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A Bucket of Blood (1959)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
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Release Date: Oct 21, 1959 Wide

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A fine example -- perhaps the best available -- of "B"-movie overlord Roger Corman's "Weekend Wonders" from the producer/director's early career (see also the original Little Shop of Horrors), this horror-comedy was also the first of beloved actor Dick Miller's dozen-odd portrayals of the character Walter Paisley. A geeky waiter and busboy at a happening Beatnik caf�, Walter is intensely jealous of the swinging social lives of the artistic types who hang there. A bizarre twist of fate changes

Unrated, 1 hr. 6 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Roger Corman

Written By: Charles B. Griffith

In Theaters: Oct 21, 1959 Wide

On DVD: Jan 25, 2005

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Cast

Dick Miller
Walter Paisley
Barboura Morris
Carla
Anthony Carbone
Leonard De Santis
Julian Burton
Maxwell Brock
Ed Nelson
Art Lacroix
John Brinkley
Will
Judy Bamber
Alice the Awful
Myrtle Domerel
Mrs. Surchart
Jhean Burton
Naolia
John Herman Shaner
Oscar
Bert Convy
Lou Raby
Alex Gottlieb
Singer
Bruno Ve Sota
Art Collector
Antony Carbone

Critic Reviews for A Bucket of Blood

All Critics (11) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)

A monolith of lowbrow entertainment from the days when cheap movies could be made and marketed cheaply.

May 5, 2010 Full Review Source: East Bay Express

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

One of Corman's best.

January 10, 2006 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Classic Corman camp comedy, with the original Dick Miller performance as Walter Paisley.

February 7, 2003 Comment

Jeffrey M. Anderson

San Francisco Examiner

A true cult film delight from the 1950s made for all eras.

September 11, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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This is my favourite Corman movie of the fifties, I think. The only film where Dick Miller gets to play the main character too. It's both funny and suspenseful. Plus, it's about beatniks. I love this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

pretty funny horror movie thats only like, 30 minutes long. i wouldnt expect this amount of dark humor from something from the 50's. and i dont know what t.v. show that Dick Miller guy was on, but i used to see it

November 23, 2009

Coxxie Mild Sauce

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