What Got You Started?

[adivie]

Just a little curiosity poking here. Is there a particular movie scene or situation that propelled you to seeking more Damsel-in-Distress in the medias? For me, I had always seen the damsel getting caught and bound. I mean, Scooby-Doo had Daphne who always wound up the victim of the latest villain.

However, the scene that got me really interested was Marcia Gay Harden in "Fever". Marcia's ex-boy-friend is released from prison but someone behind bars wants him to preform another job. To entice him into accepting the latest job, three thugs kidnap Marcia. She bound with her arms behind her and placed on a bed. She is gagged, originally, but manages to convince the nicer of the three hoodlums to keep the gag out of her mouth. Later, when the thugs catch wind that her ex-boyfriend and current boyfriend are actually looking for them and not completing the job, they decide to kill her. However, one hoodlum decides to have some fun with Marcia before ending her life.

Marcia was outstanding in playing the damsel. She tries her best to get loose and, also, remain ungagged during her captivity. She is greatly concerned and fearful when her captor decides to check out her goods before killing her. Fortunately, she is rescued in time before the plan can be carried out completely by the thugs.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B950V6 ... sp=sharing

[GB2691]

The first scene I remember is the famous Elizabeth Ashley one in Mission: Impossible. May have seen some Batgirl about the same time.

About Daphne - she didn't really get the treatment that often, when you consider every episode had the potential. Same for Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, etc. Noticing this is probably the difference between me and a 'normal' person.

[adivie]

About Wonder Woman, Anubis has several posts on this topic concerning Lynda Carter "getting the treatment" on "Wonder Woman".

His topic can be found here:

http://didvids.net/forums/index.php?topic=2102.0