Some film critics place coffin joe among the classics of horror such as dracula and frankenstein, and even though that does seem a bit too much, it makes. Made at the close of the decade that gave him his name, filmmakermogul roger cormans. Walter paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landladys cat and covers it in plaster. Dick miller, has never received such a juicy part to. Corman was not a scorcese, dick miller was no deniro, but walter paisley was eerily close to travis bickle in taxi driver. A bucket of blood 1995 full movie download full hd youtube. The bucket of blood the place for cold drinks, dry snacks and the general unusual. The death artist 1995 remake of cormans classic bucket of blood int jabberjaw night the cavernous club is packed with a cross section of artists, poets, actors, models, rockers, grungers, punks, addicts, and other assorted characters, standing at the bar and seated at tables bizarre paintings and sculptures adorn the walls close on a boom box on a stage. Olive films to rerelease a bucket of blood on bluray. With a bucket of blood, the multitalented roger corman. A bucket of blood is a 1959 comedy horror film directed by roger corman. But after accidentally killing his landladys cat and covering the body in. One day, he accidentally kills a cat with plaster and becomes a popular artist from the results. A bucket of blood is a 1995 american black comedy horror film directed by michael james mcdonald.
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 brilliant sculptor. With dick miller, barboura morris, antony carbone, julian burton. In the four years between 1955 when he directed his first film and 1959 when a bucket of blood was released, he produced and directed nearly two dozen films in various genres and of varying quality, including the gangster film i mobster, machine gun kelly, horror attack of the crab monsters, the wasp woman, and teen flicks sorority. There is always something brewing at the bucket of blood click here to see the list of all the upcoming events. 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. Watch a bucket of blood full movie in hd visit walter paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the jabberjaw, is. The blackandwhite film was shot extremely cheaply and quickly in 1959, starring dick miller. The restored film detective version is a murky mess. Nov 24, 2015 a bucket of blood is my favorite film directed by roger corman. We have a variety of well executed, designed clothing and gifts to choose from. Watch a bucket of blood online stream full movie directv. A bucket of blood is my favorite film directed by roger corman.
Carrie 812 movie clip bucket of blood 1976 hd youtube. Corman and griffith had collaborated on the story, inspired as much by mystery of the wax museum 1933 and house of wax 1953 as by their research at beatnik joints along the sunset strip. Im guessing its a retitle of a 1930s film, being it. A bucket of blood is a 1959 film about an artist who kills for his art. Other articles where a bucket of blood is discussed. The cast of the film is discussed briefly, as is the actors longterm working relationship with corman. James kendrick q network film desk november 10, 2019 what better way to undercut the worst of artistic pretensions than to do it with a slapdash movie produced in five days called a bucket of blood. A bucket of blood 1959 a misfit coffee shop busboy rises to stardom in roger cormans black comedy cult classic. Griffith, the film is a dark comic satire about a dimwitted, impressionable. When his klutziness results in the death of his landladys cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. Like the twilight zone it manages to portray horror in a way that leaves the details to your imagination and features a nebbish who means well going too far to break free from his. There was a 1934 film called bucket of blood based on poes famous story the telltale heart, an obvious inspiration for griffith. Its been that way ever since i saw it for the first a number of years back. This blackcomedy prefigures another of screenwriter charles griffithroger corman collaborations.
In the four years between 1955 when he directed his first film and 1959 when a bucket of blood was released, he produced and directed nearly two dozen films in various genres and of varying quality, including. Next to little shop of horrors and maybe a few of his poe films, bucket of blood is his best film. A bucket of blood was remade for television in 1995 with anthony michael hall as walter paisley, shadoe stevens as the cafe owner, and will ferrell as young man. In honor of its 60 th anniversary, this olive signature edition of a bucket of blood celebrates the film s enduring legacy. The 1995 remake follows the original closely, adapting it to a contemporary setting. Bucket of blood, a wildly comedic horror film, is one of the most interesting and original films of cormans career and deserves to be regarded as a rediscovered gem. Jan 04, 2016 shock unearths an interview with indie film legend roger corman discussing his 1959 film a bucket of blood. One of the most wellknown films from director roger corman, a bucket of blood tells the story of walter paisley dick miller who, after. It is a remake of a bucket of blood, the 1959 cult film directed by roger corman, who produced the remake.
After winning prom queen, carrie sissy spacek is doused with a bucket of pigs blood. A bucket of blood is a bit more compact but does go into these occasional beatnik lifestyle moments poetry, yecch that i could have lived without. Shock unearths an interview with indie film legend roger corman discussing his 1959 film a bucket of blood. This film has long sequences where the blocking and direction is masterful. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects. There is always something brewing at the bucket of blood click here to. 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.
Fame, it is something that can make a person do a variety of things. Roger corman produced and directed the delightfully macabre horrorcomedy a bucket of blood during one of the most creative periods in the prolific lowbudget auteurs career. Cant be the dick miller version i just watched it last weekend, and theres no actual bucket in it, just a saucepan of blood. Bucket of blood was cormans first comedy, and he was somewhat insecure about tackling the material, but when the castcrew applauded after the first take, something that never happened before, when the movie wrapped he told charles b. With anthony michael hall, justine bateman, shadoe stevens, sam lloyd. Rubys bucket of blood 2001 a black clubowner angela bassett with a distant husband falls for a white singer kevin anderson who is married.
A bucket of blood is a 1959 cinema of the united states comedy film horror film. A bucket of blood is presented on a 50gb disc in an avc encoded 1080p high definition transfer framed at 1. 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. This classic horror movie based on stephen kings first novel stars sissy spacek as carrie. Cormans first fullblooded horror comedy was put in a class of its own by charles griffiths unusually witty script. It starred dick miller and was set in beatnik culture. A dimwitted busboy finds acclaim as an artist for a plastercovered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. The cast of the film is discussed briefly, as is the actors longterm working relationship with corman and the immortality of the walter paisley character. The acting from the time still holds up and feels real. The desire for more praise soon leads to an increasingly deadly series of works. A bucket of blood was remade for television in 1995 with anthony michael hall as walter paisley, shadoe stevens as. Barely running over 65 minutes, it is a satirical black comedy looking at the hypocrisies found in the art world. That a bucket of blood was conceived along the lines of sick comics is borne out by a.
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. A bucket of blood and taxi driver what a wonderfully depressing double feature. Olive film s signature series release of a bucket of blood goes all out on this little gem, something we wish that every film would get. A bucket of blood cleveland institute of art college of. The film works as a satire not only of cormans own films, but also of the. Walter paisley, nerdy busboy at a bohemian cafe, is jealous of the talent and popularity of its various artistic regulars. My advice if you have the mgm dvd of this move, dont waste your money on this bluray. Dick miller, a character actor who starred in roger cormans a bucket of blood and whose sixdecade career included all of joe dantes movies, died today in toluca lake, ca. A bucket of blood is a 1959 american comedy horror film directed by. First off, the 4k scan print is amazing, especially considering how many bad to downright unwatchable p.
A bucket of blood is a film directed by roger corman with dick miller, barboura morris, antony carbone, john brinkley, year. A bucket of blood quotes at the internet movie database. A bucket of blood 1995 full movie download full hd. But when carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting. A bucket of blood was made around the time that the couple met and got married, and here they reminisce about that period, including first meeting corman. The film was directed by comedian michael mcdonald, produced by roger corman, who produced the original film, and cowritten by mcdonald and brendan broderick, based on. 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. A bucket of bllod is a 1959 b movie, produced and directed by roger corman.
Bucket of blood is a hilarious horror film where the action takes place in the middle of the most amazingly crafted portrayal of the latefifties beatnick movement. Some film critics place coffin joe among the classics of horror such as dracula and frankenstein, and even though that does seem a bit too much, it makes some sense duo to the fact that his first films are so diferent from anything that was ever done up to that point, just like the other horror classics. Im guessing its a retitle of a 1930s film, being it mentions gone with the wind, and it was retitled for a roadshowkinda like freaks and ingagi were. A bucket of blood 1959 letterboxd social film discovery. Very entertaining and very much in line with that early corman little shop of horrors vibe, but for my money, even better. Taken from a new 4k restoration of the original 35mm negative, this transfer is a marked improvement over the film detective bdr that came out in 2015. A bucket of blood is a 1959 american comedy horror film directed by roger corman. It concerns a busboy in a beatnik coffee shop who aspires to be an artist. Sep 21, 2019 olive film s signature series release of a bucket of blood goes all out on this little gem, something we wish that every film would get. The film also features will ferrell in his film debut, and jennifer coolidge in only her second film role. A bucket of blood is a 1959 american black comedy horror film directed by roger corman.