Whoever slew auntie roo was filmed in middlesex, and at shepperton studios in surrey. Forrest likes the children to call her auntie roo for some reason, though shes not slain or slewed till the very end. Hush sweet charlotte, bette davis, joan crawford, homicidal, the killing kind, whats the matter with helen, who slew auntie roo, whoever slew auntie roo, games, shelley winters, debbie reynolds, john boorman, julie christie, donald sutherland, paul morrissey, demons, cries and whispers, the boarded window, wonder women, the creeping flesh. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre hansel and gretel twist.
Starring shelley winters as roo, an aging actor living in retirement and spending much of her life alone, this is a movie that starts creepy and doesnt let up until well after the credits roll. To the children and staff at the orphanage, auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas party each year in her mansion. Auntie roo, in the eyes of the staff and children at an orphanage, is a sweet, kindmannered and childrenloving widow, who throws a lavish annual christmas party at her mansion, forrest grange known to the orphans as the gingerbread house for 10 of the bestmannered children at the orphanage. The film is loosely based on the fairy tale, hansel and gretel, and can best be summed up as a psychological horror flick. Shelley winters, mark lester, ralph richardson, lionel jeffries, hugh griffith, curtis harrington. In this film, michael plays the role of albie, butler to auntie roo shelley winters, a woman driven mad with grief, who keeps the body of her dead daughter katherine in a secret room, hidden behind the doors of a closet. Forrest shelley winters, whos known as auntie roo, has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party. Its plot follows a former gun moll in 1951 florida who operates a drivein theater, where bizarre supernatural occurrences begin to plague her staff of exmobsters, as well as her mute daughter. Anyway, hope you enjoy these movies, even if you dont watch them today. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, auntie roo has been looking for a dead ringer replacement. This website is not associated with any external links or websites. More of a wickedly funny and dark fractured fairy tale than a horror film, whoever slew auntie roo. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Auntie roo shelley winters, he ran all the way just loves children.
Directed by curtis harrington, whoever slew auntie roo. This is just a public service announcement that whoever slew auntie roo. Fans will be able to get their claws into whoever slew auntie roo. Or, if you just want to hang out in the comments all day, have at, because this is now your open thread. Two more classics are on their way to bluray thanks to kino lorber. Whoever slew auntie roo 1972 pg 1h 31min horror, thriller 1 december 1972 ireland storyline. Ruby is a 1977 american supernatural horror film directed by curtis harrington, and starring piper laurie, stuart whitman, and roger davis. This is a retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in england in the 1920s. Genres horror, suspense director curtis harrington starring shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks. Just as roo is increasingly deluded and unable to see the reality of what is around her, so too is christopher in his own innocent way. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Is a british christmasthemed horror movie directed by curtis harrington and starring shelly winters in the title role.
Someones knocking at the door theyre here to visit you. Two orphans named christopher mark lester and katy chloe franks find themselves in the home of the benevolent mrs. Shelley winters mark lester chloe franks 1972 a british magicians widow shelley winters scares an orphan brother mark lester and sister chloe franks. Both are living in their own respective dream world. The question is raised to imply a mystery in her murder when thats far from the case. Shelley winters plays an eccentric widow who loves her children to death. Now baby dont look now, but im sure theres nothing out there, but horror. Quien mato a tia roo whoever slew auntie roo curtis harrington, reino unido, 1972 trailer. The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Screw sports, lets all watch some whatever happened to. Whoever slew auntie roo is indeed a very different kettle of fish, and the dynamic between the two antagonists is a most unusual one. A campy, silly yet sinister movie that is pretty effective thanks to shelly winters excellent turn. With shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks, ralph richardson. A demented widow lures ll unsuspecting children into her mansion.
884 1561 689 1120 1178 57 506 378 307 1141 801 260 1285 1084 4 740 510 574 694 1114 607 240 1128 501 1336 698 1318 1290 107 1256 607 490 538 1256 1485 1443 816 392 1442