the collector

its been a while since i've seen this movie but i was thinking about how creepy it was the other day.
its about this homie that watches this homegirl from a far and dreams about having her for himself. eventually homeboy kidnaps homegirl and locks her up in his basement. now, this homeboy isn't interested in sex. no, he just wants to get to know her. he tells her he'll let her go after a month and homegirl starts her homemade, colorful calendar on the wall. homegirl eventually pities homeboy because he's so pathetic. homeboy shows homegirl his collection of dead butterflies and homegirl realizes "they're all dead!! you killed them, and now you've collected me, straight up freak!!" (pretty sure she doesnt say those exact words, haha but you get the idea) homie soon proposes to the girl and she tries to sexually seduce him to try to escape. homeboy loses respect for her and she ends up trying to kill him to get away. they wrestle in the rain and he eventually gets a grip on her and ties her up in the basement and leaves her there, soaking wet and cold for days. she gets sick and dies. he's upset at first and realizes she got what she deserved. at the end of the movie, freakazoid goes on the prowl for the new girl to add to his collection









the movie is actually pretty cool and based off the book by john fowles. there was a criminal minds episode that revolved around a killer/kidnapper that was obsessed with this book and sent clues to the BAU that made reference from the book. the smiths also used a behind the scenes still as cover art.