New Orleans Film Society New Orleans, LA
Dr. Tina Myers
Director of the Forensic Treatment Mall at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System / Tulane University
Strangers on a Train— Beyond the Movie Monster: What Psychopathy Really Looks Like
Program Description
He’s witty, well dressed, and impossible to shake. He’s also one of cinema’s most notorious psychopaths. In Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, Bruno Antony turns a casual chat between two passengers into a deadly bargain, and he has no intention of letting tennis star Guy Haines walk away from it. But what actually makes someone like Bruno tick? In conjunction with the screening, licensed psychologist Dr. Tina D.W. Myers, Director of the Forensic Treatment Mall at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System and a published researcher on psychopathy, will separate Hollywood myth from clinical reality. Drawing on her forensic work, Dr. Myers will explore what the term “psychopath” really means, how genetics, childhood, and environment may shape psychopathic traits, and what separates violence committed in the heat of the moment from violence planned with cool detachment.
Presented At
New Orleans Film Society New Orleans, LA
Film Synopsis
"It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!"
A psychopath tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
About the Speaker
Dr. Tina D.W. Myers is a licensed psychologist and Director of the Forensic Treatment Mall at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, where she also supervises psychology interns through Tulane University’s clinical psychology internship program. Psychopathy is a central focus of her research, and she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on the topic. She is passionate about sharing accurate, accessible information about psychopathy and psychology with the public.