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- The real art of Castle's movies were not in the film itself, but in its gimmicks, the brilliant, wacky ideas of audience and cinema participation that would come with every movie. The gimmicks are what he is truly remembered for, even though he made many films and comparatively few had these gimmicks when you look at his extensive body of work.
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May 24, 2011 · Gimmick: The brilliant William Castle gave the audience the opportunity to decide the fate of Mr. Sardonicus, with glow in the dark punishment poll cards. Thumbs up meant the ending would be a happy one for the evil Mr. Sardonicus.
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- The Old Dark House
- Macabre
- I Saw What You Did
- Shanks
- Let’s Kill Uncle
J. B. Priestley’s The Old Dark House was first adapted by James Whale in 1932. The original works as an effective chiller and tongue-in-cheek comedy that parodies stories about haunted houses and things that go bump in the night. Castle was no stranger to splashing his scare fare with humor, which made him the perfect director to reimagine the stor...
Macabre isn’t the best William Castle film — obviously, hence its ninth-place ranking — but a case could be made that it is his most important. This dark thriller about the daughter of a doctor being kidnapped and buried alive marked the first time Castle used his signature gimmicks. Theater attendees were given a certificate for a $1,000 life insu...
In 1965, Castle worked with Joan Crawford for the second and final time with I Saw What You Did. Teens Libby and Kit are bored one evening and entertain themselves by making relatively innocent prank phone calls to random numbers. Every time someone answers, they repeat, “I saw what you did, and I know who you are.” Unfortunately, one of their rand...
It’s somewhat surprising that one of Castle’s most disturbing films is also among his least seen. That said, it’s easy to understand why audiences didn’t (and don’t) take to this grim slice of madness as easily as they do movies about haunted houses and more traditionally portrayed psychopaths. Shanksfollows a deaf puppeteer named Malcolm (played b...
An irredeemably bratty, combat-obsessed orphan named Barnaby inherits a fortune after the death of his father (a silent cameo by Castle). Until he reaches the right age to collect, Barnaby is sent to live on a remote island with his uncle Kevin, a former British intelligence commander who has literally written a book about how good he is at killing...
Jun 1, 2023 · The Gimmicks Of William Castle. The real art of Castle's movies were not in the film itself, but in its gimmicks, the brilliant, wacky ideas of audience and cinema participation...
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Feb 13, 2023 · William Castle Changes Horror Movies Forever. Columbia Pictures. Castle’s gimmicks weren’t what they used to be, but that didn’t mean that he was done leaving his mark on cinema. It was ...
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William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater.
Sep 5, 2014 · By Susan King writer. Sept. 4, 2014 3:15 PM PT. Producer-director William Castle was something of a P.T. Barnum. The master showman took out an insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London for his...
Jul 28, 2011 · William Castle, director and producer of ridiculous B-movies, had a vision. He wanted to make every single one of his films into a spectacle event (much to the annoyance of theaters that booked...
