Dead Girl (film)

Ari Rose, an unsuccessful actor, becomes infatuated with a beautiful woman named Helen-Catherine. Around the same time as this obsession takes hold, Ari learns that his regular therapist, Dr. Dark, has been replaced by his eccentric son (also named Dr. Dark). Ari manages to go on a date with Helen-Catherine, but when she refuses to kiss him, he strangles her to death. Ari takes her dead body home, still believing her to be alive. After a visit with Dr. Dark the next day where Ari recounts the date as if nothing bad happened, he goes home and has sex with Helen-Catherine’s corpse.

Ari’s mental instability is apparent throughout the film. He continues to treat Helen-Catherine as if she is alive, getting bold enough to take her lifeless body out in public, and continues to unsuccessfully pursue an acting career. In his visits with Dr. Dark, Ari relays how his relationship and career is progressing. Helen-Catherine’s roommate Frieda barges into Ari’s apartment one night to ask about her roommate’s whereabouts, but she fails to realize Helen-Catherine’s body is in the room before Ari gets her to leave.

Failing to land a successful acting audition himself, Ari poses as Helen-Catherine’s manager. When Helen-Catherine lands an audition, he wheels her lifeless body into the audition in a wheelchair. The director loves Helen-Catherine’s performance and she gets the part. While at first happy for her, Ari breaks down further and the two have a “fight”.

On the movie set, Helen-Catherine’s lifelessness continues to go unnoticed by the crew. Later on, Ari attacks the director after discovering him having sex with her corpse, and is heartbroken by his girlfriend’s infidelity. In retaliation, Ari makes advances towards Helen-Catherine’s roommate Frieda, killing her and making her his new girlfriend to get even with Helen-Catherine.

Having eventually told Dr. Dark too much, Ari is arrested and thrown in prison. Ari eventually takes his own life during his sentence.