简介：Isitman,beastorbothbehindastringofsavagemaulingsandmurdersinTheLeopardMan?Anescapedleopardprovidesthecatalystforaforayintofearinwhichcastanetsclackwildly,acemeteryisarendezvousfordeathandlove,andacloseddoorheightensratherthanhidesthehorrorofayounggirl'sfate.It'sthethirdandfinalteamingofproducerValLewtonanddirectorJacques(CatPeople)Tourneur. ThisisusuallyconsideredoneofthelesserLewtonhorrorflicksaswellasalesserentryinTourneur'soeuvre.Ithinkthisisunfair,becauseasidefromtheratherpedestriansolutiontothe"mystery"andthelackofresourcesavailabletothefilmmakerstomorefaithfullycreatetheNewMexicosettingandHispaniccharacters,TheLeopardManistothisdayaquitetenseandfrighteningfilm. ThisripincludesacommentarybydirectorWilliamFriedken(TheExorcist)andwhileheisobviouslyfondofthefilmandthefilmmakers,hehasneverbeenthemostinterestingcommentator.Still,it'sworthalistenforthelittlegemsthatpopupnowandthen.…