The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 22min
- Horror
- Movie
Jerry falls in love with a stripper he meets at a carnival. Little does he know that she is the sister of a gypsy fortune teller whose predictions he had scoffed at earlier. The gypsy turns him into a zombie and he goes on a killing spree.
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| Ray Dennis Steckler | ... |
Jerry
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| Brett O'Hara | ... |
Madam Estrella
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| Atlas King | ... |
Harold
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Sharon Walsh | ... |
Angela
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Pat Kirkwood | ... |
Madison
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| Erina Enyo | ... |
Carmelita
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Toni Camel | ... |
Stella
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Don Russell | ... |
Ortega
(as Jack Brady)
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William Turner | ... |
Bill Ward
(as Bill Ward)
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Steve Clark | ... |
2nd Policeman
(as Steve Clarke)
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Neil Stillman | ... |
Barker
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Joan Howard | ... |
Angela's Mother
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| Titus Moede | ... |
Hobo
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Gene Pollock | ... |
Night Club Manager
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Son Hooker | ... |
1st Policeman
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| Carolyn Brandt | ... |
Marge Neilson
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Don Snyder | ... |
The Entertainer
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Carol Kaye | ... |
The Entertainer
(as Carol Kay)
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Teri Randal | ... |
The Entertainer
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James Bowie | ... |
Night Club Comedian / Creature
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Patrice Michaels | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Pat Lynn | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Jill Carson | ... |
Girl in Dressing Room / Dancing Girl
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Betty Downing | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Denise Lynn | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Cindy Shea | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Patti Crandall | ... |
Dancing Girl
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Bonnie Berkeley | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jeanette Briggs | ... |
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
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Anita Jaye | ... |
(uncredited)
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| László Kovács | ... |
Man at Carnival (uncredited)
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| Ken Patterson | ... |
Boy at Carnival (uncredited)
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Randall Rudd | ... |
Monster (uncredited)
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Robert Silliphant | ... |
2nd Barker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ray Dennis Steckler | ||
Written by
| Gene Pollock | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Robert Silliphant | ... | (screenplay) |
| E.M. Kevke | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
| George J. Morgan | ... | executive producer |
| Ray Dennis Steckler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Libby Quinn | ||
| André Brummer | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph V. Mascelli | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Don Schneider | ||
Art Direction by
| Mike Harrington | ||
Makeup Department
| Lilly | ... | makeup artist |
| Tom Scherman | ... | special makeup |
Production Management
| Austin McKinney | ... | production manager (as A. McKinney) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Don Russell | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ken Carlson | ... | sound |
| Lee Strosnider | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pat Kirkwood | ... | electrician |
| László Kovács | ... | assistant camera (as Leslie Kovacs) |
| Jimmy Parks | ... | gaffer |
| Greg von Berblinger | ... | grip (as G. Berblinger) |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | camera operator (as William Zsigmond) |
Music Department
| Rod Moss | ... | music editor |
| Alan Smith | ... | stager: musical numbers |
| William Turner | ... | stager: musical numbers (as Bill Turner) |
Script and Continuity Department
| John McKenna | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Roy Youngman | ... | president: Rel Records (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fairway International Pictures (1964) (United States) (theatrical)
- Camp Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Sinister Cinema (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Guilty Pleasures (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Rhino Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Peter Rodgers Organization (2007) (World-wide) (tv)
- Shout! Factory (2011) (United States) (DVD) (MST3K version)
- Maritim Pictures (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- BijouFlix Releasing (United States) (VHS)
- Mascot Video (United States) (VHS)
- Severin Films (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Included in Ray Dennis Steckler box set)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Rel Records (music released by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Beatnik Jerry takes his girl Angie to the carnival. Angie wants to go see the gypsy fortuneteller, Jerry does not but relents. After hearing bad news from the fortuneteller, Jerry goes alone to see her sister, dancer Carmelita. He is invited backstage, where he is mesmerized into becoming a psychotic killer. When he tries to kill Angie, she and his best friend Harold realize something's wrong.
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| Taglines | SEE: the dancing girls of the carnival murdered by the incredible night creatures of the midway! SEE: the hunchback of the midway fight a duel of death with the mixed up zombies! SEE: the world's first monster musical! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $38,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The original title was "The Incredibly Strange Creature: Or Why I Stopped Living and Became a Mixed-up Zombie." Columbia Pictures threatened to sue writer/director/star Ray Dennis Steckler, saying the title was too similar to its upcoming film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Steckler, amazed that Columbia would feel so threatened by a $38,000 film, phoned the studio to straighten things out. He made no progress until he demanded that Stanley Kubrick get on the line. When Kubrick picked up, Steckler suggested the new title, Kubrick accepted, and the matter was dropped. See more » |
| Goofs | The big wart on Madame Estrella's face keeps moving. Sometimes it's right next to her lip, other times it's below it, other times it's an inch or two above it and to the right. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1970). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Artist's Life (Künstlerleben, Op. 316) See more » |
| Quotes |
Barker:
We've got twenty beautiful girls and only ten beautiful costumes! See more » |