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When their lavish home is invaded by a violent and unstable black criminal, a high-living white Beverly Hills couple is forced to confront their worst nightmares in filmmaker Larry Cohen's satirical b... read more read more...lack comedy. Famous car dealer Bill (Andrew Duggan) and his wife, Bernadette (Joyce Van Patten), go through the motions of their mundane day-to-day existence while coasting on a fragile web of lies and tentative affection. When Bill discovers a rat in the filter of his pool, he is frozen with fear until Bone (Yaphet Kotto) mysteriously appears and removes the threatening vermin. Their gratitude is short-lived when Bone forces his way into their posh home with the intention of raping Bernadette and making off with a tidy sum. However, when he discovers some questionable discrepancies with their financial records, Bill is forced to make a trip to the bank to make a withdrawal while Bone and Bernadette await his return -- but Bone warns that he will not hesitate to kill Bernadette if Bill doesn't return in due time. Their transparent façade forever shattered, captor and captive form an unusual bond while Bone's meal ticket opts for an ominous change of plan that he believes will rid him of excess baggage while also drawing a substantial profit. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Larry Cohen

Release Date: January 1, 1972

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DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003

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  • mjgildea
    April 7, 2007
    mjgildea
    I was expecting a really crappy exploitation flick when I started watching Bone but I was really surprised. It starts off as a home invasion flick then turns to a kinda black comedy. Kotto is great but Van Patten steals the show as the self-medicating wife. Cohen's direction is ... read moregreat too.
  • heavyd2000
    November 5, 2008
    heavyd2000
    I really thought I would hate this, but I really liked it quite a bit. The charicters were verry intersting. The film really progresed aswwell.

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Fernando F. Croce
September 5, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Superbly disagreeable comedy Full Review

Nick Schager
January 19, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Mixes righteous anger with a devilish sense of humor. Full Review

Gil Jawetz
October 14, 2003
Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com

An amazingly bold film that jumps right into a lot of touchy subject matter... Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Cohen admitted to being influenced by the playwright Joe Orton when he wrote this film. Full Review

Lisa Alspector
January 1, 2000
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

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Pat Graham
January 1, 2000
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
August 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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David Poland
July 26, 2002
David Poland, Hot Button

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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November 16, 2004
Film4

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