Miranda Rights
I did see another movie to use … Pendulum, 1966, with George Peppard and it probably stands up as a film for many but I can’t watch it for certain reasons I’ll mention.
A good set of reviews are here.
The Wiki page on the Miranda warning is here.
The film does turn on the Miranda rights, giving both sides as best they can, the performances are good, maybe too good, esp. the miscast mother of the killer and the casting put me off in some places … for example Jean Seburg as a philandering wife … she looks too close to a former philandering femme of mine and thank goodness her character was bumped off early on … but whom by?
Obviously, Peppard the hubby was chief suspect but of course, you probably have it right who did it before even watching. The mother/killer-son thing was not pleasant … none of THAT I think but still uncomfortable … my mother and I thank goodness did not have that.
At one stage, there was smoke from a fire from the MLK killing protest … shows that that demographic rioting back then are still doing it today but worse.
So yes … those things were uncomfortable but the most uncomfortable aspect for me was the 60s filming. There’s something rubs me up the wrong way about that female voice cooing with the Girl from Ipamena type offkey singing … which producers, directors and sound people thought sounded and looked so chic.
Not to me it didn’t … I thought the fashions were awful with those high boots et al … there was something highly contrived, even with Jean Shrimpton, certainly with Zsa Zsa Gabor … while Raquel Welch did nothing for me … way too contrived. Nancy Sinatra? Nah. Faux in my eyes and while I prefer natural, not too drak and unhygienically so, never know who’s been through her. Grace Slick? No thanks.
My own mid 60s dream was way more natural, just normal, thank goodness most girls I knew were normal … we boys were better once into jeans and polo tees, less gormless.
Anyway, back to the movie and it’s just as current today … give the rapists and knifers way too much leeway. On the other hand, plod can land on our doorstep in the UK whenever and there are no Miranda rights. Not in 2025 … there might have been in 2024 or in 2019 and before covid generally.
60s films … just don’t like them … and so-called young people’s dancing was nothing whatever on film as we did it in RL. Feel free to completely disagree. END.
It is interesting that “Anything you say can, and will, he used against you in a court of law.”
CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU.
A bit one sided isn’t it?
Compare that with the English (and Welsh) caution:
“…what you do say may be given in evidence.”
MAY BE GIVEN IN EVIDENCE (emphasis on MAY)
With all the faults of the British Judicial system, if I were to commit a crime, I would prefer to be dealt with by a British court (as long as it is not causing a Police dog “gay”, or annoy a Labour government about Islamic offences).