Fictional and artistic representation Target girl

1 fictional , artistic representation

1.1 movie , television
1.2 theatre
1.3 photography
1.4 literature
1.5 music

fictional , artistic representation

the mixture of peril, nerve , sexuality inherent in idea of target girl has proved attractive writers, artists, moviemakers , television executives.

movie , television

there many instances of target girls iconic or emblematic images in film , television. notable movie example character adele portrayed vanessa paradis in film girl on bridge (1999), in knife throwing act @ centre of plot , serves powerful erotic metaphor.

other examples include:

the fourth season of television series bones, featured episode (first aired in 2009) in title character temperance bones brennan goes undercover target girl special agent seeley booth knife-thrower.
cameron diaz s character jenny everdeane acts target girl in scene in film gangs of new york (2002) used in promotional clips.
in television series nikki, episode aired in 2001 featured characters played nikki cox , susan egan taking jobs target girls.
the television play act (1987) revolved around knife throwing act , girl applies job assistant. made bbc , co-production involving royal college of art. starred caroline embling , bill rourke. real life knife thrower jay ruffley provided throwing skills in 1 scene , appeared owner of club.
courteney cox s character in 1987 television movie if s tuesday still must belgium becomes target girl in circus knife throwing act.
in movie bronco billy (1980), actresses sondra locke , tessa richarde both seen target girls sharpshooter , knife thrower played clint eastwood. locke s role in act central plot.
in television series charlie s angels, cheryl ladd s character kris munroe goes undercover target girl in episode titled circus of terror (1977).
the spy thriller masquerade (1965) features marisa mell target girl named sophie.
target girls iconic figures in series of horror films set in circuses made in 1960s. these include:

circus of horrors (1960), in vanda hudson played target girl called magda von meck.
circus of fear (1966), features british actress margaret lee assistant facing danger in knife act.
berserk! (1967), in judy geeson played target girl in circus knife act.


the film phantom of rue morgue (1954) has scene featuring 1 of female leads target girl.
in lucy tells truth (1953), episode of television series love lucy, white lie leads lucille ball s character ending assistant in knife act.

theatre

the play pin cushion, clay mcleod chapman based around husband , wife knife throwing act , consists of target girl delivering monologue while husband throws knives around her. performed part of chapman s pumpkin pie show @ red room theatre, new york, in may , june 2002. performance involved genuine knife throwing act, actress niabi caldwell target girl , professional knife thrower dr. david adamovich (aka great throwdini) playing husband.

photography

the target girl has been used image in fashion , art photography. examples include:

model karen elson seen spinning on wheel of death target in picture photographer steven meisel formed part of series titled greatest show on earth in april 2007 issue of italian edition of vogue magazine.
model kate moss appeared on wheel of death target in 2 of series of fashion photos mert alas , marcus piggott in april 2006 issue of w magazine.
actress jennifer ellison appeared strapped wheel of death target , surrounded knives in uk edition of maxim magazine in 2005. picture reproduced in daily star newspaper on 1 december 2005.
drummer meg white appeared target girl on wheel of death target in photo of white stripes annie leibovitz in 2003. picture part of series appeared in book , exhibition, both titled annie leibovitz: american music.
singer , musician shakira appeared standing against target knives around in photo in april 2002 issue of fhm magazine (uk edition).
actress goldie hawn appeared in circus costume strapped wheel of death target photoshoot in 1990 later featured in rolling stone magazine in 2001.


the cover of stick ya slaughter featuring model laurie carr target girl.



the cover of stick ya, debut album heavy metal band slaughter, infamous featuring photo of former playboy playmate laurie carr wearing swimsuit, strapped target board , surrounded knives. cover of subsequent release, stick live, featured image apparently same shoot first time showing target girl walking towards target board hand-in-in-hand knife thrower.

literature

steven millhauser s short story knife thrower features thrower specialises in nicking stand @ target board him, including female assistant. published part of collection bears same title. @ least 1 edition features cover painting of girl standing in front of target board.
the relationship between target girl , circus knifethrower central motif in poem cycle das mädchen und der messerwerfer published in 1997 noted german poet wolf wondratschek.
the novel knives of desire marion zimmer bradley (writing under pen name morgan ives) woman becomes involved in lesbian relationship after joining circus target girl female knife thrower. cover of original edition, published in 1966, shows 2 women in skimpy bikinis, 1 standing against target board , other throwing knife.

music

tom waits s song circus 2004 album real gone features knife throwing act part of eponymous travelling show.
gretchen peters uses target girl central metaphor in song woman on wheel, debuted on 2010 tour in support of circus girl album. later released recorded version on 2012 album hello cruel world.




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