The film is loosely based on the fairy tale, hansel and gretel, and can best be summed up as a psychological horror flick. Optional english subtitles, audio commentary with film historian david del valle and film scholar nathaniel bell trailers. In some episodes during intermission, elvira would get an unexpected phone call from a character called the breather. Oct 14, 20 whoever slew auntie roo is indeed a very different kettle of fish, and the dynamic between the two antagonists is a most unusual one. The film was director curtis harringtonstar shelley winters. Whoever slew auntie roo was a film i didnt get to see in the theaters. Yes, the acting was bad, yes there are many plot holes, yes i didnt like any of the characters, but it was still fun to watch. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre. Elviras movie macabre or sometimes simply movie macabre is an american comedy television show that airs bgrade horror movies, occasionally interrupted by comments from the hostess, elvira played by cassandra peterson. Auntie roo is hiding a secretand chris and chloe are going to find out that they shouldnt cross auntie roo. Forrest shelley winters, whos known as auntie roo, has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party. Auntie roo quietly steals out after we think the child is asleep.
This onceobscure book recently achieved a much higher profile because it was used as an inspiration for the screenplay of mel gibsons controversial movie, the passion of the christ. The devil and max devlin is a 1981 american fantasycomedy film produced by walt disney productions, directed by steven hilliard stern and starring elliott gould, bill cosby and susan anspach the film was considered to be controversial for a disney film at the time because of the subject matter and the fact that bill cosby was featured as a character of evil, and was one of. Staring ralph richardson, mark lester, debbie reynolds and shelley winters. Whats the matter with helenwhoever slew auntie roo dvd. The title screen is the whoever version, but the blus menu uses an original who slew auntie roo. Invisible invadersjourney to the seventh planet 09. Aug 31, 2016 the title screen is the whoever version, but the blus menu uses an original who slew auntie roo. Tho i agree this film includes shelleys best performance, who can deny that there were no stiff actors, as each character was fully explained, rare for a horror film. Whoever slew auntie roo not to be confused with the wonderfully demented cat in the hat spoof who slew simon thaddeus mulberry pew. Directed by curtis harrington, whoever slew auntie roo. Spend the holidays with auntie roo if you feel a need for a change of pace as a christmas story is shown on tv for the 10,000 time. So when katy coombs chloe franks sneaks into the party with her brother, christopher mark lester, the deranged lady abducts the young girl with the hopes of replacing her daughter. In some episodes during intermission, elvira would get an unexpected phone call from a character called the breather played by john paragon who.
Forrest, a woman living alone in a big house in 1920s england. Forrest likes the children to call her auntie roo for some reason, though shes not slain or slewed till the very end. The question is raised to imply a mystery in her murder when thats far from the case. Oct 03, 2019 as a result, were not left with a clear protagonist or antagonist in whoever slew auntie roo. An updated twist on the hansel and gretel fairy tale. Features winters as an odd, reclusive widow mistaken for the fairy tales childreneating witch by one of the orphans at her annual christmas partywith dire consequences. Whoever slew auntie roo is a bizarre movie that i wish i liked more than i did. It contains some of the essential ingredients of a good horror film, including the big scary mansion, a seance, a rotting corpse, together with a host of oddball characters. With shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks, ralph richardson. Just as roo is increasingly deluded and unable to see the reality of what is around her, so too is christopher in his own innocent way.
More of a wickedly funny and dark fractured fairy tale than a horror film, whoever slew auntie roo. The only extra is a rather hyped trailer, that makes the film seem far. If they made a movie about torshio mufune who would you. The camera slowly pans to the cradle only to reveal a rotted corpse of a child in a nightgown. Full movie in hd visit movie 6976 a demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in. Hush, sweet charlotte, and whats the matter with helen. Jul 10, 2016 a real struggle just to finish this one. Nearly prefiguring kubricks the shining it is the tale of the last days of auntie roo, shelly winters, in what the children of the local orphanage call the gingerbread house. Rounding out the special features are the trailers for whoever slew auntie roo and other genre films that kino has recently released.
Its available on dvd, so i watched it to do a fulllength post here. The bluray includes trailers, plus audio commentary with david del valle and nathaniel bell. Whoever slew auntie roo the grindhouse cinema database. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre hansel and gretel twist. Who is your favorite actor at least 50 years old and your favorite actor that is 18 years old or younger.
Roo throws lavish christmas parties for local orphans and decides she wants to kidnap katy because of the girls resemblance to roos. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre hansel and gretel. The film was director curtis harringtonstar shelley winters immediate followup to whats the matter with helen. Shelley winters plays auntie roo, a lonely but wealthy widow living in england. Spend the holidays with auntie roo if you feel a need for a change of pace as a christmas story is shown on. Whoever slew auntie roo is indeed a very different kettle of fish, and the dynamic between the two antagonists is a most unusual one.
Shes kept the corpse of his daughter in a hidden room and spends a lot of time and money trying to contact her soul with the help of ralph richardson, a fake medium. The film opens with auntie roo as she is called by the orphans singing a lullabye to what appears to be a child in a cradle. What is the film reel of harry potter and the sorcerers stone worth. Full movie in hd visit a demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in. A complete nutter that you pity one minute and cant stand the next. Since the accidental death of katherine, his only child, shelley winters has become insane.
For all its allusions to hansel and gretel, harrington and crew present the material in a relatively straightforward manner when a more dreamlike approach might have benefited the production. I thought from the title which is generic for this run of films but just a little extra silly with the childlike rhyme that it was going to be more of a horror comedy. The movie makes use of some occasionally drab color schemes but those colors are reproduced quite nicely and the outdoor scenes. This is an account of the events leading up to the crucifixion of christ by a 19th century german stigmatic and visionary, anne catherine emmerich. Audio commentary with film historian david del valle and film scholar nathaniel bell trailers. As a time period film, the recreation of the 1930s was deadon. The only extra is a rather hyped trailer, that makes the film seem far trashier than it is. Auntie roo shelley winters, he ran all the way just loves children. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, auntie roo has been looking for a dead ringer replacement. Audio commentary with film historian david del valle and film scholar nathaniel bell. Apr 08, 2007 this is an account of the events leading up to the crucifixion of christ by a 19th century german stigmatic and visionary, anne catherine emmerich. Who slew auntie roo dvd, 2016 for sale online ebay. Dec 20, 2016 rounding out the special features are the trailers for whoever slew auntie roo and other genre films that kino has recently released.
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