Screencaps of Lee Tergesen in "The Collection"

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After a prolonged internal debate which I have described here, I purchased the DVD of "The Collection," Lee's horror movie from last fall, while out shopping a few weeks ago.  This post has numerous screencaps of Lee from the movie, as well as descriptions of what happens, so MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

First, let me say that, in general, I hate horror movies.  It probably goes back to when I was a kid with a very overactive imagination who faithfully watched "Saturday Afternoons with Bill Kennedy At the Movies" on Detroit's Channel 50.  I was traumatized at an early age by movies such as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" with Spencer Tracy, Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," and "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" with Don Knotts (this one especially--we're talking nightmares for a week).  So the fact that I bought this movie, watched it, and took screencaps from it tells you a lot about my newfound obsession with appreciation of Lee and his acting skills.

So, "The Collection" is your basic horror movie.  There is blood--a LOT of blood.  There is gore--a LOT of gore.  There are a LOT of deaths of innocent young people at the hands of a crazy psycho killer who wears a mask.  It's what you'd think it would be.  However, on the plus side, Lee has a ton of screen time, as a good guy, acting very badass as the guy in charge of rescuing the targeted damsel-in-distress.  So, with the aid of the fast-forward and mute buttons, I was able to get through it and actually enjoy myself at times.  There was even a cool little twist at the end (which I do NOT spoil).

NOTE:  I have purposely kept the gore to a minimum in the screencaps.

Here is flashback!Lee (perhaps using the same wig from his L&O:SVU appearance?):



Badass!Lee planning the rescue mission:





Badass!Lee implementing the plan:



Alas, unfortunately, his plan quickly goes to hell:






But he finds The Girl nonetheless!  Protective hugs from Lee!



"Everything's going to be all right!"  Heh.  Except the movie is only half-way over, so I'm totally not falling for that.



Suddenly, Lee and The Girl also realize that everything is NOT going to be all right:



Remember what the Aryans did to Robert Sippel?  Ugh, yeah, that's kinda what's going on with Lee's hands here:



Valiant!Lee tells the others to go save themselves and leave him behind:



Special cameo from The Tongue:



Whoa!  Lee miraculously reappears in Incredible Hulk mode!
(Don't make me angry.... you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.  RIP Bill Bixby):



Or, maybe he's just a little hungover:



The infamous, climactic knife fight!  No stunt doubles for badass!Lee!



Gotcha!



Oh, no!



And that's The End of Lee.  But the girl is saved, so he's still a hero!  ♥

Comments

[suespur.livejournal.com]

Where in Michigan did you grow up? I totally remember Channel 50 (Amyre Makeupson was there forever!!) That was the best channel in the world when you were home sick from school!

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You're from Michigan, too? I grew up in the small town of Marshall, near Battle Creek (*points to palm of my hand*). Channel 50 was the only Detroit station we could get in our area, and it was a big deal to have access to something other than the local yokel stuff (this was pre-cable obviously). I mostly remember it for watching old movies and syndicated re-runs of Star Trek, which we always HAD to watch whenever they were on because my older sister was in LOOOVE with William Shatner.

I lived in Atlanta for several years after college, but never really liked the south or the big city thing. So, when the timing was right, we moved back to Michigan. I now live in Livingston County. (Wanted to live in Ann Arbor, but the cost of living was too high in comparison.)

[suespur.livejournal.com]

I grew up in northeastern Michigan (top knuckle of your index finger!) but I've been in the Lansing area for about 20 years now. We actually had pretty kick-ass cable, considering it was the 70s-80s and how far north we were. We got the ABC station out of Flint, the NBC station out of Saginaw, Channel 50 out of Detroit, and our CBS station was local. And of course, Channel 9 out of Canada. :) Plus ESPN and HBO back when it was only one channel! If one didn't pay for cable in my hometown, the only over-the-air stations that would come in were the local CBS station and PBS out of Mt Pleasant.

I remember when 50 became the FOX station and then switched to UPN. I don't know what it is now though because this area doesn't get it (and we have DISH).

You want to have some fun? Go to YouTube and search for Detroit commercials 70s or 80s. FLASHBACK! I love seeing all the old Ollie Fretter and Highland Appliance commercials from back in the day!

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"50 watts per channel, babycakes!" *mwah, mwah*

LOL, I'm dying! Those commercials were awesome! (a genius premise, as Meloni would say) Thanks for the suggestion! :D

[tobyfan.livejournal.com]

You actually make me want to see this and i am terrified of horror movies.

[tobyfan.livejournal.com]

Thanks. You make me want to see this and I hate horror more than you i think.

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You're welcome! The first time I watched the movie was with the director/screenwriter audio commentary turned on, where they talked about making the movie (i.e., how everything was faked). It made it much easier to then watch the movie "for real." Maybe that strategy would work for you, too?

I must say, however, based on the trailer and video clips, I think I might have to draw the line at Lee's new movie "No One Lives." I just really have no desire to see Lee's head shredded, no matter how hot he looks. :P

I love your "Meeting Lee" recaps on fanfromfla 's website. They're so descriptive, I almost feel like I've met him too. I've actually been meaning to send you a friend request for a while. I promise I'm not a crazy stalker! (Well, the crazy part is debatable, I guess....) Just a new Lee fan. :-)

Oh, and I see from my f-list that today's your birthday? So, Happy Birthday!

[tobyfan.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed my Lee stories. They were fun to write. More fun to live. :)

I am always thrilled to "meet" new Lee fans. Fun on line, even better in person. Hopefully you can make the next gathering. I have made so many great friends through Lee.

Glad we connected on twitter and now here. Sorry I didn't reply sooner. This week has been HELL at work. I haven't even had time to read email or tweet at work or anything. Jeez. Next week should be better.

Should you ever want to chat on the phone, I'd love that too. My email is amytych@yahoo.com if you want to exchange phone numbers.

I have to agree with you on No One Lives. Did you see Lee's Chainsaw? I haven't been able to watch that one all the way through, just pieces here and there.

I'll add you my leeleelee lj too. I don't post that often there anymore but occasionally I will.

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It sounds like we have opposite schedules--it's my weekends that are crazy, and the weekdays are when I catch my breath. (At least until next week when the kids get out of school. :O)

Thanks for the warm welcome! I could have used a fellow Lee fan to talk to earlier this spring after I watched Silver Tongues, LOL. I spent the better part of the next few days mulling over exactly what happened in the movie, but I think I eventually got it all pieced together. ;) I can't imagine what it was like for you to watch that movie while in the presence of Lee and the director. My head would have been spinning out of control at the end!

I'm slowly but surely working my way through Lee's credits, but I haven't gotten a chance to watch Texas Chainsaw yet. I know I still have one of his Criminal Intent episodes on my DVR that I need to watch. That's been one of the great things about just discovering Lee-- everything he's done is new to me even if it's years old. It's been the same with B/K fanfic.

I've also been meaning to check out some of Chris Meloni's other roles-- believe it or not, I haven't even watched any of his work on SVU (well, except for the episode in which Lee guest-starred, obviously!).

Hopefully we can squee together whenever Lee appears on Drop Dead Diva! :D

[tobyfan.livejournal.com]

Yes, that would be great! We could do it over twitter or on the phone. Did you email me? If so, it got lost. I haven't checked my personal email in like five days and there were hundreds of emails to go through. Gak.

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I just sent you an e-mail. Let me know if didn't get it. :)