David Lynch sites this movie as an influence, and it's not hard to see; I was very much put in mind of a more coherent Eraserhead through much of its runtime.
Showing posts with label Carnival Of Souls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carnival Of Souls. Show all posts
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Week 183: Carnival of Souls (1962)
Saturday, 22 November 2014
Carnival of Souls (1962) - Lisa's Review
*** SPOILERS ***
So we're back to the 60's in this Herk Harvey movie. His only movie it should be added. Herk Harvey worked making Educational Films, something which he went back to after directing, producing and starring in Carnival Of Souls.
The movie was made with a tiny budget of approximately $33,000. There were only 6 actors (hence Harvey playing a key, albeit non-speaking role) himself. The only professional actress hired was Candace Hilligoss who played the lead role Mary Henry. She was paid $2,000 for her work on the movie, which she felt was a fortune. So, to the movie itself.
We start the movie with 3 pretty girls in a car (Mary Henry being one). They are challenged to a drag race by a car full of guys. They seem to be holding their own, but as they cross an unsafe bridge (with clear warning signs) driving alongside one another, the womens car plunges over the side and into the river below. The drop and subsequent sinking meant inevitable death, but inexplicably Mary staggers up the bank from the river, unkempt and muddy, but completely dry and uninjured.
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