an in-depth, critical survey of plumbing in the movies

plumbing the depths 1 i have this dream 2 a flush of guilt 3 baptisms in blood 4 'psycho' and deadly sin 5  freudian jokes for the john 6 exploring interiors 7 the naked truth 8 dirty bits and naughty bits note: pages 1 and 4 are kind of big, (due to some illustrative animated .gifs) but the rest aren't too bad. please have patience.  it's worth it. trust me.

This article is only the beginning.   Please send me your favorite plumbing moments (or images) from your favorite plumbing movies (with the word "plumbing" in the subject line, of course) and I will collect them -- right here in the bathroom, where else? Or come to the kitchen and post your ideas and comments on Jeeem's fridge.

warning: this article is not for the squeamish. although it is serious film criticism and is far from pornographic, it does contain images and descriptions of dirty bits and naughty bits that might perturb some individuals.

Jim and Anthony Perkins -- or is it Norman Bates? -- at the World Premiere of "Psycho III" at the Seattle International Film Festival, 1986.   Norman has a thing for plumbing, you know...

thirteen terrific
plumbing movies

1 Psycho
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
2 The Plumber
(Peter Weir, 1980)
3 The Conversation
(Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
4 Repulsion
(Roman Polanski, 1965)
5 The Tenant
(Roman Polanski, 1976)
6 Barton Fink
(Joel & Ethan Coen, 1991)
7 A Nightmare
on Elm Street
(Wes Craven, 1984)
8 The Cook, The Thief,
His Wife, and Her Lover
(Peter Greenaway, 1989)
9 Shivers/They Came
From Within
(David Cronenberg, 1975)
10 The Phantom of Liberty
(Luis Buñuel, 1974)
11 Carrie
(Brian DePalma, 1976)
12 The Servant
(Joseph Losey, 1963)
13 The Third Man
(Carol Reed, 1949)

WARNING: It is there.
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