Loved to Death story
Aspiring screenwriter Edward Foster has a crush on his neighbor, aspiring actress Miranda Singer. After failing to get Miranda to notice him, Edward finally gains her affection with a potion given to him by his woman-hating landlord. Eventually, Edward begins to regret his choice after Miranda's newfound obsession with him becomes too much for him to handle. Also starring Kathleen Freeman as the next door neighbor. Directed by: Tom Mankiewicz. Story by: Joe Minion.
19 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| be careful what you wish for | choice | Edward longed to be with the aspiring actress Miranda, but (as alluded to in the title) came to deeply regret it when he got his wish, and Miranda wouldn't stop fawning over him every waking moment. Not even after death had failed to do them apart. The Crypt Keeper explicitly spelled out this theme in his introductory remarks. And cracked wise about it in his closing remarks. |
| attitude of superiority | major | Miranda looked down her nose at Edward, an undistinguished aspiring screenwriter who somehow had the audacity to barge into her apartment. She flatly told him to come back when he was rich and successful. She disdainfully stood him up for the drinks she had invited him for. She spoke arrogantly on the phone many times, and referred to herself in third person. |
| clingy girlfriend | major | Miranda fawned over Edward every waking moment after he used a love potion on her. |
| creative writing | major | The aspiring writer Edward, who'd recently quit his job at a hat shop, was struggling to write his first screenplay. |
| fantasy romance | major | Edward saw in Miranda the dream lover from the screenplay he was struggling to write. |
| infatuation | major | Edward was initially head over heels and besotted with an actress, named Miranda, who lived in his apartment building. |
| love potion | major | When Edward failed utterly to win Miranda's heart by conventional means, he used a love potion that he got from the building superintendent. |
| murder of a lover | major | At his wits end, Edward tried to dispatch his overly clingy love interest, Miranda, by lacing her champagne with a radioactively green glowing poison. However, it was Edward who ended up drinking the lethal brew when Miranda casually switched their glasses with his best intentions in mind. |
| neighbor and neighbor | major | Edward fell in love with a fellow tenant in his apartment complex. |
| unrequited love | major | When Edward failed utterly to win Miranda's heart by conventional means, he used a love potion that he got from the building superintendent. |