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Homicidal (1961)

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Homicidal represents producer/director William Castle's slant on Hitchcock's Psycho. The film concerns a young woman named Miriam Webster (Patricia Breslin) who seemingly has everything a girl could want - including a successful flower shop business, and a handsome beau, Karl (Glenn Corbett), who works as a pharmacist. Events take a turn for the worse, however, when Miriam's half-brother, Warren, returns from Europe - with a rather unpleasant friend in-tow: a blonde named Emily (Jean Arless).

Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Robb White

Mar 12, 2002

Columbia Pictures

Cast

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (10)

I have to admit, it's a pretty good twist.

October 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

This devious little gem is an inspired twist on its inspiration...

October 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Seanax.com | Comment
Seanax.com

Wildly plotted thriller

August 13, 2005 Comment
Classic Film and Television

Classic Castle exploitation rip-off of Psycho

August 21, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A wonderfully hokey B-movie from the director with all the gimmicks, William Castle (Tingler).

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Homicidal

I really liked this movie, it's one of Castle's best films, I think. The story starts with a murder mystery and gets more complicated and confusing, and ends with a crazy twist. It's a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

One of three William Castle films I took in this past weekend. And actually, as cheezy as it is, the most entertaining of the bunch. I thought I had the story figured out, but then the film went and threw me a couple of curve balls, A strange climactic scene that bore a resemblence to PSYCHO made me want to see the

November 6, 2010
webalina

Super Reviewer

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