#1 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

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Recommended Movie-Club Sandwich: Boxcar Bertha (1972)

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Not gonna bother importing the old thread.. Check out the Fantaverse BBS for some good Scorsese-related conversation on this entry...

Anyway, just finally watched Who's That Knocking at My Door.. a must-see for Scorsese-fanatics, but everyone else should probably take a pass.. At this point, it seems like a big part of his creative motivation is some sort of "therapy-through-filmmaking" (you know, with all the Catholic guilt stuff that gets reprised in Mean Streets).. And the fantasy sex scene was totally out of left field--though, in Scorsese's defense, those scenes were shot and included after the fact to secure distribution).. Harvey Keitel sure set a precedent for himself by going full-frontal in his very first role..

All in all, it's interesting to watch in terms of Scorsese's developmental growth as a director--but I think he made this one for himself.. Had it remained that way, the unfortunate quote-unquote sexploitation scene (set to the Doors' "The End" interestingly enough) would never have been included and the project would be better off for it... but, on the other hand, I guess we fans have the studio to thank for this ever seeing the light of day...

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Totally agree about Who's That. In many ways it felt like a stylistic blueprint for Mean Streets, with some clumsily added Catholic guilt. It's also worth watching for any aspiring film-maker.

And is there any film where Harvey Keitel doesn't take his clothes off?