Simply put, it’s about a Southern girl darkened by waves of nymphomaniac urges so strong she cannot quiet them unless she gets it from someone – anyone. Her path crosses with a lonely old bluesman whose wife just left him for his brother. He takes her in, and realizes she’s ’sick’ in that possessed Jezebel type of way. He decides to help cure her of her ’sickness’ by chaining her to his radiator. And that’s where this fable gets really interesting.
Tim Burton and I have a unique relationship. Due to coincidence and fortuitous circumstance, I have seen every one of Burton’s directorial efforts in the theater during first-run release. Yes, even PEE-WEE. I’ll even go so far as to say I saw the Burton-produced CABIN BOY in the theater. Yes, even CABIN BOY. Burton’s also responsible for one of my longest friendships (a more devoted fan than even myself, he’s even shaken Tim Burton’s pee-pee hand). It’s safe to say that all things Burton are close to my heart.
Chad Nance is a counter-culture reporter and columnist whom I’ve known for too many years. He’s written stuff for Skunk, Radar, Details, Gawker, and Aint It Cool News; he’s also the creator and author of Weird Load: Only In America, and starting May 2011, will make contributions to a brand new horror magazine from the creators of Famous Monsters Of Filmland. More relevantly, he’s my go-to guy when it comes to Westerns, and I always look forward to hearing his perspective on the Old West and films in general (his take on the racism inherent in AVATAR was enlightening – you can read that piece by clicking HERE). 