Roger corman, monte hellman retromedia entertainment group. Despite a low budget, beast from haunted cave successfully combines the crime and monster movie genres. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Synapse films dvd of beast from haunted cave shows that companys continued good faith effort to present their titles with the highest possible quality. Beast from haunted cave 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Oct 02, 2017 beast from haunted cave 1959, directed by monte hellman was produced by roger corman in deadwood, south dakota. Beast from haunted cave page 5 classic horror film board. Beast from haunted cave 1959 changes the movie database. The beast in the cave is a short story by american horror fiction writer h.
Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Costikyan film editor anthony carras original music alexander laszlo written by charles b. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beast from haunted cave near you. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong side. In a skiing station in dakota, a gang of criminals leaded by alexander alex ward plans the heist of golden bars from a small bank. South dakota filming locations deadwood, lawrence county. Beast from haunted cave 1959 usage public domain topics michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo, linne ahlstrand, chris robinson, kay jennings, jaclyn hellman, mystic nights videos. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spiderlike monster that feeds on. Feb 14, 2009 beast from haunted cave 1959 duration. Beast from haunted cave michael forest sheila carroll frank wolff 1959 a gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs.
Beast from haunted cave is one of my favorite movies. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film. Beast from the haunted cave was filmed backtoback with cormans ski troop attack, which utilized the same cast and much of the same crew and snowbound locations. Beast from haunted cave 1959, 72 minutes plays the shell game with its plot in much the same way. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster directed by monte hellman. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. Griffiths screenplay, the setting gives the filmmaker the edgesnowy south dakota slopes.
I was pleased with the image provided here, as the print looks much cleaner than expected, which is terrific news indeed. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. After beast from haunted cave was released theatrically, hellman filmed additional scenes with the original actors for the television broadcast a few years later. Regionfree playback retromedia releases both films on one disc with a 1080p. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman.
Retromedia brings us a bluray double feature of two oldies that redefine the word schlock. Beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. It captures the gangsters one by one, and stores them in a huge spider web for later consumption. Beast from haunted cave 1959 is an american monster movie, directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spider. Beast of yucca flats beast from haunted cave family video. Lovecraft written in 1905, when lovecraft was fourteen. Filmed in south dakota, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a beast that feeds on humans.
This is a horror film with a crime story background. Alex frank wolff, a smalltime gangster, his girlfriend, gypsy sheila carol, and his two henchmen wally campo and richard sinatrafranks unfamous cousin visit snowy south dakota, planning to pull a heist from a bank. Allied artists pictures, filmgroup, roger corman category. Beast from haunted cave the grindhouse cinema database. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Presented as a special extended version, beast from haunted cave contains additional footage hellman shot three years after the film was originally released, and stretch the runtime to a still meager 73 minutes. Gangster alexander ward, his girl friend, gypsy boulet, and two henchmen come to deadwood, south dakota with the idea of stealing a few gold bars. While the lover of alex, gypsy boulet, goes to an isolated cabin with the ski instructor gil jackson, a time bomb explodes a cave to divert the attention of the locals and the gangsters steal the gold. Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing.
This was also the first film by the extremely talented, but eccentric director, monte hellman, who went on to direct a pair of existential westerns starring jack nicholson and the. The contrast rests between the existentialism of monte hellmans direction and the cartooning of charles b. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. Retromedia entertainment if offering up this terrific twofer, 2 new thrill shocking hits. This 1080p twofer release of the wasp woman and beast from haunted cave by retromedia replicates the driveins original double feature presentation as the two films were intended to play together.
Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy. Starring michael forest atlas, viking women vs the sea serpent and frank wolff the wasp woman, the story tells a genuinely scary tale of a hideous bloodsucking thing from a lonely cave that terrorizes a group of thieves as they. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Beast from haunted cave 1959, directed by monte hellman was produced by roger corman in deadwood, south dakota. Gold thieves use skiers michael forest lodge, meet cobwebby monster.
The same plot was used again in a tropical setting for creature from the haunted sea, also with a monster, but now it was a comedy. Monster kids do appreciate a one of a kind blood sucking beast, regardless of the actual cave, this one is more than worthwhile. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The synapse dvd of beast from haunted cave doesnt come with a lot of extras but does include the theatrical trailer and the aforementioned liner notes. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the movie database tmdb. Michael forest is great and until recently i didnt realize he was adonais in the classic star trek episode, who mourns for adonais. It tells the story of a group of bank robbers fleeing in the snow, who are then confronted with a giant spider that feeds on humans. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spiderlike monster that feeds on humans. Buy beast from haunted cave dvd manufactured on demand at. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Beast from haunted cave 1959, usa imdb buy dvd watch online.
Owning this one, horror hounds and goregore girls, is a no brainer. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the image could not be loaded. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill with roger c o r m a n s the wasp woman. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more.
Gangsters come to deadwood, south dakota to steal gold. It was first published in the june 1918 issue of the amateur press journal the vagrant. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a. Gill michael forest stumbles across a gang of gold smuggling thieves who are using his isolated cabin as a. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it.
Find release information for beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman on allmovie. The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1. Santa claus conquers the martiansbeast from haunted cave. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong. The beast in the cave wikisource, the free online library. Kubricks fear and desire has nothing on the shoestring sophocles of this corman production. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a storm, the group becomes trapped in gils cabin and threatened by the creepy beast. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. Finally available on dvd in the uncut extended version containing almost ten minutes of additional footage, beast from haunted cave is a treat for fans of monte hellmans work and. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie. They set off an explosion as a diversion and release a giant spider like creature. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings and.
Hey, i caught some of 1941 last night too beast from haunted cave is one of my favorite movies. This one snuck up on me and with so many great things being announced, one right after another, it was just a matter of time before something would fall through the cracks. Jun 15, 20 a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 youtube. In the late 1960s, chris robinson used to turn up at forrys place occasionally, but i havent seen him in years. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases. Retromedia available on bluray april 2017 screen formats. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on movies. It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Street date march 26, 2002 starring michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo.
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