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Madhouse

Madhouse

Horror · Mystery · 1974

A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

Movie details

Madhouse

“If stark terror were ecstasy...living here would be sheer bliss!”

1974 Horror · Mystery 1h 32m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

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A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jim Clark

Written by

Greg Morrison · Ken Levison

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Paul Toombes

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Herbert Flay

Robert Quarry

Robert Quarry

Oliver Quayle

Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri

Faye

Linda Hayden

Linda Hayden

Elizabeth Peters

Natasha Pyne

Natasha Pyne

Julia Wilson

Michael Parkinson

Michael Parkinson

TV Interviewer

Court is in session

Put Madhouse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.