Waxworks provides wholesale priced entertainment media, accessories and tanning supplies to businesses coast to coast. In this horror film, an evil magician creates a wax display of famous monsters and murderers and invites a group of unsuspecting young college students to view the collection. Watch waxwork movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. On the strength of this film, leni was invited to hollywood by universals carl laemmle, and the result was the classic old dark house meller the cat and the canary. The essence of waxworks is said to be taken from the german title of the cabinet of dr. Rent waxwork waxwork ii 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd. A wax museum owner employs a poet william dieterle to create stories for his pieces. Complete selection of dvds from waxworks videoworks. The poet dutifully pens disturbing tales, envisioning himself as a significant. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for waxworks records releases. The poet dutifully pens disturbing tales, envisioning himself as.
The film certainly impressed studios in hollywood, for director paul leni was subsequently lured to the united states to continue his career, after which he notably directed the cat and the canary 1927 and the man who laughs 1928, before his premature death in 1929. Mighty quinn the plot is like a scoobydoo mystery and the acting is cliche and over the top even for a silent film, but the effects and. The film is about a writer william dieterle who accepts a job from a waxworks proprietor to write a series of stories about the exhibits of caliph of baghdad emil jannings, ivan the terrible conrad veidt and jack the ripper werner krauss in order to boost business. While yes, this film is now dated it still delivers entertainment if you are a fan of the genre and the 80s. Click for screenshots, downloads, cheats and more info.
It is partially inspired by the silent movie waxworks film. Waxworks is an anthology film, a collection of stories bound together by a running thread. I was really pulling for first time director anthony hickox son of director douglas hickoxtheater of blood i was hoping for. Download all the greatest blockbuster nigerian movies and hollywood movies at. Caligari or nosferatu, waxworks is one of the more brilliant entries in the canon of german silent film. The player explores mazelike locations, manipulating objects and solving puzzles. When the wax museum burns to the ground all its evil figures are destroyed. The first film should delight any horror fan with its fun story.
When they seek help from an eccentric old man, they stumble upon a locket that sends them into another dimension. The first film is the better of the two but the sequel is a lot of fun in its own right, and this disc really sees lionsgate rolling out the red carpet. Waxworks definition, an exhibition of or a museum for displaying wax figures, ornaments, etc. From a film history standpoint, the blatant depiction of murder, especially with the stabbing at the end, was rare for the period with scenes in the cabinet of dr. Our marketing department recognizes the importance retailers place on studiosponsored and distributorgenerated marketing programs thats why we offer a generous roster of creative services and marketing campaigns.
Sadly, most surviving prints of waxworks are taken from the watereddown, expurgated american released version. Your average 80s teens stumble upon a mysterious waxwork in your average suburban neighborhood. Rent waxwork waxwork ii 1988 starring zach galligan and deborah foreman on dvd and bluray. The poet dutifully pens disturbing tales, envisioning himself as a significant character in each story a. A figure made of wax, especially a lifesize wax effigy of a famous person. Waxworks is a video game published in 1992 on dos by accolade, inc its an adventure and roleplaying rpg game, set in a horror, fantasy, scifi futuristic, dungeon crawler and puzzle elements themes, and was also released on amiga. Paul leni, the director of waxworks 1924, was an expressionist painter who had worked with max reinhardt as a set designer and poster designer for th e cinema. Waxwork is a 1988 american dark fantasy horror comedy film written and directed by anthony hickox in his directorial film debut and starring zach galligan, deborah foreman, michelle johnson, david warner, dana ashbrook, and patrick macnee. Free download, borrow, and streaming internet archive. Waxworks 1924 original score by iossif valette youtube. They were the three biggest stars in germany and to have them together in one film must have generated a lot of interest. The film version of the bat was released in 1926, but it was the cat and the canary that established the template for the old dark house genre. Your only hope to save alex lies in removing the curse of the witch ixona.
The man certainly beat people to death in his experiments. Dvd distributors dvd wholesale wholesale dvds tanning. Waxworks definition of waxworks by the free dictionary. The film is about a writer william dieterle who accepts a job from a waxworks proprietor to write a series of stories about the exhibits of caliph of baghdad emil jannings, ivan the terrible conrad veidt and jack the ripper werner krauss in order to. Five bloodsoaked worlds of the past, present and future. Recent examples on the web the waxworks were unveiled in may 2018, ahead of the couples lavish wedding in windsor, england. The game is notorious for its use of gory death screens. Despite the fact that a british company had already released a german language film about the rms titanic, the film was commissioned by nazi propaganda. While not as well known in america as the cabinet of dr. Directed by paul leni original music by iossif valette georgette charalampidou, soprano thanassis skarlatos, flute nikos rogakos, mandolin 5th silent film festival cacoyannis.
But now i can see how science can be bought and data can be manipulated by lobbyists for their gain and on the publics health and tax risk. Over the years we have won multiple awards for creative and technical achievements. But a lone severed hand crawls from the rubble and terrorizes a young couple. Using a wax museum as the unifying factor, leni weaves.
We have been producing high quality, awardwinning video productions for business since 1983. American treasures from the new zealand film archive 1914 1929. A dark and intriguing stylistic exercise, waxworks is one of the finest films to come out of germanys silent film industry. Composed by the legendary ennio morricone, the score to the thing is a landmark musical composition that is cold, dark, minimal, and effective. Washington post, londons madame tussauds removes meghan and harry wax figures from royal family display, 9 jan. Waxworks curse of the ancestors is a remake of waxworks the original game from 1992 made by horror soft. As he writes, the film segues into the story the writer invents. Welcome to waxworks online, your wholesale dvd distributor. Lost in time is a good one, continuing with the lines trend of high quality, feature packed releases of quirky culthorror pictures. Sorry gents,but as for me,i found these films to have no sence any rhythm,chaotic setpieces merely there to service the boogie men we came to see. I was so much provaccine and was telling everybody to believe the scientific evidence. All in all waxworks is a solid mixture of rpg and adventure genres, but a bit too much fighting for my taste.
However, when the kids are trapped in the deadly displays, onebyone they soon discover that the wax models are more than they appear to be. According to film historian carlos clarens, leni filled his haunted house not only with the standard cobwebs and sliding doors but with a genuine sense of mystery. Released in 1992, waxworks is part adventure game and part dungeon crawler. Waxworks is a hybrid game that combines elements of roleplaying and adventure. It was originally an amiga game, but was also released for dos. Waxworks innovative marketing department sets the highest standard for energetic and creative marketing strategies. I was really pulling for first time director anthony hickox son of director douglas hickoxtheater of blood i was hoping for maybe a new family dynasty to. The owner of a waxworks ask a young writer to create a back story for three of the museums most popular attractions. Waxworks is an amiga point and click adventure game released in 1993 by accolade. In 2009, it was rereleased on gog using dosbox with compatibility for macos and. Its just fun and the premise is great as evil beings from the past use waxworks scenes to entrap victims. Nazi titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa. The lionsgatevestron bluray release of waxworkwaxwork ii.
Enemies appear from time to time and must be defeated using the various weapons found in the game. Rent waxworks 1924 starring werner krauss and conrad veidt on dvd and bluray. Waxwork records is thrilled to present the deluxe film score reissue to 1982s scifi horror classic, john carpenters the thing. Waxworks is a triptych of horror shorts with some wonderful set design and an incredible cast of germanys silent greats.
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