The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. The rest of the movie is norlisss tape number one, wherein he investigates angie dickensens reanimated dead husband, who seems to have risen from the crypt in order to finish a creepy demonic sculpture. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 angie dickinson roy thinnes tv movie. Media in category films of the united states, 1973 the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. The night strangler 1973 tv movie region 2 pal import, plays in english. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal. Chris parker played by linda blair is only 14 years old and she is already learning about the terrible realities of life for a runaway teenage girl in a harsh state run adolescent home. The norliss tapes must have been a very expensive tv movie.
The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. Films of the united states, 1973 wikimedia commons. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. Hyde 1968, dracula 1973, frankenstein 1973, the picture of dorian gray 1973, and the turn of the screw 1974. The norliss tapes 1973 changes the movie database tmdb. As the killings continue, norliss learns the late sculptor was fascinated by the occult and may have sought immortality by making a pact with the forces of darkness. That effort mixed humor and horror expertly, with one tone feeding off the other, building the feel of the movie to such a point that you were laughing and screaming at the same time. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human blood and clay. Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins.
A more serious version of the night stalker 1972, the norliss tapes 1973 featured roy thinnes as an author who becomes an investigator of supernatural phenomena. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. For 25 years, the chfb has been the essential site for classic horror news, research and enthusiasm. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. The zombie mauls a local salesgirl, but while sheriff tom hartley claude akins seeks a rational explanation, ellens sister marsha michele carey summons her friend norliss. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. The norliss tapes 1973, usa tv the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. Shop norliss tapes dvd 1973 region 1 us import ntsc. Curtis was producer andor director of a number of television adaptations of classic horror texts including the strange case of dr. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show helmed by dan curtis in 1973 onward, but it was not picked up to series.
Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. The norliss tapes wasnt great, but it certainly wasnt bad. The norliss tapes pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the norliss tapes pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural.
The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. I watched it about three days ago and am having trouble getting all that worked up about it one way or the otheri think i like the norliss tapes more as an idea than the actual product. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to. A sadly underappreciated love note to the fire within the human spirit, curtis inspired treatment of nolans menacing screenplay offers several moments of inspired panic.
Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. This service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers details about films around the world text and poster for tv and internet users. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. The production values were first rate, with impressive on location shooting in san franciso and. Once the demon is awakened he will be granted immortality. Vf regarder a voix haute streaming complet streaming vf. Evoking the essence of the unknown, as well as our human need to try and understand it, the norliss tapes is a quiet, atmospheric nightmare of secret agenda. Visit dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about. Roy thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. The night stalker, was originally supposed to be the pilot for a weekly tv series. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak.
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