a fabric woven to subordinate anyone with a dream of freedom.

[@chrisgriffin9164]

The butler and maid must have inspired the creation of Riff Raff and Magenta. [R.H.P.S]

[@bobiguilliland6466]

Great watch, thank you 😊

[@ewaz6600]

The kiwi accents they've put on make us sound like aussies

[@BadCr0w]

I hate to break it to you, but to most Americans Kiwi accents sound Australian lol. Sorry! 😂

[@Zihannya]

Wonderfully done. ❤

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Glad you liked it, Zihannya. What a pretty name btw

[@carolinewaite7185]

Anyone notice the vicar/priest's 1980s glasses at the wedding vows part? 😂

[@BoomerChannel_YT]

Whoopsies. LOL.

[@TraceePettee]

Great movie! Thanks for uploading!

[@toughgemini337]

Great movie. Well worth a watch!