Scream and Scream Again (1970)

Director:

Gordon Hessler

Writers:

Peter Saxon (novel)
Christopher Wicking (writer)

Release Date:

13 February 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

TRIPLE DISTILLED HORROR... as powerful as a vat of boiling ACID!

Plot:

A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.

Plot Keywords:

Acid | Dismemberment | Scientist | Severed Hand | Based On Novel

Cast

Vincent Price	...	Dr. Browning
Christopher Lee	...	Fremont
Peter Cushing	...	Benedek
Alfred Marks	...	Supt.Bellaver
Christopher Matthews	...	David Sorel
Judy Huxtable	...	Sylvia
Yutte Stensgaard	...	Erika
Anthony Newlands	...	Ludwig
Julian Holloway	...	Griffin
Kenneth Benda	...	Prof. Kingsmill
Judy Bloom	...	Helen Bradford
Marshall Jones	...	Konratz
Peter Sallis	...	Schweitz
Uta Levka	...	Jane
Clifford Earl	...	Det. Sgt. Jimmy Joyce

Also Known As:

Screamer
Carrera de la muerte, La (Spain) [es]
Doctor Diabolic (France) (video title) [fr]
Huuto yössä (Finland) [fi]
Lâchez les monstres (France) [fr]
Lebenden Leichen des Dr. Mabuse, Die (West Germany) [de]
Skriiik... och skriiik... igen! (Sweden) [sv]
Terrore e terrore (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1972) | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (certificate #22245) (re-rating) (1969)

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

David Lodge is listed in the end credits as playing a character called Det. Insp. Strickland. In fact, he does not appear in any version that survives today, and the character of Det. Insp. Strickland is not mentioned and does not appear.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The "dead composite" that Dr. Browning is going to operate on moves her feet when she is placed on the operating table.

Quotes:

Superintendent Bellaver: Smells like cheese, looks like ham...
[takes a bite of sandwich]
Superintendent Bellaver: Oh, no problem: it's chicken.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Dr. M (1990)

Soundtrack:

WHEN WE MAKE LOVE

Cast Of Horror Icons Make The Movie Fun To Watch

The film is a big mess of ideas. It tries to do too much. Part cop drama, part spy thriller, part vampire movie, part sci-fi mumbo-jumbo, this movie makes little sense until we get to see how all threads come together near the end of the film. I guess a great director could have turned this film into something really special, but as it is, the movie is never boring, if a tad overcomplicated. Biggest disappointment was to find out that despite their prominent billing, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing have glorified cameos. Plus they do not share any screen time, which is not a wise idea when you are dealing with iconic figures of the horror genre. Regardless of my complaints, this is an entertaining movie, very interesting in terms of its unusual plot structure. The very 1960s psychedelic music score is terrible, though. Definitely Hessler's best movie of his erratic movie career.