I caught this discussion in mid-stream -- film references to/portrayals of Satan? Billy Crystal's character in DECONSTRUCTING HARRY is great. He turns up the air conditioner to mess up the ozone. bill HR Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> writes: << It isnt recent, but THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI's crippled lawyer who almost does the Orson Welles' hero in -- part played by the estimable Everett Sloane -- is an unmistakeable reference to Satan. Cloved foot, so forth. HRG MD ENDIT ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu >> ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite