Why was John Travolta constantly slapping Nancy Allen?
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 14, 2021 12:15 PM)
She was used to being slapped by Billy, but the real clincher was when Miss Collins did it to her. That was in a different ballpark. It only made its impact on her because another female did to her and an authority figure.
That was one slap that was truly deserved, even though Collins reacted in a manner that would be considered inappropriate for a teacher.
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geewizzz — 4 years ago(October 14, 2021 12:31 PM)
Nancy Allen had said in and interview that there was a scene that they cut from the film when Travolta's character violently rips her top off in the car after he had hit her.
So, they actually toned it down.
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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(May 23, 2022 11:28 AM)
Billy Nolan was a low class sociopath bordering on psychotic. Hargensen herself was a spoiled narcissistic bully. Billy was abusive and that would have been conditioned onto him from a young age.
As the book explains though, Billy's rough edged persona excited Chris. He was in a sense her equal and he even superseded her, because she wasn't the one really in control, he was. She used sex to manipulate him. Even then, he would have dominated.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?
