Orgy of the Dead (1965)

Director:

Stephen C. Apostolof

Writers:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (novel)
Edward D. Wood Jr. (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 June 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

A Masterpiece of Erotic Horror!

Plot:

John and his girlfriend Shirley go in search of a cemetary in order to inspire John for writing his next horror story...

Plot Keywords:

Mummy | Cult Favorite | Low Budget Film | Female Nudity | Scream

Cast

Criswell	...	The Emperor
Fawn Silver	...	The Black Ghoul
Pat Barrington	...	Shirley / Gold Girl (as Pat Barringer)
William Bates	...	Bob
Mickey Jines	...	Hawaiian Dance
Barbara Nordin	...	Skeleton Dance
Bunny Glaser	...	Indian Dance
Nadejda Klein	...	Slave Dance (as Nadejda Dobrev)
Coleen O'Brien	...	Street Walker Dance
Lorali Hart	...	Cat Dance (as Texas Starr)
Rene De Beau	...	Fluff Dance
Stephanie Jones	...	Mexican Dance
Dene Starnes	...	Zombie Dance
Louis Ojena	...	The Mummy
John Andrews	...	The Wolfman / Giant

Also Known As:

A.C. Stephen's Orgy of the Dead (USA) (complete title)
Orgy of the Vampires (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Astra Productions

Trivia:

The film based on the novel by Edward D. Wood Jr. has no werewolf character, like in the film. Wood received $600 for the novel.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ghoulita's position changes several times, from standing next to the grave, to sitting next to the Emperor.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Emperor: I am Criswell. For years, I have told the almost unbelievable, related the unreal and showed it to be more than a fact. Now I tell a tale of the threshold people, so astounding that some of you may faint. This is a story of those in the twilight time. Once human, now monsters, in a void between the living and the dead. Monsters to be pitied, monsters to be despised. A night with the ghouls, the ghouls reborn from the innermost depths of the world.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996)

The Greatest Bad Movies Ever!

Free your mind people!! Not every movie in the world has to be Schindlers List. There are movies that exist for no good reason. These films offer no morality or underlying message. Get a six-pack, some pizza, pop this bad boy in your VCR and shut-up!! This movie is one of my favorites of all-time and it's really sad to see so many uptight dorks (who wouldn't know a good time if it sat on there face) slag it on this great web-site. So here I am to set the record straight. At the time this movie was made Ed Wood had been reduced to an alcoholic scriptwriter, rumored to be working for bottles of bourbon. So of course the script itself is simply sublime. Obvious ramblings and silly comments. Ed would have made a great writer for a kiddie show. The story itself if basically an excuse to have a dozen or so strippers dance across the screen, because I hate to say it folks but back in 1965 SEX SELLED!! And director A.C. Stephens sold ALOT of sex in his day. And to round out this ode' to burlesque you have a cast that no B-movie fan can resist like Criswell! Rumor has it when Criswell saw the final cut of this film he cried and told A.C. "You made me look like royalty"! Watch Criswells eyes as he read his cue cards. Then there's Fawn Silver, the original Elvira, looking magnificent as she torments her wooden acting captors. And Pat Berrington who achievements in b-movies are legendary (hell she was in a Russ Meyer movie for GOD SAKE!!). And lets not forget the tremendous (and naturally gifted) "dead" strippers who's dances are so mind boggleingly bad you can't help but fall off your couch! AWESOME!! RECOMENDED!!