Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

William Castle

Writers:

Rohan O'Grady (novel)
Mark Rodgers (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 1967 (UK)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

A 12-year-old orphan (Pat Cardi) who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle (Nigel Green)...

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Shark | Island | Hypnotism | Orphan

Cast

Nigel Green	...	Major Kevin Harrison
Mary Badham	...	Chrissie
Pat Cardi	...	Barnaby Harrison
Robert Pickering	...	Travis
Linda Lawson	...	Justine
Ref Sanchez	...	Ketchman (as Reff Sanchez)
Nestor Paiva	...	Steward

Also Known As:

Let's Kill Uncle, Before Uncle Kills Us

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Bermuda

Company:

William Castle Productions

A fun little thriller!

Though it starts off somewhat slowly, things instantly pick up when Nigel Green enters the scene. He is a hoot as the coniving uncle, and his various activities (like practicing judo in the house) and dialogue are hilarious (the breakfast conversation with his nephew is the best such scene. I would say the movie gets better as it goes along, getting more twisted with its black comedy. However, the final minute of the movie is a real disappointment. It's as if the screenwriter was running out of time to submit the script to the studio, and wrote in an ending both strange and feeling unfinished.

It's still worth a look - if you can find it. It seems that Universal has withdrawn the movie for some reason, and currently the only way to watch the movie is through bootlegs. Perhaps the current owners of the studio are uncomfortable with the whole uncle-trying-to-kill-nephew/nephew-trying-to-kill-uncle thing, even though all this is never presented in a serious manner. Let's hope they eventually find a sense of humor.