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1. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk › objects-andFrom asylums to anarchy: The straitjacket and popular culture

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   The straitjacket is the paradigmatic symbol of ‘madness’. From The Simpsons to Eminem’s music videos, this evocative object continues to resonate across popular culture, despite its historical association with the brutal treatments of the 19th-century asylum.

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     Official Trailer - STRAIT-JACKET (1964, Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, William Castle)

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3. collider.com › strait-jacket-psycho-thrillerThe Writer of 'Psycho' Doubled Down on Thrillers With '60s ...

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   Oct 6, 2023 · Strait-Jacket is a thrilling blend of psychological horror and macabre shocks that showcases Joan Crawford's commanding and over-the-top performance. Director...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Strait-JacketStrait-Jacket - Wikipedia

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   Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed and produced by William Castle, written by Robert Bloch and starring Joan Crawford. Its plot follows a woman who, having murdered her husband and his lover decades prior, is suspected of a series of axe murders following her release from a psychiatric hospital .

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   Jul 27, 2024 · If an actress wanted to keep working, she had to enact a kind of monster-movie version of herself once she reached her mid-50s. Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead both suffered this fate, but the...

6. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 29396Strait-Jacket (1964) - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Overview. After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. William Castle. Director. Robert Bloch. Screenplay. Written by on November 30, 2014.

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7. www.altfg.com › strait-jacket-movie-1964Strait-Jacket (Movie): Joan Crawford - Alt Film Guide

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   For Strait-Jacket, the gimmick-savvy Castle had jumped at the chance to lure a real movie icon into one of his exploitation flicks. As everyone knows (or should know), Crawford plays Lucy Harbin, an axe-murderess released from an “insane asylum” after 20 years.

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   What is the plot of Strait Jacket?

   • Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed and produced by William Castle, written by Robert Bloch and starring Joan Crawford. Its plot follows a woman who, having murdered her husband and his lover decades prior, is suspected of a series of axe murders following her release from a psychiatric hospital.

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   What does the straitjacket symbolize?

   • The straitjacket is the paradigmatic symbol of ‘madness’. From The Simpsons to Eminem’s music videos, this evocative object continues to resonate across popular culture, despite its historical association with the brutal treatments of the 19th-century asylum.

   From asylums to anarchy: The straitjacket and popular culture

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   What is a straitjacket in horror?

   • Around the same time, the straitjacket was being adopted as a lurid expression of madness—or alternately irrational authority—in horror films, most famously in Robert Wiene’s silent horror The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920), the quintessential work of German expressionist cinema.

   From asylums to anarchy: The straitjacket and popular culture

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   When were straitjackets used?

   • Straitjackets were used less frequently from the 1960s, in part due to the spread of the ‘anti-psychiatry’ agenda into popular culture, including through some of the films discussed in this story. But before that, the straitjacket was exploited as a spectacular prop in death-defying publicity stunts.

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   What happens after a double murder in 'Strait-Jacket'?

   • WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders! After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

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   What does the straitjacket tell us about psychiatry and society?

   • Read about the varied depictions of the straitjacket in popular culture—from Houdini’s escapes to anti-psychiatry films—and what these tell us about shifting perceptions of psychiatry and society. The straitjacket is the paradigmatic symbol of ‘madness’.

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9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › straitjacketStrait-Jacket - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Strait-Jacket is a middling Psycho meets Gaslight proto-slasher that telegraphs its plot twists more than Western Union. But it’s elevated by Joan Crawford’s remarkably possessed and...