Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

출생 : 1917-07-16, Lima, Ohio, USA

사망 : 2012-08-20

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Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was one of the first female comics to become a household name in the U.S., credited as an influence by Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres, among others. She had a large gay following and is considered a gay icon. She was also one of the first celebrities to openly champion plastic surgery, for which she was recognized by the cosmetic surgery industry. Diller contributed to more than 40 films, beginning with 1961's Splendor in the Grass. She appeared in many television series, featuring in numerous cameos as well as her own short-lived sitcom and variety show. Some of her credits include Night Gallery, The Muppet Show, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice-acting roles included the monster's wife in Mad Monster Party, the Queen in A Bug's Life, Granny Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Thelma Griffin in Family Guy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phyllis Diller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Pat Rocco Dared
Self (archive footage)
This entertaining and enlightening documentary sheds a light on a pioneering moment in film history and the gay rights movement, as it revisits the break-through 1960s gay films of Pat Rocco. Rocco was responsible for the very first gay films that were shown openly to the paying public in the late 1960s. Situated before hardcore porn became the norm, and in marked contrast to the somewhat darker gay porn that was coming out of New York at the time. Pat Rocco’s film were more sun-dappled, featuring tanned and happy-looking naked men on sail boats and on beaches, celebrating their identities and the beauty of the male body. The filmmakers got to talk to the generous, rather humble and open-minded Rocco just before his death. It took a team of dedicated Canadian filmmakers to capture a fairly obscure moment of indie film history that deserves to be remembered.
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various
This DVD release features six Christmas special episodes from Robot Chicken's hilariously outrageous 6 seasons, plus comes loaded with holiday-themed bonus content like deleted scenes, deleted animatics, commentary, and more! This [adult swim] holiday release is available at a great value, and will be an instant holiday classic for fans and collectors.
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Herself
If Carol Channing didn't exist, no one could have made her up. One in a billion, Carol , at 89, remains an unstoppable, megawatt dynamo. Broadway diva extraordinaire is just the icing. Carol Channing hovered at the pinnacle of the entertainment world from the late-1950's through the 1960's and beyond, living life sensationally large. As Carol has observed, '...if you're lucky enough to have two hit shows, the world passes through your dressing room'. At 89, she remains irrepressible.
How to Live Forever
Herself
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, a 101-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner? What about futurist Ray Kurzweil, a laughter yoga expert, or an elder porn star? Wexler explores the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters alongside those of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engaging new documentary, which challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Begun as a study in life-extension, How To Live Forever evolves into a thought-provoking examination of what truly gives life meaning.
Looking for Lenny
Herself
In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression.
I Am Comic
Self
Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson
Herself (Archive footage)
Founded in 2004, the Festival originated in Wisconsin and Minnesota by Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher and Geoff Haas, childhood friends from Wisconsin. While still in high school, Pickett and Prueher began collecting videos from garage sales, training videos from odd jobs, and copies of tapes from a video production house. The friends would then play selections from this collection for entertainment at parties. In 2004, Pickett and Prueher quit their day jobs to focus on production of their first feature documentary, Dirty Country. They started the touring Found Footage Festival show to fund the production of the documentary. In addition to its regular touring schedule, the Festival has appeared at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, Just For Laughs (the Montreal comedy festival), the New York Comedy Festival, the Impakt Festival in the Netherlands, and the Central Standard Film Festival in Minneapolis, MN. The Festival is currently based out of New York City.
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Self
Phyllis Diller’s brand of comedy is as timeless today as it was in the 1960s, when she became a regular on popular variety and talk shows. From her outrageous costumes to wildly teased hair, Diller was a pioneer among female comediennes, paving the way for future stars. Who can forget her hilarious housekeeping and marriage tips, her beleaguered husband Fang, her cackling laugh and self-deprecating sense of humor? Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face highlights some of her best routines. Special guest stars such as Don Rickles and Dean Martin make this a fun trip back in time.
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Herself
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge is a special documentary about the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game and creator and host of The Gong Show Chuck Barris. Chronicling the tragedies of his life including harsh criticisms from the press and his peers, a number of failed marriages, working for the C.I.A and the loss of his daughter due to a drug overdose.
Casper's Scare School
Aunt Spitzy (voice)
When Casper's been being friendly lately even when playing with a boy named Jimmy, Kibosh: The King of the Underworld has Casper enrolled into a Scare School headed by the two-headed headmaster Alder and Dash. He befriends Ra, a mummy with unraveling issues and Mantha, a zombie girl who keeps falling apart. When Casper discovers the two-headed headmaster's plot to use a petrification potion to turn Kibosh into stone and take over the Underworld and Deedstown, he and his new friends must stop him.
Forget About It
Mrs. Hertzberg
Welcome to Sunrise Village, a little piece of trailer park heaven where retired war vets Sam, Carl and Eddie are enjoying their golden Years while vying for the affection of their sexy neighbor. When they stumble upon a stash of mob money, they find themselves on the run from the Mafia and the Feds in this hilarious farce about the myth that age brings wisdom.
Unbeatable Harold
Mrs. Clancy
A wannabe Elvis meets his true love, the best waitress in the West..
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Mrs. Claus (voice)
The special Christmas episode featured the second season short "A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas", along with the first season shorts "Unsolved Case Files: Claus & Effect" and "Kill Bunny".
아리스토크래츠
Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Goodnight, We Love You
Herself
GOODNIGHT, WE LOVE YOU is a film that chronicles the final stand-up comedy performance of a true living legend - the first female stand-up comic in history: Phyllis Diller. In 2002, Phyllis Diller announced that she would be hanging up her wigs and sequins after 47 years on the road. This film captures a never-before-seen, intimate look at a trailblazer for both women and comedy. Miss Diller provides unprecedented access to her preparations for her final performance at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a revealing and personal study of the art of stand-up comedy as told by an icon and a true comedic genius.
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self
His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the century, the show-biz giant all others are measured against. On stage and screen, on TV and radio, on Broadway and USO stages worldwide, Bob Hope has enjoyed a career of unmatched popularity. In this special, feature-length presentation, BIOGRAPHY traces his remarkable life, from his vaudeville debut he had third billing, behind a trained seal to entertaining the troops of Desert Storm. Extensive clips capture his greatest performances, while family photos and the recollections of friends, colleagues and family provide an intimate portrait of the private man.
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Herself
Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.
The Last Place on Earth
Mrs. Baskin
While traveling to Las Vegas, a young businessman meets a woman who changes his life forever. With Tisha Campbell-Martin, Dana Ashbrook and Mitchell Anderson.
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Self
When the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt exempted Bob Hope from military service because of the need for entertainers. So began Bob's lifelong career entertaining U.S. troops at home and abroad. When the USO (United Service Organizations) was formed, Bob Hope was the perfect person to be its headliner, bringing "a bit of home" to front lines and military hospitals around the world.
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
Everything's Jake
Victoria Pond
A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets.
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Sugar Plum Fairy (Voice)
The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a 1999 direct-to-video Christmas film loosely based on the classic tale The Nutcracker, directed by Harold Harris, starring the voices of James Belushi, Cheech Marin, and Phyllis Diller. This film tells about a group of fruit and veggies trying to help the Nutcracker's army get a star up on a Christmas tree before midnight, and stop a rodent army from destroying Christmas.
Funny Is Money
Self
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fifth of the six films, "Funny Is Money," filmmaker Norman Jewison delves into the topic of comedy, using the hype surrounding the finale of the wildly successful NBC series "Seinfeld" as his launchpad to explore how the artform has evolved over the past 100 years.
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the third of the six films, "Yesterday's Tomorrows," filmmaker Barry Levinson delves into what we, as Americans, thought the future would be as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars of the future, the promise of technology, and the other hopes and dreams of the early part of the century gave way to the fears and anxieties brought about by the atomic age and the Hollywood disaster films that followed. Soon we wondered if we could control technology, or if it would control us. This film is by turns light-hearted and thoughtful, and rare historical and archival film, produced by government and industry, alternates with on-screen interviews with people as diverse as consumer advocate Ralph Nader, cartoonist Matt Groening, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedienne Phyllis Diller, and actor Martin Mull.
벅스 라이프
Queen (voice)
개미 왕국의 개미들은 메뚜기 떼를 위해 열심히 일한다. 메뚜기 떼의 두목인 하퍼에게 해마다 할당된 식량을 바쳐야 하기 때문이다. 착하고 영리한 개미 플릭은 하퍼 일당을 무찌르기 위해 덩치가 큰 곤충을 데려나가 맞서 싸우자고 제안한다. 여왕 개미는 플릭의 용기를 치하한다. 도시에 나간 플릭은 삼류 서커스단의 곤충들을 용병으로 착각하고 데려온다. 사실이 밝혀지자 난감해진 플릭은 기지를 발휘해 서커스단의 곤충들이 마술쇼를 하며 하퍼의 관심을 딴 데로 돌려 놓는 사이 가짜 새를 만들어 하퍼 일당을 위협하는데...
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self (archive footage)
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests then recalled comedic moments they shared. Comedian Rich Little (a regular on the "Roast" specials) served as pitchman for the videos in a series of TV infomercials
햄들의 침묵
Old Secretary
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Phyllis Diller
Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.
Wisecracks
Women of standup comedy
본야드
Miss Poopinplatz
세 명의 어린 아이가 연쇄 실종을 당하고 그 주범으로 첸이란 중국계 남자가 붙잡히는데, 그 사건을 담당하던 형사와 수년 전에 남편이 집을 나가고 본인은 암으로 유산을 하면서 예지력을 손에 넣은 주인공이 사건의 진실을 파헤치면서 벌어지는 이야기
The Nutcracker Prince
Mousequeen (voice)
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Mrs. Frasco
A socially isolated and extremely shy Los Angeles painter finds his dream girl in the form of a struggling actress and finds himself at last finding the confidence to exhibit his work in this off-beat romantic comedy.
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
Happily Ever After
Mother Nature (voice)
The Wicked Queen is dead but her brother, Lord Maliss, seeks for revenge. Using the Magic Mirror to locate Snow White and the Prince, he transforms into a dragon and attacks. Maliss takes the Prince to the Realm of Doom. Snow White, with the aid of the Seven Dwarfesses, cousins of the Sevens Dwarves, must embark on a quest to save her true love.
Dr. Hackenstein
Mrs. Trilling
Dr. Hackenstein is a genial but somewhat misguided scientist. He murders the locals for their body parts, but it's not for power or scientific research; he just needs them to put his wife back together.
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale
Herself
Learn today's simple, step-by-step way to make more money with less effort...and have fun! Phyllis Diller shares her "garage sale secrets" with you, digging into closets, plowing through old boxes and clearing out the attic as she organizes an attractive, moneymaking garage sale.
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Jonathan's Mother
From an uproarious news spoof to a luncheonette that specializes in some sandwiches, Jonathan Winters and his wild bunch wreak comedy havoc in this wacky walk on the wild side.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Queen
Young Alice returns to Wonderland and is on her way to be crowned Queen, but she must dare to cross Chessland first. On her exciting journey, she encounters a magical jester, the feared Jabberwocky, Humpty Dumpty, Tiger Lily, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Pink Motel
Margaret
A couple who own and run a cheap motel have to put up with an assortment of weirdos and perverts who rent rooms there on a Friday night.
A Pleasure Doing Business
Mrs. Wildebeest
In this comedy, three middle-aged men renew their boyhood friendship at a stag party and hatch a crazy scheme that involves making money off of a luscious prostitute.
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Self
Holiday special from 1978 featuring various Disney characters.
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Herself
Television played a key role in the legendary Liberace career making him a household word to millions and the medium's first matinee idol. "Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!" video taped in 1978 was his first major television special from Las Vegas. "Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!" gives us a spoofed view of a typical day in the life of Mr.Showmanship, before he was off to "work" at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel in his mirrored Rolls Royce. There is a view of the magnificent Liberace Las Vegas Villa, from bedroom to piano motif swimming pool. After arriving at the Hilton showroom, guest star Debbie Reynolds, Liberace's favorite movie star and performer, joins him on stage for a salute to the Broadway musical, "Annie," complete with Sandy the Dog.
On Location: Phyllis Diller
himself
An enduring inspiration for comediennes everywhere, stand-up legend Phyllis Diller stays true to her raucous roots in this live performance filmed in Denver for HBO. Hailed for her unmatched wit, brilliant timing and trademark unruly look, the cackling comic draws on her storied and successful career for material, often lampooning herself and parodying the myriad idiosyncrasies of her ex-husband, "Fang."
Joys
Self
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
선샤인 보이
Herself
앨 루이스(조지 번스 분)와 윌리 클락(월터 매튜 분)은 이제 기억력도 오락가락하고 거동도 느릿느릿한 백발노인이지만, 과거엔 환상의 보드빌 콤비로 이름을 날린 코미디언이다. 일상에서도 유머와 재치가 넘치는 쟁쟁한 실력파 배우인 그들은 무대에서 티격태격하며 배꼽을 쥐게 하지만 성격이 무척 달라 실제론 사이가 좋지 않다. 앨의 은퇴로 명콤비가 해체되면서 거의 앙숙이 돼 오랜 세월 말도 안 해온 상태. 쇼프로 프로듀서인 윌리의 조카 벤(리차드 벤자민 분)은 특집 방송을 앞두고 두 사람의 재결합을 위해 출연을 적극 제의하지만, 윌리는 앨과의 공동출연이라는 말에 노발대발한다. 벤의 중재로 겨우 재회 겸 리허설 자리를 마련하나, 서로 꼬투리를 물고 트집만 잡다 비위가 뒤틀린다. 벤의 끈질긴 설득으로 두 노배우는 촬영 전 일체 상종 않는 조건하에 출연하기로 한다. 그런데 막상 촬영 당일, 연기 도중 앨은 윌리가 가장 싫어하는 두 가지 행동을 한다. 말하면서 침 세례 퍼붓기와 손가락으로 삿대질하기다. 꼭지가 돌아버린 윌리는 대사를 깡그리 무시하고 그간 마음에 쌓아뒀던 불만을 쏟으며 인신공격에 열을 올리다 심장마비로 쓰러진다. 앨은 미안하고 걱정스런 마음에 윌리의 집에 꽃바구니와 사탕을 계속해 보내면서도 친구의 흥분을 자극할까봐 이름을 안 밝힌다. 시간이 좀 지나 앨이 찾아오자 윌리는 사과하러 온 줄 알고 쾌재를 외친다. 하지만 윌리와 똑같이 옹고집에 자존심 센 앨이 사과할리 만무. 오히려 윌리가 늘 조크를 진지하게 받아들여 병을 자초한 거라고 헐뜯는다. 그러나 퉁명스럽게 굴면서도 속으론 화해를 나누고, 내내 옥신각신하지만 주고받는 담화에서 끈끈한 정이 느껴진다.
The Lion Roars Again
Herself
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Phyllis Diller (uncredited)
A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Belva Lockwood
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
The Adding Machine
Mrs. Zero
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Agatha Knabenshu
Agatha Knabenshu arrives in a small town in Missouri to sell player pianos to the locals. She's fired after her disastrous sales attempts nearly destroy the town. The stranded saleslady becomes friendly with an equally bumbling inventor and moves in with his family. The two then try to sell his automatic milking machine, but things turn sour when their demonstration causes a stampede.
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Nurse Nellie Krause
Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Rowan & Martin At the Movies
Self
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.
Eight on the Lam
Golda
Bank teller and widower with seven kids, Bob Hope finds $10,000 in a parking lot.
Mad Monster Party?
The Monster's Mate (voice)
When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Lily
The divine Didi, a European actress known more for her bubble bath scenes than for her acting, decides she has had enough with bubble baths and wants to be taken seriously as an actress. So much so that she runs away during the middle of a scene while filming in Hollywood and winds up in Oregon. While she is staying in a hotel, the operator accidentally connects her with a real estate agent named Tom Meade. She asks Tom to bring her some food and when he does he suggests that she go to his cabin in the woods. She also asks him not to tell anyone where she is because she doesn't want to go back to Hollywood. Now Tom must keep the secret, especially from his wife and from his suspicious housekeeper Lily.
The Fat Spy
Camille Salamander
A mostly-deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, is off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage boy band, "the Wild Ones", and their gang of swimsuit-clad young people, who head there in a crowded powerboat ostensibly for a scavenger hunt.
초원의 빛
Texas Guinan
1920년대 캔자스의 작은 마을, 잘 생긴 부잣집 청년 버드는 여학생들에게 열광적인 인기를 얻고 있지만 그가 좋아하는 소녀는 윌마다. 윌마의 집은 가난했지만 윌마는 아름답고 착한 모법적인 소녀였다. 한창 혈기 왕성한 버드는 윌마와 육체적 관계를 맺고 싶어하지만 윌마는 이를 거절한다. 독실한 기독교인이고 성에 대해 무지했던 윌마에겐 버드와의 육체적 관계가 두려웠던 것이다. 이에 불만을 갖고 있던 버드는 성적 활기를 참지 못하고 다른 여학생과 어울리고, 연약한 윌마는 신경 쇠약 증세를 보여 자살을 시도하고 만다. 윌마의 부모가 딸의 상처를 감싸려고 그들의 교제를 금지하자 두 사람은 괴로워 하고 윌마의 정신 쇠약은 극에 달해 정신병원에 입원하기에 이르고, 버드의 집도 파산하게 되어 그는 다른 지방으로 이사가게 되는데...