I know it was common for films of the day, but i love how homicide and homicidal are consistently pronounced homeicide and homeicidal. Events take a turn for the worse, however, when miriams halfbrother. Homicidal is a 1961 american horrorthriller film produced and directed by william castle, and starring glenn corbett, patricia breslin, eugenie. See the full list of homicidal cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Homicidal is a 1961 film about the murder of a justiceofthepeace which sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in southern california. The modified aspect ratio aside, the transfer is very nice indeed. Although a 14 sep 1960 dv item noted that the title had been changed from the haunted, the 25 aug 1960 dv indicated that the haunted was a separate project. For this psychological thriller, made in the wake of alfred. Yes, it has the famous fright break 2 and a couple of shock scenes that are rather strong for 1961. Psycho came out in 1960 and fast on its heels in 1961 came homicidal. The film concerns a young woman named miriam webster patricia breslin who seemingly has everything a girl could want including a successful flower shop business, and a handsome beau, karl glenn corbett, who works as a pharmacist. Night tide 1961 dennis hopper, linda lawson, gavin muir feature thriller.
It was something of a shock back when the film was released and if you have not seen. The list contains the best, new and most relevant homicidal maniac movies ordered by relevance. The film concerns a young woman named miriam webster patricia breslin who seemingly has everything a girl could want including a successful flower shop business, and a handsome beau, karl glenn corbett, who works as. Jan 12, 2015 homicidal 1961 by the telltale mind on january 12, 2015 1 comment homicidal is a horror film produced and directed by william castle in 1961 which was memorable for one thing more than anything else, namely joan marshall under the pseudonym jean arless, playing the role of a lifetime.
Theres always been a thin line between homage, inspiredby, borrowed from, and just plain rippedoff. In spite or because of various ludicrous elements that defy credibility delineating the main one ruins the plot hinge, homicidal is the kind of film that. Cross alfred hitchcock with a carnival showman and you might come up with william castle, the lowbudget horror king of the exploitation gimmick. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by william castle. As a 1961 feature, the film was certainly shown widescreen in theaters. As a kid i grew watching old mystery thriller horror tv and movies on late night. Homicidal is a 1961 american horrorthriller film produced and directed by william castle, and starring glenn corbett, patricia breslin, eugenie leontovich, alan bunce, and jean arless. The film concerns a young woman named miriam webster patricia breslin who seemingly has. William castles take on psycho does a pretty good job of emulating that movie without stealing from it outright. During that time period it was second on a double bill featuring the brides of fu manchu. Homicidal 1961 full movie, homicidal 1961 the story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance.
Homicidal 1961 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Oct 18, 2018 fright break homicidal 1961 another classic william castle gimmick was the fright break he offered to audience members during his 1961 movie, homicidal. A movie considered to be so scary that it had a fright break, allowing the audience to leave the theater before the terrifying and shocking ending, homicidal is a scary thrill ride. As with many of castles films, the film was released with a promotional gimmick. Download homicidal 1961 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg or any other file from movies category. Recently viewed homicidal for the the third time with many years between each viewing. This is anoriginal 11x14 lobby card from the film homicidal released in 1961. It also features a large ensemble cast that includes glenn corbett, patricia breslin and eungenie leontovich just to name a few. Please dont reveal the ending of this picture or your friends will kill you if they dont, i will. The film concerns a young woman named miriam webster patricia breslin who seemingly has everything a girl. Read book homicidal psycho jungle cat a calvin and hobbes collection free boook online. The story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance. As we delve into emilys life we see her erratic relationships with her family and friends and we learn about an inheritance worth millions.
When the fright break was announced, and you couldnt take it any more, you had to leave your seat and, in front of the entire audience, follow yellow footsteps up the aisle, bathed in. Homicidal steals a few details from psycho and the script is nowhere as upsetting as psycho,still the movie is great horror fun. It is a 1961 thriller full of action and suspense, william castle directed the thriller. Castle and columbia pictures had homicidal in cinemas a full year after the release of psycho. And when i say ridiculous, i mean true, shootforthemoon absurdity, simultaneously audacious and shameless. It is the number one alltime sexchange horror movie and, to this day, the identity of the killer is a mystery to people until the end of the movie. Homicidal 1961 william castle synopsis, characteristics. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may. Homicidal is a 1961 film about the murder of a justiceofthepeace which sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in southern california directed by william castle. Homicidal is a perfectly wretched movie, bad enough to make castles other hits seem like flukes, and the good qualities in his uneven output, accidents. Jun 23, 2015 of all the things homicidal pilfers from psycho and theres virtually nothing in it that isnt either a direct lift or a mirror image of something in joseph stefanos script for that movie, right down to a psychiatrist explaining what the hell we just saw in the last moments a twist ending that makes perfect sense even though the film has. Chaos and danger reign when good girl miriam webster patricia breslin meets her half brothers girl friend, emily jean arless, a mysterious blonde bombshell living at their familys southern california estate.
In this 1961 william castle film based on ray russells novel sardonicus, guy rolfe stars as the wicked sardonicus, a wealthy count who wears a mask because his face is frozen in a horrifying. Homicidal is a 1961 american horror thriller film produced and directed by william castle, and starring glenn corbett, patricia breslin, eugenie leontovich, alan bunce, and jean arless. William castle does needlepoint as he introduces the movie, then shows it as the movies title, followed by. Even though it doesnt pack the whallop that psycho did i was ten years old when i saw psycho in 1961, it was so new my parents hadnt seen it yet, and my babysitter and i saw the movie by mistake. A beautiful young woman, caretaking a stroke victim in an old house, takes time out of her busy schedule to murder a justice of the peace in. Original folded excellent with pin holes one sheet movie poster, 27x41, of homicidal 1961 directed by the great gimicky william castle and starring glenn corbett. Homicidal 1961 the horror films produced and directed by william castle house on haunted hill 1958, the tingler 1959 were often more famous for their promotional gimmicks than their effectiveness as movies and homicidal 1961 was typical of castles carnival barker approach with its tagline the picture with a fright break. One of the most preeminent showmen in hollywood, william castle, director of such films as the tingler 1959 and house on haunted hill 1959 released homicidal in 1961, one year after the release of alfred hitchcocks masterpiece, psycho.
Homicidal 1961 is such a ridiculous little film that it doesnt survive without context, like a fish gasping for air on the beach. Each time i found the movie entertaining and have to admit the story. Homicidal is a horror film produced and directed by william castle in 1961 which was memorable for one thing more than anything else, namely joan marshall under the pseudonym jean arless, playing the role of a lifetime. It tells the story of sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifying grin while robbing his fathers grave to obtain a winning lottery ticket. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing homicidal near you. The object of murder is miriam webster, who is to share in the inheritance with her half brother warren, who lives with his childhood guardian helga in the mansion where warren and mariam grew up. A pretty but rather strange young nurse presides over a creepy household which consists of a mute stroke victim and a decidedly unmacho young man. Homicidal original 1961 lobby card william castle 11x14. Theres a william castle cult out there that hopefully is healthy enough to accept the truth.
In spite or because of various ludicrous elements that defy credibility delineating the main one ruins the plot hinge, homicidal is the kind of film that benefits from repeat viewings, esp. Feb 17, 2014 youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right. Youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right. Homicidal is a 1961 american horrorthriller film produced and directed by william castle, and. Confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke, helga is cared for by her nurse emily, a strange young woman who.
No major defects but some light general with pin holes and may have some support tape on the back be sure to check out our other auctions of great movie posters and other items on ebay this week. Sardonicus wants nothing more than to wipe that frozen rictus from his faceand will stop at nothing to do so. With glenn corbett, patricia breslin, eugenie leontovich, alan bunce. Homicidal is a great movie and deserves more praise. The object of murder is miriam webster, who is to share in. The film follows a murderous woman in a small california town whose presence unearths secrets concerning a prominent local family. Homicidal further benefits from an amazing, full throttle performance by jean arless, who deploys a level of scenerychewing histrionics worthy of joan crawford as she essays the troubled character a jawdroppingly overthetop scene where she ritualistically destroys a romantic rivals flower shop is a highlight in this respect. Homicidal 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
He pricks his finger, sucks it, and boom reveals the main title, neatly sewn into a grandmotherly homicidal. This movie has not received much attention through the years all the way back to its initial release. Homicidal original 27x41 one sheet movie poster william. From legendary horror director william castle house on haunted hill comes his most unusual horror film yet.
Homicidal further benefits from an amazing, fullthrottle performance by jean arless, who deploys a level of scenerychewing histrionics worthy of joan crawford as she essays the troubled character a jawdroppingly overthetop scene where she ritualistically destroys a romantic rivals flower shop is a highlight in this respect. Homicidal was announced as filmmaker william castles next project in a 25 aug 1960 dv news brief. Homicidal is the cult 1961 homage to alfred hitchcocks psycho from the man who pioneered such interactive theatergoing staples as percepto and lllusiono, schlock meister william castle. The brutal stabbing murder of a justiceofthepeace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in southern california. Solvang, california, usa ventura, california, usa jewelry shop, e. Joan marshall in homicidal 1961 richard rust in homicidal 1961 hope summers in homicidal 1961. Day 5 of octoberfest 2015 looks into homicidal, a twistyturny thriller from william castle. Jan 10, 2011 homicidal is a great movie and deserves more praise. Once described by john waters as the greatest showman of our time, director william castle best embodied that title with homicidal, his 1961 classic that introduced the firstever fright. Main street, ventura, ca 487 east main street, ventura, california, usa ventura hotel. For homicidal 1961 he came up with the fright break and cowards corner, a yellow booth manned by a bewildered cinema employee in the lobby. Emily serves as the nurse for the siblings aging, wheelchairusing guardian, helga swenson eugenie leontovich.
Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to produce. Read book homicidal psycho jungle cat a calvin and hobbes. Directed by william castle, the film features a cast that includes jean arless, glenn corbett, patricia breslin and richard rust. Mar 12, 2015 psycho came out in 1960 and fast on its heels in 1961 came homicidal. An offbeat william castle outing scripted by ray russell from his own short story. Homicidal 1997 chaos and danger reign when good girl miriam webster patricia breslin meets her half brothers girl friend, emily jean arless, a mysterious blonde bombshell living at their.
Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for homicidal 1961. Homicidal impulse 1992 sex with the new office intern vanessa angel reveals a killer instinct in an assistant district attorney scott valentine. In homicidal, the protagonist is the kind of driving force that made castles job a lot easier, and a lot more fun. Homicidal 1961 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg softarchive. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, rough, scary, disturbing and serious films and tv shows about with homicidal maniac, murder, violence, serial killer, psychopath, blood, maniac, brutality, gore and death plots mostly in thriller, horror and mystery genres shot in. Homicidal represents producerdirector william castles slant on hitchcocks psycho.
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