An acrylic painting on wood panel, titled 'The Terrorizers', of a young woman sitting in a sofa chair looking up at the sparks shooting out of her roman candle. In her other hand she's holding an orange telephone and her left leg is in a cast. Camera lens are painted at her feet.

The Terrorizers

(1986, Edward Yang)

The pacing in this movie is amazing. Each scene lasts about two deep breaths and a half. Part of you thinks the shots are lasting too long but then another part thinks, “Wait! Did I miss something in that scene? Go back!” And the scenes themselves are so beautiful! The stories follows 3 plots, centered around various amorale characters and when I began painting, I had no idea which scene to replicate since there were so many good ones. The lasting mystery I have with the film is the casting for one the female leads which is simply credited as "White Chick".


A screenshot from the movie 'The Terrorizors' showing a young woman lying in a crosswalk as motorbikes drive by. An animated gif of a scene in the film 'The Terrorizers', showing a wall of photos flapping in the breeze, forming the image of a young woman with short hair. A screenshot showing rows of TV sets showing the face of a woman in the film, 'The Terrorizers'.

© 1986 - Central Motion Pictures