When his klutziness results in the death of his landladys cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. When his klutziness results in the death of his landladys cat, he panics and hides its body. Very entertaining and very much in line with that early corman little shop of horrors vibe, but for my money, even better. A bucket of blood 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Shot in only five days, its well paced and darkly funny like the scene where hes hidden his first human victim and you can slightly hear and see the blood dripping into a pot on the floor as walter laments and at just over an hour, its a nobrainer. It sure looks like it would be a terrible adaption of the telltale heart. Until one fateful night, he accidentally kills his neighbors cat. A bucket of blood from the grindhouse cinema database. The original trailer in high definition of a bucket of blood directed by roger. Go ahead and laugh with no guilt, though, because it is soon becomes impossible for the film not to realize its own humor, even though it never accentuates it. He works hard to ingratiate himself with all the right people. A bucket of blood 1959 nerdy walter paisley dick miller, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik cafe who doesnt fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful coworker, carla. The film also features a thenunknown will ferrell in his film debut, and jennifer coolidge in only her second film role. A bucket of blood horror movie 1959 complete youtube.
It starred dick miller and was set in beatnik culture. A bucket of blood 1959, usa is a horrorcomedy directed by roger corman. It concerns a busboy in a beatnik coffee shop who aspires to be an artist. Walter paisley dick miller is a bus boy at a beatnik art bar. Bucket of blood, a on dvd 027616852847 from mgm ua. Camille deadpan this movie is making fun of beatniks and thats kinda refreshing but its also depressing in a b movie kinda way. This happened with his 1959 opus a bucket of blood, a film made for a.
The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. Purportedly made in five days, a bucket of blood is one of those films that just seems to grow on you after each viewingbeginning with the first. One day, he accidentally kills a cat with plaster and becomes a popular artist from the results. A bucket of blood 1959 posters the movie database tmdb. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Nothing in the poster reminds me of ttthunless the guy with the crazy eye is supposed to be the old man with his telltale eyes which makes the narrator kill him. Perhaps most memorable, however, is the way in which corman and griffith deliciously satirize both beatniks.
Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for a bucket of blood 1959. A bucket of blood is a 1959 film about an artist who kills for his art. A bucket of blood quotes at the internet movie database. Bucket of blood is a hilarious horror film where the action takes place in the middle of the most amazingly crafted portrayal of the. Sep 09, 2015 the story behind bucket of blood street and other weird road names. A bucket of blood 1959 letterboxd your life in film. However, by setting the story in the beat milieu of 1950s southern california, corman creates an entirely different mood from the earlier film. It is a remake of a bucket of blood, the 1959 cult film directed by roger corman, who produced the remake. Released to bluray in late october by the film detective, a bucket of blood stars roger corman and joe dante stalwart, dick miller gremlins, rock n roll high school, and soooo much more, as walter paisley. A bucket of blood 1959 a misfit coffee shop busboy rises to stardom in roger cormans black comedy cult classic. The big difference here are the features that come with this dvd. The man only had a few staring roles, a bucket of blood. A bucket of blood tells the story of walter paisley dick miller who, after accidentally killing his landladys cat and covering the body in plaster to hide the evidence, is acclaimed as a. But the film quality itself may not be the big selling point with this release.
The roger corman interview that was recently done is fun and informative. A bucket of blood does not take many risks, but it is a fun horror flick about bad artists and worse art. Bucket of blood, a 1959 movie clip have you seen my. Corman and griffiths black comedy horror puts the theories to the test in the beatnik era. Walter paisley dick miller, never better is a busboy in the yellow door, a coffee barart gallery. But when carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting. I have long wondered about film detective releases and took a gamble on this one because a bucket of blood is one of my favorite roger corman camp movies. These are the opening words to a bucket of blood 1959, a venomous satire on the pretensions of the art world. That guy dick miller stars as a dimwitted busboy working in a cafe who gains acceptance from the beatnik crowd when he starts creating. Buy a bucket of blood the film detective restored version from amazon. A bucket of blood is a 1959 comedic horror film directed by roger corman and written by charles griffith walter dick miller, aka that guy from gremlins and demon knight is a waiter at a beatnik restaurant who wants to be in on the scene but is a total dork. Bohemian artist in san francisco must kill in order to remain creative. Staring antony carbone, barboura morris and dick miller. Perhaps most memorable, however, is the way in which corman and griffith.
Still one of my very favorite corman films, a bucket of blood is a brisk, fast paced comedy horror satire thats filled with likable characters, some gruesome setpieces for its time, and dick miller commanding the screen as walter. This he does in a 5day wonder that is a marvel of good filmmaking. The red blood of courage 1935 the owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,, smallparts. A bucket of blood 1959 original trailer hd 1080 youtube. A bucket of blood, movie, 1959 pictures provided by. Both films tell the story of a nerdy busboy who turns to murder in. Dec 18, 2015 buy a bucket of blood the film detective restored version from amazon. One of the most wellknown films from director roger corman, a bucket of blood tells the story of walter paisley dick miller who, after accidentally killing his. In a bucket of blood corman takes his revenge, depicting the whole scene as something ridiculous, amoral, contemptible. Cant be the dick miller version i just watched it last weekend, and theres no actual bucket in it, just a saucepan of blood. Nerdy walter paisley dick miller, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik cafe who doesnt fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful coworker, carla barboura morris, by making a bust of her.
Although chuckles clearly have the upper hand in a bucket of blood, corman doesnt ignore the horror entirely and some of the deathsequences are definitely more chilling than the ones featuring in other contemporary and serious horror movies. However, when he accidentally kills his neighbors cat and decide to hide the death in a plaster cast, his friends start to be interested in his new art work. When a critic wrote that the art world in the film was a metaphor for the movie world, says corman, i didnt deny it. But somehow it just doesnt happen perhaps due to his complete lack of talent. P plenty of pundits had pointed out comedys relationship to horror, how both scares and laughs came from the same involuntary impulses. Charles byron griffith september 23, 1930 september 28, 2007 was a chicagoborn screenwriter, actor and film director, son of donna dameral, radio star of myrt and marge. A bucket of blood is a 1995 american black comedy horror film directed by michael james mcdonald. Dick miller is great in this quirky little horror film from the king of b movies, roger. Dec 05, 2011 however, by setting the story in the beat milieu of 1950s southern california, corman creates an entirely different mood from the earlier film. A horror film with comedic overtones, a bucket of blood is produced and directed by roger corman. Anxious busboy walter dick miller is suddenly a genius at the beat cafe because he covered the landlady s cat in clay after he accidentally killed it, winning praise from the house oracle maxwell julian burton, in roger corman s a bucket of blood 1959. A bucket of blood is a 1959 comedy horror film directed by roger corman. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The first of roger cormans black and white, black humor trilogy of horror films the following two films being the little shop of horrors and creature from the haunted sea, bucket of blood gets the authorized bluray treatment from olive films. My advice if you have the mgm dvd of this move, dont waste your money on this bluray. Bucket of blood, a 1959 movie clip have you seen my cat. While some of the production values in a bucket of blood are laughably bad the newlykilled cat miller pulls out of his wall is as stiff as a board, others such as the atmosphericallyshot climactic chase scene are impressive. See the full list of a bucket of blood cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Media in category a bucket of blood the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Im guessing its a retitle of a 1930s film, being it. A bucket of blood is a 1959 american comedy horror film directed by roger corman. That a bucket of blood was conceived along the lines of sick comics is borne out by a. The story behind bucket of blood street and other weird road names. The restored film detective version is a murky mess. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.