Madhouse (1974)

A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

Director:

Jim Clark

Writers:

Angus Hall (novel), Ken Levison (screenplay),

Stars:

Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Price	...	Paul Toombes
Peter Cushing	...	Herbert Flay
Robert Quarry	...	Oliver Quayle
Adrienne Corri	...	Faye Carstairs Flay
Natasha Pyne	...	Julia Wilson
Michael Parkinson	...	T.V. Interviewer
Linda Hayden	...	Elizabeth Peters
Barry Dennen	...	Gerry Blount
Ellis Dayle	...	Alfred Peters (as Ellis Dale)
Catherine Willmer	...	Louise Peters
John Garrie	...	Inspector Harper
Ian Thompson	...	Bradshaw
Jenny Lee Wright	...	Carol Clayton
Julie Crosthwaite	...	Ellen Mason (as Julie Crosthwait)
Peter Halliday	...	Psychiatrist

Storyline

Horror movie actor Paul Toombes, famous for playing "Dr. Death," suffers a nervous breakdown before going to England to do a TV series. Cast and crew members start dying the way characters did in Toombes' old movies.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | nervous breakdown | fiancée | movie star | actor | 

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Taglines:

Lights, Camera, Murder!

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deathday

Filming Locations:

Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Amicus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the last scene and over the closing credits, it is Vincent Price whose singing voice we hear.

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Goofs

When Paul is searching the house at night, the light of his candle is actually a spotlight, and it is does not keep very good pace with his movements.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Villager in Movie: Dr. Death, where are you? Let's smoke him out!

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Crazy Credits

"With special participation by Boris Karloff (and) Basil Rathbone." At time of film''s release in 1974, both actors had been been dead five and seven years respectively, and their "special participation" was limited to appearance in clips from old films in which they'd appeared with Vincent Price.

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Connections

Featured in TCM Underground: Madhouse/The Last Man on Earth (2006)

User Reviews

BETTER THAN GIVEN CREDIT FOR BY OTHER IMDB CRITICS.

I saw this movie for the first time about a year ago and thought it was genuinely pretty creepy. I am from the Scream generation and believe it or not, saw comparisons between this movie and Scream. It made me feel the same way. It was horror with a little bit of mystery. I am hoping for a dvd release of the film. If you haven't seen the movie, give it a try. You might be surprised.