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| starring = [[Jack Palance]]<br>[[Diana Dors]]<br>[[Julie Ege]] |
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| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] |
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| released = 16 May 1974 (London)<br>June 1974 (United States) |
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'''''Craze''''' is a 1974 horror film directed by [[Freddie Francis]]. It stars [[Jack Palance]] as a psychotic antiques dealer who sacrifices women to the statue of an African god.<ref>http://www.allmovie.com/work/craze-11406</ref> |
'''''Craze''''' is a 1974 horror film directed by [[Freddie Francis]]. It stars [[Jack Palance]] as a psychotic antiques dealer who sacrifices women to the statue of an African god.<ref>http://www.allmovie.com/work/craze-11406</ref> |
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It was the last film produced by Herman Cohen.<ref>Herman Cohen: [Final 1 Edition] |
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The Times; London (UK) [London (UK)]11 June 2002: 31. </ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Jack Palance]] as Neal Mottram |
*[[Jack Palance]] as Neal Mottram |
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*[[David Warbeck]] as Detective Wilson |
*[[David Warbeck]] as Detective Wilson |
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*[[Kathleen Byron]] as Muriel Sharp |
*[[Kathleen Byron]] as Muriel Sharp |
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==Production== |
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The film was based on a 1967 novel ''The Infernal Idol''. In 1972 it was reported Herman Cohen had the rights and a script was being written.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Cinemafantastique|url=https://archive.org/details/CinefantastiqueVol01No2Winter1971/page/n41/mode/1up?q=%22infernal+idol%22|date=Winter 1971|page=41}}</ref> |
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In March 1972 it was announced Jack Palance would star in a film version, which would be a co production between Herman Cohen and Joe Solomon.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Juliet Mills Set for 'Avanti' |
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Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 4 Mar 1972: b8. </ref> |
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Freddie Francis had made a number of horror movies for Amicus and other producers, including Herman Cohen for whom he directed ''Trog''. Francis later said "no sooner had I started it than I realised I was flogging a dead horse." The director says there were "only four good things about" the movie - Palance, Trevor Howard, Edith Evans and Hugh Griffith, adding "Jack lost interest in it almost straight away, Hugh and Trevor were both heavily on the bottle and dear Edith thought we were making a "proper" film and therefore had all the time in the world. Francis says because the cast included Howard and Griffith, Evans thought there was plenty of time to block scenes, when Francis only had a six week schedule.<ref>{{Cite book|page=165|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hVCFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA275&lpg=PA275&dq=craze+1974+harry+seymour&source=bl&ots=ZI8W6M86H1&sig=ACfU3U2KldPxVKGG8YXp0pvX2L2EzU0mYA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvyZTjsMrqAhW_zDgGHd2XC30Q6AEwAXoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=craze&f=false|title=Freddie Francis: The Straight Story from Moby Dick to Glory, a Memoir|first=Freddie|last= Francis|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2013}}</ref> |
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Palance arrived in London to make the film which began filming in March 1973.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Cicely to Portray Shirley Chisholm |
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Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 1973: b8. </ref> Cohen says he got along with Palance but "everyone else was afraid of Jack - he has that aura about him. Freddi Francis was scared stiff of him."<ref>Weaver p 84</ref> |
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Franics later said, "Even Jack couldn’t help that one. I thought we could’ve made something of it with Jack, but once again Herman had this old Aben Kandel writing the scripts and I think Abe would do anything Herman told him.”<ref>{{cite magazine|page=12|magazine=Hammer Horror|url=https://archive.org/details/Hammer_Horror_006_1995_Marvel/page/n11/mode/2up?q=craze|title=Tales from the Script|first=Christopher|last=Koetting|issue=6|date=1995}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Cohen says the film "did very well" financially but was hurt because the producer had sold the film to National General in the US, who were bought about by Warner Bros; this caused a delay in the film's release in the US.<ref>Weaver p 85</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*{{cite book|first=Tom|last=Weaver|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=esCnTSqGtUYC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=craze+%22herman+cohen%22+interview&source=bl&ots=j3MP2GwfPR&sig=ACfU3U2kHBzDqKF3Xw9MuZjxBqFdiuA69g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFhrHKssrqAhXNwjgGHe-3DP4Q6AEwB3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=craze%20%22herman%20cohen%22%20interview&f=false|title=Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews|publisher=McFarland|date=2003 }} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb title|id=0069924|title=Craze}} |
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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/craze/genres/ Craze] at Letterbox DVD |
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Revision as of 14:29, 13 July 2020
| Craze | |
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| Directed by | Freddie Francis |
| Written by | Herman Cohen Alen Kandel |
| Based on | novel The Infernal Idol by Henry Seymour |
| Produced by | Herman Cohen |
| Starring | Jack Palance Diana Dors Julie Ege |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
| Music by | John Scott |
Production company | Harbour Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (US) EMI Films (UK) |
Release dates | 16 May 1974 (London) June 1974 (United States) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Craze is a 1974 horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Jack Palance as a psychotic antiques dealer who sacrifices women to the statue of an African god.[1]
It was the last film produced by Herman Cohen.[2]
Cast
- Jack Palance as Neal Mottram
- Diana Dors as Dolly Newman
- Julie Ege as Helena
- Edith Evans as Aunt Louise
- Hugh Griffith as Solicitor
- Trevor Howard as Bellamy
- Suzy Kendall as Sally
- Michael Jayston as Wall
- Martin Potter as Ronnie
- Percy Herbert as Detective Russet
- David Warbeck as Detective Wilson
- Kathleen Byron as Muriel Sharp
Production
The film was based on a 1967 novel The Infernal Idol. In 1972 it was reported Herman Cohen had the rights and a script was being written.[3]
In March 1972 it was announced Jack Palance would star in a film version, which would be a co production between Herman Cohen and Joe Solomon.[4]
Freddie Francis had made a number of horror movies for Amicus and other producers, including Herman Cohen for whom he directed Trog. Francis later said "no sooner had I started it than I realised I was flogging a dead horse." The director says there were "only four good things about" the movie - Palance, Trevor Howard, Edith Evans and Hugh Griffith, adding "Jack lost interest in it almost straight away, Hugh and Trevor were both heavily on the bottle and dear Edith thought we were making a "proper" film and therefore had all the time in the world. Francis says because the cast included Howard and Griffith, Evans thought there was plenty of time to block scenes, when Francis only had a six week schedule.[5]
Palance arrived in London to make the film which began filming in March 1973.[6] Cohen says he got along with Palance but "everyone else was afraid of Jack - he has that aura about him. Freddi Francis was scared stiff of him."[7]
Franics later said, "Even Jack couldn’t help that one. I thought we could’ve made something of it with Jack, but once again Herman had this old Aben Kandel writing the scripts and I think Abe would do anything Herman told him.”[8]
Reception
Cohen says the film "did very well" financially but was hurt because the producer had sold the film to National General in the US, who were bought about by Warner Bros; this caused a delay in the film's release in the US.[9]
Notes
- Weaver, Tom (2003). Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews. McFarland.
References
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/work/craze-11406
- ^ Herman Cohen: [Final 1 Edition] The Times; London (UK) [London (UK)]11 June 2002: 31.
- ^ Cinemafantastique. Winter 1971. p. 41 https://archive.org/details/CinefantastiqueVol01No2Winter1971/page/n41/mode/1up?q=%22infernal+idol%22.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Juliet Mills Set for 'Avanti' Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 4 Mar 1972: b8.
- ^ Francis, Freddie (2013). Freddie Francis: The Straight Story from Moby Dick to Glory, a Memoir. Scarecrow Press. p. 165.
- ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Cicely to Portray Shirley Chisholm Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 1973: b8.
- ^ Weaver p 84
- ^ Koetting, Christopher (1995). "Tales from the Script". Hammer Horror. No. 6. p. 12.
- ^ Weaver p 85
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