Editing Fear and Desire (section)

===Critical response===
Kubrick received praise for ''Fear and Desire'' from film critic and screenwriter [[James Agee]], who reportedly took Kubrick out for a drink and told him, "There are too many good things&nbsp;... to call [''Fear and Desire''] arty."<ref name=FC/> [[Columbia University]] professor [[Mark Van Doren]] sent Kubrick a letter that stated: "The incident of the girl bound to the tree will make movie history once it is seen&nbsp;... Stanley Kubrick is worth watching for those who want to discover high talent at the moment it appears."<ref name="isbn0-306-80906-0">{{cite book |author=LoBrutto, Vincent |title=Stanley Kubrick: A Biography |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=New York |year=1999 |isbn=0-306-80906-0}}</ref>

''Fear and Desire'' was not a box office success, and Kubrick had to take a for-hire job directing the promotional short ''[[The Seafarers]]'' on behalf of the [[Seafarers International Union]] in order to raise funds for his next planned feature, ''[[Killer's Kiss]]'' (1955), which was co-written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler and star [[Frank Silvera]], one of the ''Fear and Desire'' actors.<ref name=PD />