Nightmares, Sex, and Psychotherapy

After winning Oscars for "Gone with the Wind" and "Rebecca" producer David O. Selsnick was inexplicably depressed, and sought counseling. After a bit of time on the couch, he was eager to turn psychotherapy into the subject of a film - and so "Spellbound" was born. Directed by Hitchcock, the two produced a flawed but interesting thriller about a madman on the run with his sexy psychiatrist.

If you aren't a Hitchcock buff, there may only be only two reasons to recommend "Spellbound": 1) The fascinating dream sequence designed by Salvador Dali, and 2) The kernel of something in the film that could that could be truly great.

It's a shame that Hollywood only remakes really good movies, because there are lots of interesting pictures out there that, for whatever reason, never quite worked. "Spellbound" is one of those films that almost works, but doesn't. Some filmmaker, a Tim Burton or an M. Night Shyamalan, should get a hold of it and do it justice.