Friday 1 September 2017

275 Nightmare in Wax ( 1969 )

This  US  remake  of   House  of  Wax  is  garbage. I  can't  think  of  a  redeeming  feature.

Cameron  Mitchell  gives  a  wooden  central  performance  as  the  disfigured  make  up  artist  Vincent  Renard, on  a  revenge  crusade,  particularly  against  Max   ( Berry  Kroeger ) the  movie  mogul  who  maimed  him. This  involves  turning  innocent  actors  into  waxworks  but  the  cops  on  the  case  can't  see  what's  literally  in  front  of  their  face. Typically  sixties  campery  adds  an  extra layer  of  irritation  to  the  film.

Ann  Helm  (  as  Marie  Morgan )  

Sex : Marie  appears  in  a  bikini

Death : Survives


Anne  was  originally  from  Canada. After  training  as  a  ballet  dancer  her  film  career  began  in  the  mid-fifties. She  had  a  brief  fling  with  Elvis  after  starring  with  him  in  1962's  Follow  That  Dream. She  worked  mainly  on  TV  after  this  film  and  retired  in  the  mid-eighties. She  has  published  a  couple  of  children's  books  since  then. She  is  now  78.

Victoria  Carroll  ( as  Theresa )

Sex : Theresa  dances  in  a  bikini

Death : Stabbed  by  Vincent


Victoria  was  originally  Mary  Ford  from  LA  who  was  an  artist  before  finding  work  in  films  as  a  dancer. in  the  eighties  she  switched  to  voice  acting  with  great  and  ongoing  success. She  is  now  76.

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