Id like to give it at least 4 12 stars due to the excellent release. A psychically gifted young woman discovers a centuriesold crate buried on her aunts ranch. Will cowan, william reynolds, andra martin, jeffrey. Based on an original screenplay by david duncan for universal pictures, it was released in the united states on a double bill in may 1958 2 with the. Therefore, the full finale involves a fourepisode story arc. Will cowan, william reynolds, andra martin, jeffrey stone. With john lithgow, kristen johnston, french stewart, joseph gordonlevitt. Now, the film is important to those that have loves.
Medical science leaps light years into the future in this great, absurd movie the psychotronic encyclopedia of film that explores the strange world of transplants. Accordingly, there are several guests at the ranch. Against jessicas warnings, her aunt takes it back to their house. A new musical, produced at the overtime theater in san antonio, texas. A line from the movie this island earth, which mike and the bots riffed in mystery science theater 3000.
The premise of a beheaded satanist sailor from sir francis drakes crew being resurrected almost 400 years later was intriguing. What is it about this film that has allowed it to sustain while so many others have come and gone. The picture is bright and sharp, redeeming the honor of cameraman steven hajnal, whose work is just fine. The script actually indicated that this would be shot three ways. Oct 31, 2017 in the span of only a few days, i received mondos first board game, a clever riff on john carpenter s the thing called infection at outpost 31, saw a facebook ad for a screening of the 35yearold film hosted by the chicago film critics association, and read about a new arrow bluray release of the film coming in november.
It feels like a precursor to reanimator in many ways. How can anyone not love a movie in which a womans bitter disembodied head snarls to a mutant locked in a closet, im only a head. A young woman named jessica burns carolyn kearney, who claims to have psychic powers, lives on a remote ranch with her aunt flavia peggy converse. The action in the episode directly follows that of the previous twoparter mary loves scoochie, which ended with dick transforming dr. S a slightly racy version described vaguelyperhaps she was meant to be topless, but the breasts wouldn t be shown. Flavia runs a ranch that doubles as a bed and breakfast. Just because your girlfriend was accidentally decapitated, that doesnt mean the relationship has to end. Opening it, her family discovers the living head of gideon drew, a 16th century devil worshiper who was beheaded by sir francis drake. The plot largely centers upon a collegeage girl named jessica carolyn kearney, along with her greedy aunt flavia peggy converse. And his control of his victims while, well, extremely bottomless.
Directed by will cowen and starring carolyn kearney molly bancroft in doktor markeson episode of thriller as jessica burns a young girl with psychic abilities who like a dowser. The concept is good, the characterization is reasonably good, the actors gave it their best with what they had. S a slightly racy version described vaguelyperhaps she was meant to be topless, but the breasts wouldnt be shown. In the span of only a few days, i received mondos first board game, a clever riff on john carpenters the thing called infection at outpost 31, saw a facebook ad for a screening of the 35yearold film hosted by the chicago film critics association, and read about a new arrow bluray release of the film coming in november. Joe is hunky scientist cals wormy sidekick in the film. To answer that fully would take a whole book, which i think tom weaver and the brunas brothers have done for future publication. The story tells of a young woman named jessica burns who has psychic powers. She is seen at the opening of the movie looking for water using a witching rod and instead of finding water she find an old buried box believed to be 400 years old. The picture is excellent and definitely better than anything that has come before. Though she thinks the chest is evil, the other residents of. Having witnessed dicks alien encounter with liam neesam. Based on an original screenplay by david duncan for universal pictures, it was released in the united states on a double bill in may 1958 with the british hammer films classic horror of dracula. Mary is having some trouble dealing with what she saw.
Yes, the movie is not a piece of art but the first time i watched it i was 10 years old. Mgm has the original intact film elements, including the overthetop gore scene that was once a rare item. The movie actually looks, well, like a real movie instead of the blurry 16mm prints were used to. A psychic young woman with a talent for divining discovers a centuriesold human head in this lowbudget horror film. Im giving the movie itself 3 stars and the release 5 stars for an average of 4 stars. A psychically gifted young woman discovers a centuriesold.
It got me thinking, how many films this old get board games. Just because your girlfriend was accidentally decapitated, that doesn t mean the relationship has to end. The world premiere musical comedy was a collaboration between composer phillip luna and writerlyricist jon gillespie. An ancient box is discovered while digging a well discovered by jessica while dowsing. A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriends head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body. I dig this flawed b movie lots of creepy moments and a fantastic plot thats fun even if logic is in short supply. Yes,the movie is not a piece of art but the first time i watched it i was 10 years old. Sep 1, 2015 a 400yearold disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body. The transfer is fine the source appears to be 35mm in good shape a few blemishes here and there and the sound is exceptionally clear. The plot largely centers upon a collegeage girl named jessica carolyn.
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