The Collector (1965 film)
original movie poster
Directed by	William Wyler
Produced by	Jud Kinberg John Kohn
Written by	John Fowles (novel) Stanley Mann John Kohn
Starring	Terence Stamp Samantha Eggar Mona Washbourne
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	June 17, 1965 US release
Running time	119 min
Language	English
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The Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director John Robert Fowles ( March 31, 1926 &ndash November 5, 2005) was an English Novelist and Essayist. Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an Academy Award -nominated English Actor. Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an Academy Award -nominated Mona Washbourne (born 27 November, 1903 in Birmingham - died 15 November, 1988 in London) was an English film }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States John Robert Fowles ( March 31, 1926 &ndash November 5, 2005) was an English Novelist and Essayist. It was made into a movie in 1965.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Fowles own explanation of the purpose behind The Collector 3 Versions of The Collector 3.1 Film version 3.2 Theatre versions 3.3 Music 3.4 Television 3.5 Books and comics 4 Associations with Serial Killers 4.1 Leonard Lake and Charles Ng 4.2 Christopher Wilder 4.3 Robert Berdella 5 References 6 External links

Plot summary

The novel is about a lonely young man, Frederick Clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall, and collects butterflies in his spare time. A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a The first part of the novel tells the story from his point of view.

Clegg is obsessed with Miranda Grey, an upper-class art student. He admires her from a distance, but is unable to make any contact with her because of his nonexistent social skills. One day, he wins a large prize in the pools. This makes it possible for him to stop working and buy an isolated house in the countryside. He feels lonely, however, and wants to be with Miranda. Unable to make any normal contact, Clegg decides to add her to his 'collection' of pretty, petrified objects, in hopes that if he keeps her captive long enough, she will grow to love him. After careful preparations, he kidnaps Miranda using chloroform and locks her up in the cellar of his house. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Chloroform, also known as trichloromethane and methyl trichloride, is a Chemical compound with formula C[[Hydrogen H]] Cl He is convinced that Miranda will start to love him after some time. However, when she wakes up, she confronts him with his actions. Clegg is embarrassed, and promises to let her go after a month. He promises to show her "every respect", pledging not to sexually molest her and to shower her with gifts and the comforts of home, on one condition: she can't leave the cellar. Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another

Clegg rationalizes every step of his plan in cold, emotionless language; he seems truly incapable of relating to other human beings and sharing real intimacy with them. The meaning of intimacy varies from relationship to relationship and within a given relationship He takes great pains to appear normal, however, and is greatly offended at the suggestion that his motives are anything but reasonable and genuine.

The second part of the novel is narrated by Miranda in the form of fragments from a diary that she keeps during her captivity. For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Clegg scares her, and she does not understand him in the beginning. Miranda reminisces over her previous life throughout this section of the novel, and many of her diary entries are written either to her sister, or to a man named G. P. , whom she respected and admired as an artist. Miranda reveals that G. P. ultimately fell in love with her, and subsequently severed all contact with her. Through Miranda's confined reflections, Fowles discusses a number of philosophical issues, such as the nature of art, humanity, and God. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity.

At first Miranda thinks that Clegg has sexual motives for abducting her, but as his true character begins to be revealed, she realises that this is not true. She starts to have some pity for her captor, comparing him to Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest because of his hopeless obsession with her. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although Clegg tells Miranda that his first name is Ferdinand (eventual winner of Miranda's affections in The Tempest).

Miranda tries to escape several times, but Clegg is always able to stop her. She also tries to seduce him in order to convince him to let her go. The only result is that he becomes confused and angry. When Clegg keeps refusing to let her go, she starts to fantasise about killing him. See Fantasy for an account of the literary genre involving the development of common or popular fantasies After a failed attempt at doing so, Miranda passes through a phase of self-loathing, and decides that to kill Clegg would lower her to his level. As such, she then refrains from any further attempts to do so. Before she can try to escape again, she becomes seriously ill and dies, probably of pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal

The third part of the novel is again narrated by Clegg. At first he wants to commit suicide after he learns of Miranda's death, but after he reads in her diary that she never loved him, he decides that he is not responsible and is better off without her. Finally, he starts to plan the kidnapping of another girl.

Fowles own explanation of the purpose behind The Collector

Fowles explained in his follow-up book The Aristos that the main point behind the novel was to show what he felt to be the danger of class and intellectual divisions in a society where prosperity for the majority was becoming more widespread, particularly power (whether by wealth or position) getting into the hands of those intellectually unsuited to handle it (for this, Fowles was accused by some critics of being a fascist). The Aristos A Self-Portrait and Ideas is a 1964 collection of philosophical Aphorisms by English author John Fowles.

Clegg's pools win has left him free to do anything he wants with the rest of his life, but due to his social and intellectual background doesn't know what to do with it. Emotionally and educationally stunted, he sees the world as a place where people take what they can if they have the power (by money, position, etc) to do so, and the rest have to make do. Therefore he takes Miranda.

Miranda is intelligent, but she is also a liberal humanist snob with a thinly veiled contempt for those she feels intellectually inferior to her. Ironically, she also has her own fixation on G. P, a middle-aged painter and mentor who hints at regrets for his hedonistic life which has left a lot of people he loved hurt, and does not want Miranda - whom he loves - to be next. Despite this - and despite what has happened to herself from another's fixation - Miranda is determined once free to embark on an relationship with G. P. on any terms of his choosing, regardless of the emotional destruction it may cause to all concerned. Thus Miranda is the converse of Clegg, someone too clever for her own - and everyone else's - good.

Versions of The Collector

There have been numerous presentations and adaptations of The Collector, including film and theatre. The Collector also appears in various songs, television episodes, and books.

Film version

The novel was made into a film in 1965. It was adapted by Stanley Mann and John Kohn and was directed by William Wyler (who turned down The Sound Of Music to do it). William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay It starred Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an Academy Award -nominated English Actor. Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an Academy Award -nominated

It had the following cast:

• Terence Stamp as Freddie Clegg
• Samantha Eggar as Miranda Grey
• Mona Washbourne as Aunt Annie
• Maurice Dallimore as Neighbour
• Allyson Ames as First victim
• William Bickley as Crutchley
• Gordon Barclay as Clerk
• David Haviland as Clerk
• Kenneth More as 'GP' (scenes deleted)

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Samantha Eggar), Best Director (William Wyler) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, but the only awards it was to win were at Cannes. Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an Academy Award -nominated English Actor. Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an Academy Award -nominated Mona Washbourne (born 27 November, 1903 in Birmingham - died 15 November, 1988 in London) was an English film Kenneth Gilbert More CBE ( 20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English Actor. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States

Terence Stamp later confessed in his autobiography his own surprise as being chosen for the role (he'd expected Anthony Perkins or John Hurt to play Clegg). Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an Academy Award -nominated English Actor. Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. Having been chosen, he assumed (as had most others) that Julie Christie - regarded at that time as the best young actress of the era - would be given the role of Miranda, but Wyler chose Eggar because he thought it would introduce the correct air of sexual tension and awkwardness between the two protagonists - Stamp having been turned down by Eggar when both were at college. Julie Frances Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress.

Theatre versions

• A stage version of the novel (also written by John Fowles) was performed in London in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Marianne Faithfull starred as Miranda. Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose It was badly received by the critics.

• It has also been performed at the Camden's People Theatre. ^[1]

• Another adaption was written by Mark Healy and first performed at Derby Playhouse in October 1998. Derby Playhouse is a theatre situated in Derby, England. It has been operated by Derby Playhouse Ltd since it opened in 1975

Music

• Probably the best known song inspired by the book was the eerie song "The Butterfly Collector" by The Jam (the B-Side of the 1979 single "Strange Town"). The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The song was in fact about Soo Catwoman, who upon the implosion of the Sex Pistols, attempted to become part of The Jam's entourage in return for alleged sexual favours. Soo Lucas, better known as Soo Catwoman (often written as Sue Catwoman) was an icon of the London Punk subculture that sprang up around the The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The song states the band's rejection and contempt for those obsessed with acquiring reflected fame from contemporary celebrities to mask their own failings in life.

• A song inspired by the novel, also called "The Collector", was written by Sonny Curtis. Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937, in Meadow Texas) is an American singer and songwriter The song was recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1966 and was included on their album Two Yanks In England. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

• The original cover art for the single of The Smiths' song "What Difference Does It Make?" featured a promotional shot for the film featuring Stamp holding a chloroform pad. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 " What Difference Does It Make? " is a 1984 single by British band The Smiths. Stamp protested the use of the still as promotional material and the Smiths instead used their singer, Morrissey, to recreate the photo for future pressings of the single, except in this instance Morrissey held a glass of milk (an in-joke over the number of fan letters they received asking from what film was the still of "the actor holding the glass of milk"). Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist The UK version of the single with Morrissey in the photo for the cover is now a rare-collectible for fans of The Smiths. The song's title is also a line spoken by Stamp in the film. Another Smiths song, "Half A Person", takes its title from a line in the book The Collector ("Caliban is half a person at the best of times").

• Canadian band Stars samples dialogue from the movie in their song "International Rockstar" on the 2001 album Nightsongs. Stars is a Juno Award -nominated Canadian Indie pop band Originally formed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Nightsongs is the first album by Canadian Indie rock band Stars, released in 2001 on Le Grand Magistery.

• American metal band Slipknot's song "Prosthetics" off of their self-titled album is based on the film. Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid

Television

The basic plot of "The Collector" - a lonely maladjust kidnapping the object of their desire - has become a standard plot device of a number of TV shows, ranging from soap operas to crime series. Some more explicit references to John Fowles' book are:

• In the Criminal Minds episode, "The Fisher King", The Collector was the book used by the kidnapper to send a coded message to the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Criminal Minds is an American crime drama that premiered September 22, 2005 on CBS. Other references to the book included a clue of a butterfly, as well as the style of the kidnapping. ^[2]

• In an episode of The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horrors X", Comic Book Guy uses the persona "The Collector" as a supervillain and kidnaps Lucy Lawless from a comicbook convention to take her back to his lair to marry her. Jeff Albertson, better known as Comic Book Guy, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan; 29 March 1968 is a New Zealand actress and Singer best known for playing the title character ^[3]

Books and comics

• In the book 'The Dark Tower' by Stephen King, Finli O'Tego, also known as The Weasel, reads The Collector. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, See also The Dark Tower (series Protagonists Ka-tet of the Nineteen and Ninety-nine Roland Deschain See also Roland Deschain Later Finli noticed another character, Dinky, reading Fowles' The Magus, and asks him what he thinks of the author.

• In Neil Gaiman's comic The Doll's House there is a reference to The Collector. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and The Doll's House is the One episode of the comic, titled as "Collectors", is about a convention of serial killers. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based One of the films shown at the convention is The Collector.

Associations with Serial Killers

There are several cases in which serial killers, spree killers, kidnappers, and other criminals have claimed that The Collector was the basis, the inspiration, or the justification for their crimes. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment ^[4]

Claiming corruption by media influences is a court room gambit dating back to Charles Manson, but despite the press coverage such defences receive, not one acquittal or clemency in sentence has ever been secured on these grounds.

Leonard Lake and Charles Ng

Leonard Lake (with help from Charles Chi-Tat Ng) abducted 18-year-old Kathy Allen in hopes of fulfilling his fantasy of owning his own "Miranda". Leonard Lake (October 29 1945 – June 6 1985 was an American Serial killer. Charles Chi-Tat Ng ( Chinese: 吳志達 Cantonese ŋ̩21 ʣ̥i33 d̥at̚22 Pinyin: Wú Zhìdá born December 24 Leonard Lake (October 29 1945 – June 6 1985 was an American Serial killer. Charles Chi-Tat Ng ( Chinese: 吳志達 Cantonese ŋ̩21 ʣ̥i33 d̥at̚22 Pinyin: Wú Zhìdá born December 24 He is said to have been utterly obsessed with The Collector and plotted to commit the abduction, subsequent abduction, rape and torture of several women. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person The two are believed to have murdered at least 25 people, including an entire family. The men videotaped most of their crimes using a camera stolen from the family they kidnapped and murdered in the early stages of their crime spree. The videotapes and a diary written by Lake revealed that he had named the plot Operation Miranda after the character in Fowles' book.

Christopher Wilder

Christopher Wilder, known as a spree/serial killer of young girls, had The Collector in his possession when he was shot and killed by the FBI. Christopher Bernard Wilder ( March 13, 1945 &ndash April 13, 1984) was a Serial killer who abducted and Raped at least Christopher Bernard Wilder ( March 13, 1945 &ndash April 13, 1984) was a Serial killer who abducted and Raped at least ^[5]

Robert Berdella

Robert Berdella held his victims captive and photographed their torture before killing them. Robert Berdella ( January 31, 1949 &ndash October 8, 1992) was an American Serial killer in Kansas City Missouri He claimed that the film version of The Collector had been his inspiration when he was a teenager. ^[6]

References

• http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/serial_killer_movies/2.html
  
• http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/wilder/9.html
  
• http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/bob_berdella/10.html
  

External links

• The Collector at the Internet Movie Database

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