Early thrillers churned in the lingering fallout of Vietnam later ones trafficked in the constant threat of nuclear annihilation, never more than one bad microchip away. The 1980s were a banner age for knowing too much. “The audience is longing to warn the characters on the screen.” That participation, a suspense by helpless omniscience, is what makes thrillers thrill. “In these conditions this same innocuous conversation becomes fascinating because the public is participating in the scene,” he said. In his conversations with Francois Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock defined suspense as a bomb under a table that only the audience sees, with a timer that only the audience knows about. “ #15 '80s Thrillers You Definitely Need To See”
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