Klepto

Love Object

D: Robert Parigi; with Desmond Harrington; Melissa Sagemiller, Udo Kier, Rip Torn

Part Willard, part Fatal Attraction, and part scary mannequin orgy from Chuck Connors’ classic Tourist Trap, this creepy exploration of erotic displacement run amok from director Parigi is guaranteed to make you look at those anatomically correct sex dolls in all the wrong ways (if you know what we mean, and we think you do). When Harrington’s milquetoast tech writer falls for Sagemiller’s sexy new temp in town, he finds that exiting one relationship, no matter how contrived, is often more difficult than embarking on a new one — especially when there are power tools and Astroglide involved. All this and Udo Kier, too! — Marc Savlov

Friday, Oct. 10, 12mid at the Dobie; Tuesday, Oct. 14, 9:30pm at the Dobie

This article appears in October 10 • 2003.

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James graduated from Columbia University in 2000 and moved to Austin a year later. Ever since, he has followed the arts and video game scene in ATX, editing and writing stories for the Chronicle along the way. Over his more than 20 years with the paper he has climbed the "corporate" ladder from lowly intern to managing editor.

Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.