The Wicker Man four requirements: he came of his own free will, with "the power of a king" (by representing the Law), is a virgin, and is a fool. Defiant, Howie loudly warns Lord Summerisle and the islanders that the fruit-tree strains are failing permanently and that the villagers will turn on him (Lord Summerisle) and sacrifice him next summer when the next harvest fails as well; Summerisle angrily insists that the sacrifice of the "willing, king-like, virgin fool" will be accepted and that the next harvest will not fail. The villagers force Howie inside a giant wicker man statue, set it ablaze
The Affair (1973 film) said "Natalie Wood turns in what is perhaps her finest performance to date." The Affair (1973 film) The Affair is a 1973 American TV movie. It was written by Barbara Turner and directed by Gilbert Cates. The film starred Natalie Wood, in her first appearance since "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice". Her co-star was Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she had recently remarried. A 32 year old lawyer falls in love for the first time. Wagner and Wood made the film for Spelling-Goldberg Productions who offered them a development deal for a series in which they did