Allied artists pictures, filmgroup, roger corman category. 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 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. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. South dakota filming locations deadwood, lawrence county. Michael forest is great and until recently i didnt realize he was adonais in the classic star trek episode, who mourns for adonais. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie. Beast from haunted cave 1959, usa imdb buy dvd watch online. The wasp woman 1959beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. 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. Oct 02, 2017 beast from haunted cave 1959, directed by monte hellman was produced by roger corman in deadwood, south dakota. Excerpted from the beast in the cave on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Starring michael forest atlas, viking women vs the sea serpent and frank wolff the wasp woman, the story tells a genuinely scary tale of a hideous bloodsucking thing from a lonely cave that terrorizes a group of thieves as they. Retromedia entertainment if offering up this terrific twofer, 2 new thrill shocking hits. 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. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film. Santa claus conquers the martiansbeast from haunted cave. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. 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. Street date march 26, 2002 starring michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings and. Gold thieves use skiers michael forest lodge, meet cobwebby monster. Gangsters come to deadwood, south dakota to steal gold. Beast from haunted cave 1959, directed by monte hellman was produced by roger corman in deadwood, south dakota. 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.
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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 changes the movie database. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on movies. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. It was first published in the june 1918 issue of the amateur press journal the vagrant. Despite a low budget, beast from haunted cave successfully combines the crime and monster movie genres. 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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. Retromedia brings us a bluray double feature of two oldies that redefine the word schlock. After beast from haunted cave was released theatrically, hellman filmed additional scenes with the original actors for the television broadcast a few years later.
It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Feb 14, 2009 beast from haunted cave 1959 duration. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. 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. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Costikyan film editor anthony carras original music alexander laszlo written by charles b. Regionfree playback retromedia releases both films on one disc with a 1080p. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the image could not be loaded. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. The same plot was used again in a tropical setting for creature from the haunted sea, also with a monster, but now it was a comedy. Beast from haunted cave 1959 is an american monster movie, directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Roger corman, monte hellman retromedia entertainment group.
Lovecraft written in 1905, when lovecraft was fourteen. 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 page 5 classic horror film board. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1. 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. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman. This is a horror film with a crime story background. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. Beast from haunted cave michael forest sheila carroll frank wolff 1959 a gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. 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. 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.
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. Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beast from haunted cave near you. Aug 06, 2018 beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. They set off an explosion as a diversion and release a giant spider like creature. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong. The contrast rests between the existentialism of monte hellmans direction and the cartooning of charles b. Buy beast from haunted cave dvd manufactured on demand at. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong side.
Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. 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. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. I was pleased with the image provided here, as the print looks much cleaner than expected, which is terrific news indeed. 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. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing. Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 youtube. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. 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 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date.
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Beast from haunted cave is one of my favorite movies. 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 the grindhouse cinema database. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing.
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Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it. In the late 1960s, chris robinson used to turn up at forrys place occasionally, but i havent seen him in years. 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. Gill michael forest stumbles across a gang of gold smuggling thieves who are using his isolated cabin as a. Griffiths screenplay, the setting gives the filmmaker the edgesnowy south dakota slopes. The beast in the cave wikisource, the free online library. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a storm, the group becomes trapped in gils cabin and threatened by the creepy beast. 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 fantastic movie musings. Starring michael forest atlas, viking women vs the sea serpent and frank wolff the wasp woman, the story tells a genuinely scary tale of a hideous bloodsucking thing from a lonely cave that terrorizes a group of thieves as. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases.
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