Welcome to the Dollhouse, 1995, written and directed by Todd Solondz, is the kind of film where the plot, rather than tell an “authentic” story, conveys real feelings. Sexual frustration, torment, confusion, chaos; junior high.
Mary Ellen Moriarty: [applause] Thank you. I am here to talk to you today… about the dangers of talking to strangers. For I, Mary Ellen Moriarty once talked to strangers. And that is how I became the innocent victim of a brutal kidnapping. Almost one year ago, I was a carefree teenager, memorizing my lines for Hello Dolly… I was supposed to play Dolly. When one day… a day I will never forget. I was walking home from rehearsals, I’d missed my carpool. I was standing on the corner, waiting for the light to change… when all of a sudden… a dark car pulled up beside me. And a big man stepped out. And he was older… and good looking… and um… he had a tattoo on his chest. And then the next thing I know he um… So students what I’m trying to say is…
To get back to where you’ve been and start afresh or anew or with a little more gumption.. oh, yes. Snorks. On a Sunday.