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· Year: 1966
· Director: Don Weis
· Writer: Louis M. Heyward, Elwood Ullman
· Cast: Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley
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| Synopsis |
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A recently deceased millionaire uses the help of a ghostly circus acrobat to make sure his inheritance goes to his rightful heirs.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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8
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| COLD ANALYSIS |
| 0.25 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 0.0 -GORE |
| 0.5 -HUMOR |
| 0.0 -SCARES |
| 0.0 -TENSION |
A completely idiotic misfire, this film wastes a couple of old horror greats (Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone) in a plot that seems like it was stolen from the dumpster outside the Scooby-Doo writers' room. The pitch for this film may well have involved the words "zany," "madcap" and "cross-genre" (well, maybe not that last one), but the outcome is a crass attempt to cram into one movie every kind of countercultural idea that might appeal to your average, goodhearted teen in the late 1960s.
To wit: after setting the mood for a horror story, the movie turns into a supernatural treasure hunt with a romantic angle. Then the jaws of the audience members drop, as one, when the beach party begins by the haunted house's splendidly maintained pool. At some point, a motorcycle gang shows up, beginning their hunt for the treasure about the same time the film turns into a monster comedy that wouldn't even be funny if it was in a cartoon. Somehow, an Indian chief stereotype, a belly dancer, and a gorilla get in on the action. And none of it is entertaining.
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