The Horror Hall of Fame

TV Movie
1974
1h 6m

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Vincent Price in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)

Vincent Price humorously celebrates classic horror movie monsters and the actors who portrayed them, with appearances by notable guests from the genre.Vincent Price humorously celebrates classic horror movie monsters and the actors who portrayed them, with appearances by notable guests from the genre.Vincent Price humorously celebrates classic horror movie monsters and the actors who portrayed them, with appearances by notable guests from the genre.

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7.0/10

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Trivia
The special was shot on guest John Carradine's 68th birthday.

Goofs
Immediately after Vincent Price makes a joke about Phyllis Diller, the shadow of a mic crawls down the wall.

Quotes
John Carradine: I turned down Frankenstein. Boris took it.
Vincent Price: You're kidding!
John Carradine: No, I'm not. They sent me off to the makeup department, and the makeup man started mixing up a bowl of plaster, and I, being a sculptor, knew just what he was up to. They were making life-masks. And I said, "Wait a minute, what is this? What is this?" He said, "You play a monster." I said, "Oh, do I have any dialogue?" He said, "No." I said, "I don't have any dialogue?" He said, "No, you just grunt." That's not for me, and I walked out. A few months later they got Boris, and he took it. I never regretted it and he never ceased to regret it.

Connections
Features Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Soundtracks
Monster Mash
(uncredited)
Written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard L. Capizzi
Performed by Bobby Pickett

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6/10

"This was your life? John, I am not dead yet!"

Corny but undeniably fun TV special hosted by the inimitable Vincent Price. Yeah there's a cheesy laugh track and a lot of puns but that kind of adds to its appeal. In this special, Price revisits classic horror movies of the past with several guests. Unfortunately, by this time most of the horror legends were deceased, so Price had to talk to others about these stars. The guests include the Riddler Frank Gorshin, Gomez Addams himself John Astin, actress Candy Clark, writer Raymond McNally, makeup artist William Tuttle, and the great John Carradine. Only Tuttle and Carradine had any direct involvement in classic Hollywood (besides Price, of course). Gorshin is there as a fan and to do impressions. Astin shows up when it's time to pay tribute to Price (would've seemed arrogant for Price to praise himself I guess). I'm not really sure why Clark was there but she's attractive and does a funny bit with Tuttle. Ivor Barry and Billy Zan also have small roles as a mad scientist and a hunchback.

In addition to reminiscing about films, there's also some talk about the Aurora monster kits and Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine (Forrest J. Ackerman was one of the writers of this). There are some clips shown but their selections are oddly unimpressive. Just random scenes not particularly special ones. Most of the clips are of silent and movies from the 60s and 70s. I assume Universal wouldn't allow them to use footage from their films. Bummer. Anyway, this is pretty cute and worth a look if you're a fan of Price or classic horror films.