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简介:“JohnnyMason(SpencerTeakle)istheownerof"Wow!",apinupmagazineforgentlemen.HisgirlfriendJune(FelicityYoung)worksasashowgirl,andoneofhercolleagueshasbeenfoundpoisonedtodeathwithherbikini-cladbodyleftinthestreet.Thevictimiswearingthesamebikiniandisarrangedinthesameposeasshedidonthelatestcoverof"Wow!",andadeviousserialkiller(HarryH.Corbett)isevidentlyatlarge.Althoughthereisagooddescriptionofhim,duetohisthickglassesandill-fittingwig,thepoliceareunabletotrackhimdown... Ifyouwerelookingforacheap,Britishsecondfeaturewaybackwhen,youcouldgotoButcher's,whomadeahostofthem,ofwhichCoverGirlKilleristhebestknown.WrittenbythedirectorTerryBishop,thefilmisremembered,ifatall,becauseoftheunlikelycastingofcomicactorCorbettasthemurderer,butheplaysitstraighthere,withacoldbloodedobsessionthatcomestothesurfacewhenconfrontedbynubileyoungladies.Thekiller-whoisnevernamed-adoptsCoke-bottlespectaclesandtheobvioustoupéebecauseheisacriminalmastermind,sothefilmwouldhaveusbelieve,andnoonerecogniseshimwithoutthem. It'sacleverplan,andthevillainisanearlyexampleofthemovieserialkillerwhoexhibitsthefinelinebetweenmadnessandgenius,outwittingthepoliceateveryturn(well,untiltheend,anyway).Thelowbudgethelpstomanufactureaseedyatmosphere,withitsdingytheatreandphotographicstudioswhereyoungladiestaketheirclothesoffformoney… Thelowerendofshowbusinessattractsasorrybreedofperson,accordingtothisstory.Thesupportingcharactersarealldesperateforabreak,fromtheshowgirlswhowanttoappearontelly,theshiftyagentwhowillsetupanyworkhecanwithoutcheckingitslegitimacy,orthepatheticactorwhohasn'tworkedinsixmonthsandisfooledintoposingasthekiller.Theposh-soundingheroine,June,ontheotherhand,seemshappyenoughtoappearonstagewhenthere'stheprospectofmarryingthewelloffJohnnytokeephersafe. CoverGirlKilleristhefilmequivalentofthepulppaperbackswiththeluridcoversthatwerepopularatthetime-thekindofcoversthatwouldattractthewrathofthemurderer.Juneisoftenseenstrippingdowntoherunderwear(she'sgettingchangedinherdressingroom),butthat'sasracyasitgets.It'sonlyanhourlong,sodoesn'toutstayitswelcome,butitiskindofquaintinitsattempttobeadultandthrilling.MusicbyWilliamDavies.”…