If you like stock footage of army tanks being loaded onto a train, or endless shots of guys in green velvet jump suites and ping-pong ball eyes running back and forth, then you'll love this movie. The only interesting scenes are in the police station. Whoever created this set should receive an award. The ceiling appears to be about 30 feet high. There are no pictures or other decorations on the walls anywhere and the jail cell where the boy meets the shrink is about 5 feet deep with the walls, floor, and ceiling tapered to add the illusion of depth. The effect is bizarre since it creates an (unintentional?) forced perspective which makes the boy look huge next to the (not-so) distant back wall when compared to the people in the foreground. It's worth seeing for Milburn Stone who is brilliant as usual.
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