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John Doe reports on The Iceman Showdown
Mock Poster for the Michael Shannon starring Iceman film.
The iceman himself, Richard Kuklinski.
The latest cinema head to head challenge revolves around the real life exploits of Richard Kuklinski dubbed The Iceman, who bragged of a body count in excess of 200 murders as hitman for the powerful Gambino Mafia Family.
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A truly intriguing study of primal menace, when watching archival interviews (below) of Kuklinski the moniker of “The Iceman” is eerily appropriate. His detached, nonchalant attitude to the extreme acts of violence he committed disturb. However, his vengeful demeanor is not why he earned the nom de plume, it came instead from his panache for freezing the bodies of his victims to disguise the time of death.
Here’s some background; Born in 1935 and raised in the slums of New Jersey, Richard was abused as a child. His alcoholic father killed one of his brothers when he was just 5 years old. Bullied at school, at 13 years of age he beat one of his tormentors to death then proceeded to track down the rest of the pack and unleash near fatal fury.
Recruited by the mob in the fifties during a period where he was killing for pleasure instead of cash, over the next 30 years his merciless commitment to contracts earned him a wrath of god like reputation for inflicting pain and extinguishing targets from existence. Captured in 1986 The Iceman died in confinement in 2006 under suspicious circumstances.
The inevitable protests of glamorizing crime and giving the perpetrator the attention he hungered for may have some validity. However, it’s worth noting the added dimension to Kulinski’s biography. This homicidal personality was also a dedicated family man. Married during the height of his career he spawned a pair of daughters and a son. He was perceived as a successful business man by outsiders and neighbors. Masked, able to function within the parameters of civilized society while committing acts of evil. This aspect intrigues JD as much as how someone evolves or regresses, shaped into a force only uttered in whispers.
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The first part of the now famous confessional interview footage with Richard 'The Iceman" Kulinski.
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I was freaked, repulsed and morbidly fascinated all at the same time with this low life monster, then the vid ends mid sentence....not fair JD!
Anyhoo, it will be interesting to compare the films and see who makes the most chilling hitman...geez...how scary is that guy...
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Rourke is going to own the role...though Michael Shannon has skills too.
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Which film sounds more enticing? The Rourke Iceman or the Michael Shannon Ice Man?
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You can see the rest of the interview on Youtube...you know I love to lay the breadcrumbs of excitement for the projects I choose to spotlight
No doubt The Iceman is a chilling example of real life fear.