The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack SmightDirector
- Howard B. KreitsekScreenplay
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rod SteigerCarl
- Claire BloomFelicia
- Robert DrivasWillie
- Don DubbinsPickard
- Jason EversSimmons
- Tim WeldonJohn
- Christine MatchettAnna
Stills
Themes
futurespacecraftvirtual realityafricalionstory tellerhallucinationtrampend of the worldsurvivalalternate dimensionlioness