Homicidal

1961
VM16
1h 28min

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaThe brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.The brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.The brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,8/10

3933

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

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Premi
- 1 candidatura

Emily
(as Jean Arless)

Wolfe Barzell

Olie
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Teri Brooks

Mrs. Forest
(non citato nei titoli originali)

William Castle

William Castle
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Joseph Forte

Second Hotel Clerk
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Ralph Moody

First Hotel Clerk
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'Snub' Pollard

Eddie - the Bellhop
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Hope Summers

Mrs. Martha Adrims
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Regia
- William Castle
Sceneggiatura
- Robb White
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Quiz
William Castle: [gimmick] In the final reel, when Miriam is about to go into the house for the big climax, there was a one-minute "Fright Break" in which producer/director William Castle advised the audience that anyone too scared to see the climax could go into the lobby and get their money back. For this gimmick, Columbia shipped a cardboard "Coward's Corner" to theaters playing the film. Supposedly, audience members too frightened to see the climax could go to the "Coward's Corner" and wait there until the film ended and the rest of the audience filed past. Apparently no one took the offer.

Blooper
Toward the end of the film when the police detective and Karl drive to the Hotel Ventura to show the bellboy the photo of Emily, the clock just above the corner drugstore says 8:24 p.m., but when they walk from the car into the hotel, the clock above the registration desk says 7:50 p.m.

Citazioni
Karl Anderson: Is there any way to tell?
Doctor Jonas: [Distracted after a long pause] Hah? Tell what, Karl?
Karl Anderson: Well. If a person's homicidal?
Doctor Jonas: [giving him a prescription] There you are. No... That's what makes them so dangerous. They can change from being your friend into your murderer in a second's time!

Curiosità sui crediti
At the end of the film Joan Marshall's characters Emily/Warren come out to face the audience, via split screen, and take a bow!

Connessioni
Featured in Zotz! (1962)

Colonne sonore
Homicidal
Performed by Rawniggaz
Written by D. Michaeltine & B. Handsum
Lyrics by Scary D Satanik Buztz & Doorclosing
Courtesy of God Bap Ltd., AEP Inc.

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often mistaken for campy, Castle is actually a genuine Scare Master

perhaps this little gem was overlooked as a rip off of "Psycho"...but let's face it, no one could scare you back then except William Castle. He may have had his campy films and maybe he was no Hitchcock. But Castle's films reached into the "real lives" of people. Audiences could relate to his characters more than Hitchcock's. (unless any of you have ever been chased by a crop duster,in that case, i stand corrected) Homicidal is quite the shocker. The performances are better than the title would suggest, the end is not one to be missed. I personally think William Castle was a genius overlooked as a gimmick director. His films have never failed to make me jump (My jaw dropped at the end of Strait Jacket)and i've always felt he was the best horror film director of his time. For a movie from 1961, one of the decades of camp, it'll have the same affect on you as anything current. Castle was awesome.