Who Killed Teddy Bear

1965

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

6
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1858 1.9K

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Plot summary

A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats.

Director

Joseph Cates Photo
Joseph Cates

Top cast

Daniel J. Travanti Photo
Daniel J. Travanti as Carlo
Rex Everhart Photo
Rex Everhart as Rude Customer
K.C. Townsend Photo
K.C. Townsend as Ms. Nielsen
Elaine Stritch Photo
Elaine Stritch as Marian Freeman
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
785.93 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 1
1.4 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

There's something quite untypically erotic about the opening

There's something quite untypically erotic about the opening scenes of this film as the scantily clad "Larry" (Sal Mineo) telephones a woman and talks suggestively to her. Though not explicit by current standards, this whole film take quite an honest approach to the issues faced by "Norah" (Juliet Prowse) as she becomes more and more frustrated by this stranger who becomes more daring. She reports it to the police and they assign "Lt. Madden" (Jan Murray) to the case. It's clear quite quickly that he has some skin in the game here - but can she trust even him? When her stalker starts to bother her at work, her boss "Marian" (Elaine Stritch) tries to comfort her but will any of that stop what would appear to be the inevitable - an assault? This is quite a cleverly crafted game of sexually charged cat and mouse with the casting delivering quite enthrallingly as the story develops. Even though we always know who the pervert is, we are still not sure how the story will pan out and if he is the only man out to torment "Norah". The ending is a bit disappointing. It doesn't really do justice to the build up, but Prowse delivers her fearful character well and Mineo imbues his predatory persona with a sort of boyish vulnerability that can be quite disturbing to watch at times. It's quite a potent ninety minutes of cinema that I think was well ahead of it's time.
Reviewed by Cinema_Snobb 8 / 10

A very bold movie for 1965 that has

A very bold movie for 1965 that has today become a cult classic. Like a lot of these social films they are dated, but to me that is part of what makes them often times great. If I watch a film made in 1965, I want it to reflect the time it was made, not today. "Who Killed Teddy Bear" was one of the first U.S. films to be at the head of the new, changing cinema values of the 1960's. The subject matter was difficult for mainstream audiences. Rape, incest, lesbianism, sexual addiction were just some of the topics touched on in the picture directed by Joseph Cates. A young waitress (Juliet Prowse) at a cool New York City disco is being stalked. She has been receiving threatening phone calls and is scared. The police, headed by Jan Murray, have little leads. The film argues that everyone has some kind of sexual perversion. Some people are just better at covering it up. Though not a hit at the time, it seems very influential. Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" is very similar with its bleak view of a rotting New York and the freaks that roam the streets. Scorsese's version of "Cape Fear" has several shots that are familiar. I think even Quentin Tarantino borrowed heavily with his dance number between John Travolta and Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction." It is very reminiscent of the sexual tension between Juliet Prowse and Sal Mineo when she tries to teach him to dance. It does start out a bit rocky, but gathers steam as it goes. There are some great performances, especially from Sal Mineo and Elaine Stritch. The film is mostly lost today, but hopefully its cult status will help it come back to life on DVD and Blue-Ray soon.
Reviewed by olddiscs 8 / 10

This is an important Movie !!

I couldn't believe how this unrecognized unheralded film of the mid 1960s captured the sleaziness & the downfall of NYC during that time The photography is amazing.. the score capturers the early disco era... Sal Mineo is unbelievably sensuous, erotic, neurotic, as is Elaine Stritch who plays the Lesbian, Marian wonderful performances.. Juliet Prowse is good in this role..Plot is a bit confusing.. and why did they cast Jan Murray (great TV comic game show host of that era) in this role? Ill never know.... But as I stated before, this film captures the sleazy, unclean, dark, cold snowy sado masochistic, days of NYC in the mid 1960s when that city was on the decline.. Broadway might have been booming, Babs was on B'WAY live in Funny Girl, The Merm was still around. ETC .but the side streets, the crime, the sex shops were running abound..this film captures it all..worth seeing and or buying if it becomes .. available, Bravo ,Sal Mineo. Elaine Stritch, and the director...

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