Orgy of the Dead

1965

Orgy of the Dead

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Movie Info

Orgy of the Dead wouldn't be worth anyone's time were it not for its star and screenwriter. The star is the inimitable prognosticator Criswell; the screenwriter is the immortal Ed Wood Jr., adapting his own novel. The King of Wretched Cinema weaves an incredible tale of a writer who decides to spend a night in a cemetery, the better to get into the mood to write a book on necrophiliacs. The writer and his girl friend are overpowered by several zombielike nude ladies (all played by LA strippers). Hero and heroine are tied to posts and subjected to the oratory of Criswell, aka "The Emperor." As if Criswell's ramblings aren't torture enough, the couple is then forced to watch the naked necromancers punish several "sinners" who've been condemned to eternal Darn-ation. The festivities come to an end when the sun rises, reducing Criswell and his followers to dust.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Horror
Directed By:

Stephen C. Apostolof, Edward D. Wood Jr., Stephen C. Apostoloff
Written By:

Edward D. Wood Jr.
In Theaters:

Jun 1, 1965 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 25, 2004
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

Astra Films

Cast

Criswell
as The Emperor

Fawn Silver
as Black Ghoul

William Bonner
as Second Doctor

Colleen O'Brien
as The Street Walker

John Andrews
as The Wolfman

William Bates
as Bob

Mickey Jines

Pat Barringer
as Shirley/Gold

Nadejada Dobrev

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Critic Reviews for Orgy of the Dead

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It would be hard to make a pic worse than this one.

June 28, 2011 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
not a real movie

May 2, 2008 | Rating: 0/4

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is
Quote not available.

October 3, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ghastly, but only in the sense of ineptitude.

January 31, 2005 | Rating: 0/5

Michael H. Price
Fort Worth Business Press
Where is Tor Johnson when he is really needed?

December 27, 2004 | Rating: 0/5

Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
Quote not available.

January 27, 2003 | Rating: 1/5

Mark Palermo
The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Audience Reviews for Orgy of the Dead

Feb 25, 2013

I tried, okay. I almost made it half way through.

vieras e Super Reviewer
Jul 03, 2010

Good God! I think this may one of the most ridiculous and definitely one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Plan 9 was pretty bad, but it was at least quite entertaining. This may only be a nudie film, but even jiggling titties get boring after a while. I got give them some credit though, I mean, the theme dances just show they put a tad bit of effort into things. Wood only wrote it (based off of his novel!), but this has his name and style all over it. I should give this movie a lower rating, because it really is poorly made, but the women are attractive and the music,as absurd as itis, is actually not bad- and certainly entertaining. I watched this one sober, but I think it would probably improve if I were drunk or high. That's probably the only way I could really appreciate this absurd mess.

Chris W Super Reviewer
Jun 25, 2008

What do you think wolfman? This movie will make you want to remove your eyes. You were warned.

Anthony V Super Reviewer
Jun 10, 2007

Ed Wood isn't in the credits, but he MUST have had a hand in this. A monster movie with strippers...or is it a stripper movie with monsters?Apparently the film soundtrack is different from what the dancers were hearing, because they don't seem to be in time with the music. Maybe they're just that bad of dancers.

Cindy I Super Reviewer