The Spirit is Willing (1967)
Sep 5, 2004Ghost Comedy
Gimmick master William Castle turns his attention to making a comedy about a family who buy a house inhabited by ghosts
Sid Caesar
The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (1980)
Jul 4, 2002Fu Manchu Spoof
Peter Sellers’ last film and usually lambasted by his fans. Spoofing the great villain, Sellers indulges his penchant for playing multiple roles and the result is some likeable silliness
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
May 3, 2023Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation
From Irwin Allen, the creator of Lost in Space etc, a tv version of Alice in Wonderland, conceived as an all-star musical that comes out as ponderous and leaden in Allen's hands
The Emperor’s New Clothes (1987)
Mar 22, 2010Fairy-Tale
One of the shabby fairytales produced by Cannon Films. Here the clear and simple moral sting of the Hans Christian Andersen original disappears under buffoonish comedy
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Apr 25, 2017Ray Bradbury Adaptation/Magical Suit
Stuart (Re-Animator) Gordon adapts a Ray Bradbury play about five men who buy a suit that has magical properties. Bradbury is a great writer but this drowns in overripe dialogue, bad racial caricatures and Gordon's typically over-the-top propensities
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
Apr 21, 2008Comic-Book Fandom Mockumentary
An hilarious mockumentary directed by Mark Hamill set at the San Diego Comic Con, this spoofs various aspects of comic-book fandom and includes assorted celebrities sending themselves up