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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuIn 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.
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Bombastic, hack actor Foster Twelvetrees (Frankie Howerd) is invited to perform his one-man show at a mansion in the middle of nowhere. Upon arrival, Foster soon finds himself trapped with a maniacal family of oddballs.
The Henderson clan, headed by Stewart (the inimitable Ray Milland), is having a reunion of sorts. Mr. Twelvetrees has no idea that his role in this is far more than a simple acting job.
Whatever is going on, it's about to get deadly!
THE HOUSE IN NIGHTMARE PARK is a wonderfully looney horror-comedy. Loaded with bizarre characters and insane situations, it's a hilarious trip through a carnival fun house...
The Henderson clan, headed by Stewart (the inimitable Ray Milland), is having a reunion of sorts. Mr. Twelvetrees has no idea that his role in this is far more than a simple acting job.
Whatever is going on, it's about to get deadly!
THE HOUSE IN NIGHTMARE PARK is a wonderfully looney horror-comedy. Loaded with bizarre characters and insane situations, it's a hilarious trip through a carnival fun house...
First off this is the only review I've ever posted for a film, so that must say something about how strongly I feel for this one in particular, it really is a good film and I assure you is most enjoyable, you will not regret watching it.
Secondly I would like to Pooh-Pooh The_Void from Beverley Hills, England's review (see above or below or wherever it is located) what utter tosh! this film is remarkable, a great cast, great atmosphere, engaging story of horror and in-family skulduggery, I don't know what film you were watching mate but to be honest you say that the jokes fell flat and blah, blah, blah but you then put your very own handle as "The_Void from Beverley Hills, England" is that supposed to be some sort of "funny" joke? Well, if that's the extent of your humour, no wonder you didn't enjoy this flick.
This is a very rare film and if you get the chance to catch it I'd seriously recommend it.
Secondly I would like to Pooh-Pooh The_Void from Beverley Hills, England's review (see above or below or wherever it is located) what utter tosh! this film is remarkable, a great cast, great atmosphere, engaging story of horror and in-family skulduggery, I don't know what film you were watching mate but to be honest you say that the jokes fell flat and blah, blah, blah but you then put your very own handle as "The_Void from Beverley Hills, England" is that supposed to be some sort of "funny" joke? Well, if that's the extent of your humour, no wonder you didn't enjoy this flick.
This is a very rare film and if you get the chance to catch it I'd seriously recommend it.
I've seen some crazy films with absurdly far-fetched storylines in my days, but I can safely state that "The House in Nightmare Park" has one of the most bonkers and wickedly convoluted scripts I ever beheld. Well, actually, I'm not sure there even was a script! It looks as if the film may be adapted from a stage play but, I swear, it often feels as if the plot simply got improvised as they went along! Don't get me wrong, though, it's a hugely entertaining and immensely creative hybrid between whodunit-mystery, comedy and horror, but it's practically impossible to write a half-decent synopsis! The titular house is the gathering place for four siblings that are awaiting the death of their oldest brother Victor and greedily look forward to the inheritance. The patriarch Stewart (the fantastic and versatile Ray Milland) hired the clumsy but good-hearted stage actor Foster Twelvetrees; - supposedly to provide some distracting amusement during the evenings, but it's quite evident that Twelvetrees got lured to the house for other and much more macabre reasons! Absolutely nothing or nobody in this house is even remotely normal. The silent and grumpy sister nurtures an impressive collection of killer snakes in the basement, the entire family performs in genuinely spooky dance/sing-along acts and their hatchet-wielding old hag of a mother is locked away in the highest attic! The gags and comical aspects nearly don't always work, but when they do "The House in Nightmare Park" is downright laugh-out-loud funny. I'm personally not very familiar with lead actor Frankie Howerd, who resembles Albert Finney but with goofier grimaces, but he's good and carries the film rather well. The patience of horror fanatics is tested for quite long, but when the first murder occurs the rest quickly follows. The biggest trump of "The House of Nightmare Park" is definitely its originality. The plot is full of surprising and ingenious twists, like the final one, for example! The ending is truly one of the most mischievously joyful ones I've ever seen.
I have seen this film, or movie if you prefer, on a couple of occasions and found it very entertaining.
Critics of the film have over the years said it would have been so much better with Bob Hope in the lead role, but this is surely the kind of role that Hope, albeit very effectively, played to excess through his career? so its nice to see another actor have a stab at a 'Hope-esque' role.
Howerd breezes through the film delivering his lines with a 'poker' face, as only he could, and seems to be rather enjoying the experience. I would say that this is one of his more engaging performances.
Some scenes are superbly weird, especially the family's 'living marionette' act, at the end of which Howerd asks in his memorable diction "I wonder what they do for an encore?"
Watching this film is a very passable way of spending a couple of hours!
Critics of the film have over the years said it would have been so much better with Bob Hope in the lead role, but this is surely the kind of role that Hope, albeit very effectively, played to excess through his career? so its nice to see another actor have a stab at a 'Hope-esque' role.
Howerd breezes through the film delivering his lines with a 'poker' face, as only he could, and seems to be rather enjoying the experience. I would say that this is one of his more engaging performances.
Some scenes are superbly weird, especially the family's 'living marionette' act, at the end of which Howerd asks in his memorable diction "I wonder what they do for an encore?"
Watching this film is a very passable way of spending a couple of hours!
Frankie Howard got few chances on film to showcase his comedic talents. Nightmare Park(AKA House of the Laughing Dead) is probably his best effort to do so on film. Like Benny Hill, only not quite as blatant, Howard is walking innuendo. We see through his eyes and speech an almost endless stream of one-liners, albeit rather tame by today's comparisons. Howard is funny in the main role of a third-rate entertainer who loves himself that has been invited to a mysterious mansion in the English countryside. The rest of the cast is comprised of the inhabitants of the house, a strange lot indeed with Ray Milland as the head of the family. The story is whimsical, and utterly absurd, but through the efforts of Howard, Milland, et all, and the fairly atmospheric direction of Peter Sykes, the film comes off quite well as a somewhat gothic comedy.
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- WissenswertesThe real life location which portrayed "The House in Nightmare Park" was the Victorian Gothic house called Oakley Court which was situated near Bray Studios.
- PatzerThere was absolutely nowhere near enough time for the dancers to get changed and made up before they did the Dance of the Dolls song.
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Reggie Henderson: Damn moron!
Foster Twelvetrees: Now watch it, mate!
Reggie Henderson: The man's a cretin!
Foster Twelvetrees: That's better.
- VerbindungenFeatured in The Gothic Horror Comedy in Hollywood (2023)
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