CRAZE(1974)
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Jack Palance has been in some really great
movies: City Slickers, Batman(1989), Monte
Walsh etc! This is not amoung them!! The
sound is horrible!! It was obviously recorded
from a tape!
Basic premiss is that Jack plays a cult
leader who accidently kills a woman on the
idol that his group worships! Shortly
thereafter he finds a bunch of gold coins
in an old desk which will help him get out
of financial trouble! He takes this as a
sign and promptly goes out after more
sacrifices for his cult!! Some nudity
here! C
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Jack Palance plays an antique dealer Neal
Mottram, who worships creepy looking statue
of African God Chuku. Chuku is supposed to
bring wealth and good fortune, but it also
demands human sacrifices. Neal starts killing
sexy British ladies to satisfy Chuku. "Craze"
by Freddie Francis features an over-the-top
performance of the great and sadly missed
Jack Palance. There are some comedic moments
as well as plenty of suspense. Sexy Suzy
Kendall of "Torso" and "The Bird with the
Crystal Plumage" shines as a hooker/dominatrix.
"Craze" is based on Henry Seymour's book,
but I found that Chuku was a creator deity
of the Ibo people of Nigeria. Diana Dors
is superb in a supporting role here and
also in "Nothing But the Night", a horror
film which was the only movie ever made
by Christopher Lee's own production
company. 7 out of 10. - HumanoidOfFlesh
Jack Palance ... Neal Mottram
Diana Dors ... Dolly Newman
Julie Ege ... Helena
Edith Evans ... Aunt Louise Nash
Hugh Griffith ... Solicitor
Trevor Howard ... Supt. Bellamy
Michael Jayston ... Detective Sgt. Wall
Suzy Kendall ... Sally
Martin Potter ... Ronnie
Percy Herbert ... Detective Constable Russet
David Warbeck ... Detective Wilson
Kathleen Byron ... Muriel Sharp
Marianne Stone ... Jane - Barmaid
Dean Harris ... Ronnie's Friend
Venicia Day ... Dancer
Anthony Chinn ... Customer (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth ... Man at will reading (uncredited)
Alan Harris ... Coven member (uncredited)
Kristopher Kum ... Customer (uncredited)
Brian McDermott ... Policeman Following Ronnie (uncredited)
Quentin Pierre ... Acolyte (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Woman at will reading. (uncredited)
Guy Standeven ... Milkman (uncredited)
Derek Suthern ... Coven Member. (uncredited)
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