Haunted Honeymoon

Starring:Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Bill Bailey (II), R.J. Bell, Jim Carter, Dom DeLuise, Don Fellows, Eve Ferret, Julann Griffin, Lou Hirsch, Will Kenton, Billy J. Mitchell, Christopher Muncke, Bryan Pringle, Jonathan Pryce, Gilda Radner, Jo Ross, Paul L. Smith, Peter Vaughan, Ann Way
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Gene Wilder's Haunted Honeymoon attempts to re-create the charm of those horror spoofs from the 1940s like Hope and Crosby's My Favorite Brunette. Larry (Wilder) and Vickie (wife Gilda Radner) play radio stars who decide to spend their honeymoon in the spooky old manse where Larry grew up with his Aunt Kate (Dom DeLuise in drag). The setup is a good one and the mostly British supporting cast, including Brazil's Jonathan Pryce, are certainly game. Unfortunately, Wilder elicits more chills--and groans--than chuckles (the dialogue is particularly ghastly). In the end, the results come closer to the George Lucas-penned dud Radioland Murders than to Mel Brooks's brilliant Young Frankenstein (featuring Wilder as the good doctor himself). If the Wizard of Oz-type ending doesn't completely redeem it, Haunted Honeymoon is still entertaining enough and seems positively sophisticated compared to the spoofs of more recent vintage (now that's a scary thought!). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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What do you get when you combine three of Hollywood's most hysterical talents with a creaky old castle and a werewolf legend? An "amiable, kinky blend of high jinks and horror" (The Hollywood Reporter) that'll leave you howling with laughter! Starring Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner and Dom DeLuise, this "ingenious, amusing horror comedy [will] put a smile on your faceand keep it there" (Los Angeles Times)! At the mansion of his Great Aunt Kate (DeLuise), Larry Abbot (Wilder) is undergoing a psychological procedure designed to rid him of his irrational phobias by frightening them right out of him! But the jolts and frights may turn out to be the least of his problems when Great Kate names him her sole heir. Suddenly, the entire family seems a little too vigorous in participating with his "scare-apy,"leading Larry to believe that one of his jealous kin may be murderous and that another may be werewolverous!

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A Decent comedy/horror of the 80s.......2007-05-20

Again, another film that has play many of time during the young years of HBO. Most of you that grew up during the 80s will remember this film. Now, we hardly see it get played. If you happen to like the comedy of Wilder, Radner and DeLuise, and are big fans of theirs, then you will truly like the film. Recommended to fans of Radner, Wilder, and DeLuise only!

Cute movie.......2007-01-04

I love this movie. Gilda, Dom and Gene give wonderful performances, its just a wonderful cast.

sometimes its good to just be silly...........2006-08-24

Haunted Honeymoon is a silly movie. If you like silly movies, its great! Wilder is silly, Radner's role is charming (=understated) and silly, and Dom Deluise steals the show in drag playing a huge eccentric old lady! What a scream! The plot is simple, the gags are predictable and it's all just silly. It's a fun movie.

LOVE IT - MAKES YOU LAUGH !.......2006-01-05

haunted honeymoon, directed by gene wilder and starring gene wilder - as well as gilda radner, dom delouise, and jonathon pryce - will make you laugh ! the plot of the mystery in this movie is easy enough to follow ; it is simply a take on the " staying the weekend at the scary mansion " genre. what keeps this story "bubbley" is that the film features stars with such prescence.... they all seem so light-heartedly immersed in the project that their acting is fun to watch - almost like an snl skit, at times, at its contagiously mirthful best. i dare anyone not to laugh during the scene in which the "monster" comes out of the ceiling as gene wilder is trying to sleep. i have seen this movie three times, and i have laughed and laughed at that scene, every time. gene wilder simply knows how to strike the proverbial universal chord.

A Wilder movie =).......2005-11-15

This is a movie I saw when I was young, then it was forgotten and
missed for a long time as I could remember parts of the movie but
not the name of the movie. Then a few months back I saw it again
and it was as good as I remember it was and the scenes I had
remembered was really as good or even better than I remembered
them to be. Gene is brilliant in playing both lost and surprised.
Its a overall a good movie, and I recommend this movie to everybody
but especially those who likes Genes silly humour =)

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The quality was so bad I could barely see it! Don't get this.
Little Boring
An hour well spent!
The Ghost and the Guest

The Ghost and the Guest
Starring: James Dunn , Florence Rice , Robert Dudley , Mabel Todd , and Sam McDaniel
Director: William Nigh
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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Run Time: 56 minutes
Number of Discs: 1
Originally Released in 1943
Black White
No region encoding; For global distribution

ASIN: B00009NH8I
Release Date: 2003-07-22

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Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye (James Dunn and Florence Rice) arrive at an old country house for their honeymoon. They are horrified to discover a dead body. When the corpse disappears, a bumbling team of policemen confine them there for the night, along with the next-of-kin who've arrived to claim it. Unbeknownst to any of them, a gang of jewel thieves are hot on the trail of a fortune in diamonds which is also hidden in the house. Writer Morey Amsterdam keeps the pace swift and the dialogue crackling in this screwball comedy with a splash of the macabre. An exceptional ensemble cast featuring Sam McDaniel as the nervous chauffeur and Robert Dudley as the town's retired executioner who has a fixation with nooses, makes this a PRC classic. Starring: James Dunn Florence Rice Directed by : William Nigh Screenplay by : Morey Amsterdam DVD Details : Run Time: 56 minutes Number of Discs: 1 Originally Released in 1943 Black White No region encoding; For global distribution.

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The quality was so bad I could barely see it! Don't get this........2006-04-06

It was hard to view because it was such poor quality. I couldn't see most scenes that were filmed as night time. It was very old and very difficult to watch. I really had to make myself 'hang in there' to finish watching. It's a donate to the library DVD now. Not worth watching and certainly not worth buying.

Little Boring.......2005-09-28

I love old black and white movies and find most pretty enjoyable, but this one just wasn't up to pare.

An hour well spent!.......2004-12-31

This short screwball comedy (about 55 minutes) is a surprisingly entertaining gem, despite the fact that I've never heard of any of the actors in this! The plot moves along very fast and there's plenty of fun characters, from a slightly deranged former hangman to a group of ignorant gangsters. And of course, there's the very idiotic policemen who couldn't find a clue if it bit them in the face! The married couple (James Dunn and Florence Rice) seem to be the only sane people in the group, and they have their hands full trying to have a happy honeymoon in a house filled with loonies! This is no masterpiece at all, but it's a great way to kill an hour and have a good time! The dvd picture and sound quality leaves a lot to be desired, but that's no surprise to someone who's already purchased an Alpha dvd. For this low price however, I can't really complain and I highly recommend this little gem to fans of screwball comedies.

The Ghost and the Guest.......2003-10-07

From the opening moments the jokes are flying in this entertaining movie. Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye are spending their honeymoon at an old country home. As soon as they arrive, they are confronted by the retired town's executioner who is intrigued with their chauffeur's neck. Next, they are greeted with the coffin of the previous owner, who happened to be a criminal. Not knowing what to do with their unwelcome guest, they call the police only to discover the coffin is empty. The "deceased's" next of kin show up to claim the body, or are they really there for another reason? This is a fast paced movie, it's only 56 minutes long, but is entertaining. So grab the popcorn, pepsi and dim the lights and enjoy this movie.

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Classic Bava horror
AGED AND FADED
Gripping and frightening
Hatchets & Lingerie & Wedding Veils, OH MY!
a true budget gem!!! from the maestro of maestro's

Hatchet for the Honeymoon - 1969
Starring: Stephen Forsyth , Dagmar Lassander , Laura Betti , Jesús Puente , and Femi Benussi
Director: Mario Bava
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: 6305869138
Release Date: 2000-06-06

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John Harrington (Stephen Forsyth) is a successful, handsome, somewhat vain young man who runs a fashion studio. He's also, unfortunately, quite insane. Driven by an overpowering Oedipus complex and the recurring image of his dead wife, Harrington has a compulsion to kill women after dressing them in bridal gowns. With each murder, the root cause of his psychosis is a little closer to being fully revealed, until a long-repressed memory finally comes clear. As with many movies of the giallo genre, Bava's film is somewhat short on plot and long on style. The director's questions about a shifting surface of reality come up again and again; Harrington's obsession with fashion and his own primping can be taken as metaphors for that issue. The narrative is reeled off in a somewhat offhand manner, though, and Harrington, though tragic, is not a character with whom the audience can sympathize. The film's long suit, however, is style, and Bava's trademarks are present throughout: red- and blue-lit sets, zoom shots, gauzy flashbacks, inventive camera work and compositions. Bear with the movie's story pretensions and sluggish pace, and you'll find a giallo that, while it doesn't rank with the best of Mario Bava, still has interesting points to recommend it. --Jerry Renshaw

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Italian horror master Mario Bava's most personal film. John Harrington and his wife Mildred run an exclusive Paris fashion salon devoted to wedding apparel for women. Unknown to all but himself, John has embarked on a spree of homicides, killing young brides on their wedding nights because, with each murder, his memory comes closer to revealing the traumatic event that branded him a dangerous psychotic. Fed up with his wife (who's no newlywed), John gets rid of her the only way he can--by presiding over her murder while wearing a wedding veil himself! But Mildred's ghost has no intention of letting him forget his vow: Till Death Do Us Part!

Production Info by Tim Lucas - Production Stills - Mario Bava Biographies - Director Filmography

1.66:1 - Color - English - Mono

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Classic Bava horror.......2006-11-08

A paranoiac is compelled to kill brides on their honeymoons. As the owner of a high-end bridal salon, he is well positioned for the task, though the police are becoming suspicious. His real troubles begin when he tries to kill his own wife. Recommended.

AGED AND FADED.......2005-10-07

"Hatchet for the Honeymoon" tells a story of a mentally-disturbed young man working in fashion business who's obsessed with mannequins in wedding dresses. He's a paranoid as he admits himself in the beginning of the movie and has rather strange relationship (so to say) with women in general and with his pissed-off wife.
Although we may call "Hatchet..." one of the first maniac movies because there were few pictures at that time to explore the mind of a serial killer, this film also tries to be what it's not. It tries to be a slasher, a detective-story, all-in-one. Hence it gets too puzzle-headed to my opinion.
I wouldn't call it a bad movie, it was rather fresh and innovative for its time but now it just looks a little faded. More to it Mario Bava had much better pictures - "Blood and Black Lace" for example. So if you're a big fan of Bava or giallo in general don't hesitate to buy it. If you're not, I'm afraid you will be a bit disappointed.

Gripping and frightening.......2004-10-02

Italian director Mario Bava (1914-1980) is one of the giants of the horror film genre. His films, no matter what the plot, always promised great style mixed with scenes of murder and mayhem. Bava's big break into the industry came with his 1960 black and white classic "Black Sunday" starring fan favorite Barbara Steele. This was only the beginning, as Bava churned out a series of gruesome shockers over the next seventeen years. Perhaps Mario's biggest contribution to the horror field was his 1972 picture "Twitch of the Death Nerve," also known as "Bay of Blood." It doesn't take too long to realize "Friday the 13th" shamelessly cribbed from Bava's bloodbath. The director's inventiveness goes far beyond hacking up a few unfortunate souls, however, as "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" shows. This is a relatively bloodless movie that attempts to rework the always entertaining Italian giallo formula, a movie that is a wildly inventive jaunt into the inner recesses of a mind twisted by insanity. Mario Bava is no longer with us, much to my regret, but the Bava legacy continues with son Lamberto, one of the guiding lights behind "Demons," an instant cult favorite with gorehounds worldwide.

I've seen quite a few Bava films at this point, and I have to say I think "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" one of his best. It's the story of John Harrington (Stephen Forsyth), a successful designer of female wedding apparel who suffers from two big problems. First, Harrington himself is the first to admit he's completely insane. An incident in his childhood involving a shadowy memory of echoing footsteps on a staircase and the gruesome murder of his mother haunts him. In order to discover the identity of the culprit behind this infernal crime Harrington decides he must murder woman with a small hatchet, a rather unpleasant situation all around. Each murder uncovers a bit more of the memory, and as Harrington ups his body count he comes closer and closer to revealing the identity of the person who took his mother's life. Second, and probably the biggest immediate problem, is his wife Mildred (Laura Betti). Theirs is a loveless marriage held together by Mildred's threats to leave and take her money with her, money that revived John's faltering business. Mildred also suspects John of infidelity, although she doesn't know anything about his true motivations for picking up women.

How crazy is John Harrington? Quite crazy. Every time he dispatches a victim, Inspector Russell (Jesus Puente) shows up at the house to ask a lot of pointed questions. It becomes clear rather quickly that this cop knows Harrington is behind the disappearances, but can't do anything for a lack a proof. But the good inspector doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Harrington's increasing insanity. What really sends our man over the edge, what really makes us aware of how far gone this guy really is, occurs when he decides he can no longer abide the presence of his wife Mildred. In a chilling scene that will probably stay with me long after the rest of the film fades away, John dons a wedding veil, along with some lipstick, and chases his dearly beloved down with the aforementioned hatchet. And wouldn't you know it? Russell happens to show up right after the conclusion of the dastardly deed. Harrington escapes through mere luck only to discover his crime has the sort of lasting consequences he never intended. And as John pursues his final victim, model Helen Wood (Dagmar Lassander), he finally learns whose footsteps he heard padding up that staircase, and who it was that killed his mother.

I absolutely adored "Hatchet for the Honeymoon." Everything worked like a charm to create a truly creepy, atmospheric horror film. Stephen Forsyth is great as the massively unhinged Harrington. Here's a guy who is a successful, good looking, cultured chap on the surface, but inside he's gone stark raving mad. It's to the actor's credit that he manages to convey all of these divergent traits at the same time. What really makes the film a winner is the style. Bava effectively uses flashbacks, lighting, camera tricks, and set pieces to craft a truly frightening film. The somber environment of Harrington's house, replete with a special little room full of mannequins wearing wedding gowns, serves as the centerpiece for most of the unfolding madness. Those flashbacks, with the booming footsteps and screaming woman, send chills down your spine even as you figure out exactly what happened to Harrington's mother long before the final denouement. The best stylistic element of the film is the clangy, driving score. It's haunting and creepy without going over the top. Bava fortunately doesn't overuse his background music, something that I cannot say for many of the other Italian horror masters.

Sadly, the mediocre picture and audio quality on the DVD nearly upset the effect of the film. There is no excuse for such a pedestrian transfer to disc; I know for a fact there are thousands of Bava fans out there that would willingly pay good money for a better quality DVD. The shoddy treatment afforded "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" recalls unpleasant memories of the audio problems on "The Twitch of the Death Nerve" disc, although it is unfair to say this DVD is as bad as that one. Extras on this disc include stills and a Mario Bava biography and filmography. "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" is now my favorite Bava film, and that's saying a lot. I hope a decent DVD arrives in the near future. If you want to explore the world of Bava, this is a great place to start.

Hatchets & Lingerie & Wedding Veils, OH MY!.......2004-05-03

Mario Bava's Hatchet For The Honeymoon tells the story of a unhappily married, very disturbed, young wedding dress & lingerie designer with a "killer" Oedipus complex, not to mention a MAJOR SEXUAL fetish for women mannequins, wearing wedding veils, & hacking up young brides with a smallish meat cleaver. Let alone his passion for his toy train set & his boyhood bedroom, untouched all these years.

The young man is COMPELLED to keep killing so that he may recollect what terrible and horrible things happened to him while a young boy. Great flashback scenes while the main character is a tad stuck in his childhood throughout the movie. That is precisely WHY you feel compassion for the killer.

The BEST part of this film isn't really the plot nor the acting although they are fine and stand on their individual merits alone. However, it is the directing & cinematograpy that really stands out in this gem! The movie is highly vivid and shot in a beautiful, fluid, cinematic style while systematically building the eventual outcome and great ending of the film.

If you like Bava's work or just like Italian horror in general, you will be pleased with this film. Happy Watching!

a true budget gem!!! from the maestro of maestro's.......2004-03-24

this is a classic low budget gem from the true giallo master mario bava.im not going to give any of the movie away i will just say that i really love this movie its nowhere near his best but the bottom line is mario bava at his worst is better than 85% of anyone else at there best.its a spooky little creature of a movie and there are just some absolutley awsome artistic scenes and some great camera work for what they had.top dog low budget mario bava!! if your a true horror fan im sure you will enjoy, and welcome to the world of giallo!!if your already a fan of this genre its a no brainer for sure!!! hurry up and get this dvd, it comes out looking pretty good for its age and budget, and because you never know how long an obscure gem like this will stay on the shelves!!! GET IT!!!!!!

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Hatchet for a Honeymoon
Starring: Femi Benussi , Laura Betti , Allan Collins , Stephen Forsythe , and Dagmar Lassander
Director: Mario Bava
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Starring: East Side Kids; Bela Lugosi; Ava Gardner
Director: William Beaudine
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ASIN: B000KJTC0U
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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