In his littered office with various pieces of high-tech computer equipment and 3-D goggles, middle-aged, hippie dream therapist Doc (Yaphet Kotto) spoke to fellow counselor Maggie about his unconventional echnique to reach the teens: "I can reach these kids through their dreams.Although the Camerons live in town, their cotton plantation is nearby - a beautiful place where happy slaves work in the fields contentedly picking cotton.All three films portrayed maddening urban living in claustrophobic apartments in different cities.The film borrowed many elements from Alfred Hitchcock""sPsycho (1960), Michael Powell""sPeeping Tom (1960, UK), such as sexual voyeurism, and subtle auditory hints, and resembled David Lynch""s laterEraserhead (1977)and Abel Ferrara""s exploitation hrillerMs.Hitchcock""s classic is filmed mostly in brilliant sunlight (especially in the famous crop-dusting scene) in glorious Technicolor, unlike so many other thrillers or darkfilm noirs, and the film takes full advantage of the wide-screen VistaVision process.