The best film about islamic terrorists is a comedy the. The comedy of terrors is one of the most hysterically funny films of the sixties, and chiefly because one does not expect it. Vincent price actually made quite a number of film comedies, such as champagne for caesar. The comedy of terrors was the only film that boris karloff, vincent price, basil rathbone and peter lorre made together. Lorre just a loser who drum up business by killing people themselves. The comedy of terrors letterboxd your life in film. The comedy of terrors is a 1963 american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price. This film is the comic version of the bodysnatcher or mania.
Vincent price was a wonderful comedic actor that knew just the right way to deliver his villainous lines. A britishfrenchbelgian coproduction, the film stars an ensemble cast that includes steve buscemi, simon russell beale, paddy considine, rupert friend, jason isaacs, michael palin, andrea riseborough, paul whitehouse, and jeffrey. Vincent price had scared the crap out of us in many films over the past few years. Sep 07, 2010 the thursday horror picture show will screen the comedy of terrors thursday, sept. Komedie horror film geregisseerd door jacques tourneur. He is shown lying widthwise with his knees drawn up, with black or purple draperies completely covering the inside, while the top half of gillie can be seen sitting in the drivers seat through a large square opening in the front of the hearse.
The raven gets off to a good start imho but then it becomes a drag, and the big finish, the duel of the wizards, is a chore to sit through. The film also features orangey the cat, billed as rhubarb the cat. It was also one of peter lorres last films, as he died on march 23, 1964. Both the raven and comedy of terrors took advantage of the gothic look of the aipoes courtesy of cormans inhouse designer daniel haller and photographer floyd crosby. Comedy also gets a little slapsticky toward the end, i like the first half better but all in all, i agree its the better movie. It is a blend of comedy and horror which features several cast members from tales of terror, made by aip the year before. The comedy of terrors 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Killing folks to prop up a dying mortuary business no doubt qualifies as a macabre tale and legendary players vincent price, peter lorre and boris karloff were no strangers to the genre, either.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the comedy of terrors near you. Then theres jack nicholson with one of his very early screen appearances in the raven, in a supporting part as peter lorres bumbling son. Jacques tourneur, roger corman mgm every shroud has a silver lining aip publicity slogan for comedy of terrors. A britishfrenchbelgian coproduction, the film stars an ensemble cast that includes steve buscemi. Richard matheson wrote this funny horror spoof about an undertaker who decides to drum up new business. Apr 07, 2015 the comedy of terrors shows an ear for sharp barbs in its dialogue.
The thursday horror picture show will screen the comedy of terrors thursday, sept. Part of the reason rhubarbs casting in this film made news was because the prolific cat actor was returning to film work as a veteran much the same as many of the human actors in the movie. The death of stalin is a 2017 satirical blackcomedy film written and directed by armando iannucci and cowritten by david schneider, ian martin and peter fellows. The comedy of terrors 1964the raven 1963 directors. The comedy of terrors played everything for laughs, but sported a morbid tone as well. Apr 09, 2004 the annals of british film comedy are littered with the corpses of stillborn crossovers from tv. Im 157% all about any movie where a cat gets top billing and gets to ride murder carriage shotgun. Hosted by xpress movie critics ken hanke and justin.
The death of stalin is a 2017 satirical black comedy film written and directed by armando iannucci and cowritten by david schneider, ian martin and peter fellows. In the new england town of new gilead during the late 19th century, an unscrupulous. Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned. Ragnarok, and made a film combining his own zany sensibilities, the oeuvre of wes anderson, and a perceptive look at the rise of a nationalistic movement. The comedy of terrors is almost an operetta, a vaudeville full of wit, with triumphant entrances and exits of its characters, clinging to life, embracing death. Phipps, trumbull waits inside the horsedrawn hearse. Alcoholic, wifebeater waldo trumbull has run the funeral business he inherited from his fatherinlaw into the ground. His chemistry and timing with peter lorre are impeccable, they are the reason why the film works as a comedy of ghastly errors. Jun 30, 20 overall a comedy of terrors was a brilliant film.
The comedy of terrors shows an ear for sharp barbs in its dialogue. The following year saw corman casting price, lorre, karloff, and rathbone in comedy of terrors. The comedy of terrors is a 1963 horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone. Comedy of terrors is a bit more graphic and might not be suitable for preteens. The veterans vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone have incredibly comic performances. Starring vincent price, boris karloff, peter lorre, basil rathbone, joyce jameson, beverly hills and alan dewitt. When it was released, this was a highly anticipated film at least by preteen audiences. The comedy of terrors wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The best film about islamic terrorists is a comedy chris morris four lions, released four years ago, skewers the pointlessness and confusion of wannabe jihadists. Hugely popular smallscreen skits look tired and obnoxious when stretched out to a widescreen 90. The comedy of terrors was directed by jacques tourneur, who a couple of decades earlier had made distinction with two of val lewtons finest psychological horror films cat people 1942 and i walked with a zombie 1943. I mean looking at the film, visually it does look cool and. Like his father, renowned director maurice tourneur, jacques tourneur was a film director with according to felicia feaster a special talent for.
The comedy of terrors 1963 the comedy of terrors 1963. Here tourneur is in broad burlesque mode and the film is aimed at a frequently buffoonish level of knockabout comedy. It is a blend of comedy and horror which features several ca. Sep 01, 2011 after much delay and my harddrive crashing i finally present to you our fifth film for the 48 hour film project, a comedy of terrors. In the new england town of new gilead during the late 19th century, an unscrupulous drunkard named waldo trumbull price runs the funeral parlor. The comedy of terrors the appalachian theatre of the high. Produced by american international pictures as a followup to. For in mccabes world, hope is only the flip side of horror, a red herring to lull you into a kaleidoscopic land riddled with brutality and comedy. Price and lorre are somewhat overenthusiastic undertakers in richard mathesons disappointingly scripted, selfconscious horror spoof set in. The comedy of terrors photos view all photos 3 movie info. Also carried over was screenwriter richard matheson.
It makes perfect sense that the protagonist of breakfast on pluto is not an i. New england undertaker vincent price orders henchman peter lorre to make some business. Basil rathbone and orangey in the comedy of terrors 1963 boris karloff and orangey in the. The comedy of terrors 1963 directed by jacques tourneur. The annals of british film comedy are littered with the corpses of stillborn crossovers from tv. He is actually quite good in using his normal menace and meanness for comic affect.
The movie begins hilarious before the credits and i laughed and repeated many scenes so funny they are. Lorre was in poor health already during the filming of the comedy of terrors. The comedy of terrors was originally released in 1963 and is a t. From jacques tourneur, director of numerous horror classics including cat people, i walked with a zombie and night of the demon, comes the comedy of terrors is a gleefully macabre tale which brings together genre greats vincent price, peter lorre and boris karloff. For 50 years, film at lincoln center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture. After much delay and my harddrive crashing i finally present to you our fifth film for the 48 hour film project, a comedy of terrors. The comedy of terrors vincent price 1963 official trailer hd. Richard matheson wanted to write a sequel film for aip called sweethearts and horrors, which was intended to star price as a ventriloquist, karloff as a childrens tv host, rathbone as a musical comedy star, lorre as a magician and tallulah bankhead. My personal favourite of the many movies vincent price made its a real joy to see such actors handling comedy so well. The comedy of terrors is a film directed by jacques tourneur with vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, joyce jameson, year.
They were, it must be emphasized, very talented and highly trained actors whose careers spanned a wide variety of roles. The comedy of terrors, released here for the first time in its widescreen format on dvd, is truly a cause for celebration for several reasons. Director taika waititi took the trainload of money he made from thor. Filmed on the reused set of cormans lovecraftian infused the haunted palace, no expense is spared when it comes to pumping out the fog machine, and layering on graveyard atmosphere. The comedy of terrors is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1963 onder regie van jacques tourneur. A musty, rusty bag of tricks rigged as a horror farce spilled onto the screens of the palace and the brooklyn albee yesterday titled the comedy of terrors. Price and lorre play downontheirheels undertakers price is a drunk. With a stardrenched cast and crew and a solid and blackly funny script, the comedy of terrors is ridiculously entertaining. However comedy of terrors was not a big hit so plans to make the followup were shelved. A comedy about an adorable nazi is kind of a big lift for some viewers.
The result is a comedy about a couple preparing to meet the stern lady from the adoption agency just as the husbands two neerdowell brothers stick in an unwanted oar. The comedy of terrors is something of a pastiche to classic horror. A comedy of terrors coast playhouse, west hollywood. Everyone is clearly having a great time in their roles, especially vincent price as the films antagonistic protagonist who seems to. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, basil rathbone, boris karloff, and in a cameo joe e. Jacques tourneur, les baxter, les baxter, al simms jack gruberman, and albert harris. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio.
I have just seen the film its good to see again price, karloff, big mouth joe e. The comedy of terrors 1963 vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, and basil rathbone were icons of a peculiar kind. A dishonest undertaker and his sidekick create their own customers when they cant find willing ones. Oct 18, 2014 the best film about islamic terrorists is a comedy chris morris four lions, released four years ago, skewers the pointlessness and confusion of wannabe jihadists. His chemistry and timing with peter lorre are impeccable, they are the reason why the. Oct, 2018 part of the reason rhubarbs casting in this film made news was because the prolific cat actor was returning to film work as a veteran much the same as many of the human actors in the movie. Directed by the legendary jacques tourneur cat people, i walked with a zombie, night of the demon, written by the equally legendary novelist richard matheson, and starring vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone, the opening starstudded credits of the comedy of terrors alone were enough to have me grinning with anticipation. Comedy of terrors is a very funny comedy of black humor. A slightly busy, but misleading ineffective theatrical trailer that fails to sell the film successfully as either comedy or horror and will likely to leave newcomers to this film wondering just what the hell they are in for. Most of them revolving around peter lorre, the perfect horror film sidekick comedy straight man. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, basil. The comedy of terrors 1963, directed by jacques tourneur. Essentially they could all be the same movie if you really wanted to believe that, or an anthology at least.
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