Owning this one, horror hounds and goregore girls, is a no brainer. Jan 23, 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. 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. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music.
Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Roger corman, monte hellman retromedia entertainment group. 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. It captures the gangsters one by one, and stores them in a huge spider web for later consumption. 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 1959 monte hellman synopsis. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors.
The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1. It doesnt go wrong because the gangsters girlfriend grows a heart of gold. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings and. This is a special restored watch beast from haunted cave online vimeo on demand on vimeo. 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. 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. A group of gold thieves frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo and sheila carol pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be. There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film. 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.
Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. 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. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie. Beast from haunted cave is a film about a bank heist that goes wrong. 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. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. Beast from haunted cave gene corman productions 1959. 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. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Regionfree playback retromedia releases both films on one disc with a 1080p.
It doesnt go wrong because the police break up the plot. And an odd little creature feature called beast from haunted cave 1959, 72 minutes plays the shell game with its plot in much the same way. Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd. 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. And no it doesnt go wrong because the handsome ski instructor foils their plans. Gold thieves use skiers michael forest lodge, meet cobwebby monster. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and. Despite a low budget, beast from haunted cave successfully combines the crime and monster movie genres. Beast from haunted cave gene corman productions 1959 monster monday with tabonga begins now gene corman takes us to deadwood, south dakota for this little snowbound thriller, a nice break from bronsan canyon and griffith park. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. Allied artists pictures, filmgroup, roger corman category.
Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd 1959. Find release information for beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman on allmovie. Santa claus conquers the martiansbeast from haunted cave. Retromedia entertainment if offering up this terrific twofer, 2 new thrill shocking hits. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it. 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.
Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases. The wasp woman 1959beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. Beast from haunted cave michael forest, sheila noonan. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on movies. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. No it goes wrong because the gangsters didnt count on running into a giant spiderbeast. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beast from haunted cave near you. 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.
Aug 06, 2018 beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. Beast from haunted cave 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date. 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. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo. Buy beast from haunted cave dvd manufactured on demand at. 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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 roger corman part 22 video.
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. 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. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Beast from haunted cave 1959 directed by monte hellman. After beast from haunted cave was released theatrically, hellman filmed additional scenes with the original actors for the television broadcast a few years later. Retromedia available on bluray april 2017 screen formats. 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. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster.
Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong side. Beast from haunted cave the grindhouse cinema database. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. Beast from haunted cave 1959, usa imdb buy dvd watch online. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing. Jun 27, 2017 1959 a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider like monster. 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. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. 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. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. Beast from haunted cave 1959 changes the movie database. Retromedia brings us a bluray double feature of two oldies that redefine the word schlock.
South dakota filming locations deadwood, lawrence county. 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 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. Watch beast from haunted cave online vimeo on demand. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a.
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