The and at 75 minutes, the movie just breezes by, interrupted only by comforting fadeins and outs where the original commercial breaks were scheduled to be. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal. The mansion in the movie was actually played by dunsmuir house. Some sources list the film as having aired on march 8 1974, some claim it was released in 1973. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. Full region 1 usa anchor bay studio dvd release with menus on dvd r. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. The norliss tapes 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie. Angie dickinson in the norliss tapes 1973 the norliss tapes 1973 nick dimitri in the norliss tapes.
The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology series. The norliss tapes relays the most recent case investigated by occult investigator norliss who has recently disappeared and left behind an archive of tapes detailing his recent cases. The norliss tapes full english full movie the norliss tapes full full movie, the norliss tapes full full movie streaming the norliss tapes full movie engsub watch the norliss tapes full english. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. First finished songs of the full length album are starting to roll in.
I watched it about three days ago and am having trouble getting all that worked up about it one way or the otheri think i like the norliss tapes more as an idea than the actual product. Another movie anchor bay dug up out of the long forgotten section of the archives, the norliss tapes is an interesting mix of events that lead up to a surprisingly satisifying. The good news, though, is that you can watch the whole thing on youtube see above. In monterey, california, he meets ellen cort, a widow who claims she was attacked by her recently deceased husband on their sprawling estate. For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. May 21, 2018 the norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible.
Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time. Investigative journalist david norliss roy thinnes, who specialises in debunking supernatural phenomena, disappears while researching his latest book but passes his tape recordings to publisher sanford t. Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. Norliss films is a new production company aiming to bring fresh and exciting films to the world. Dan curtis has executive producer credit on this film. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Still, there are a lot of good things about the norliss tapes. Released 1973, the norliss tapes stars roy thinnes, angie dickinson, claude akins, michele carey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
In the invaders, roy thinnes was the alienhunting david vincent. The norliss tapes a pilot for a show that never took off is, in many ways, very much like the invaders and the night stalker, too. An earlier failed attempt by curtis to build a series around a paranormal investigator resulted in the 1969 pilot in the dead of night. Movie of the week september 23, 1969 through may 14, 1975 tues, wed, sat. The norliss tapes 1973 stream and watch online moviefone. Nov 16, 2006 the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a different turn. Sep 17, 2017 the norliss tapes directed by dan curtis. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror duration. The norliss tapes introduces a man who sets out to debunk the supernatural.
A look back at the hungry haunted house of burnt offerings blastr. With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. Looking back at the norliss tapes mysterious universe. The norliss tapes must have been a very expensive tv movie. For the general audience, curtis is also known as the director and producer of the two epic 1980s miniseries the winds of war and war and remembrance, based on two novels by herman wouk, which follow the lives of two american families through the entirety of world war ii.
That effort mixed humor and horror expertly, with one tone feeding off the other, building the feel of the movie to such a point that you were laughing and screaming at the same time. And of special note is the classy, retrolooking werewolf makeup designs, helmed by none other than william tuttle, the veteran artist who was responsible for virtually all of the. Movies like the norliss tapes if you like the norliss tapes you are looking for scary, tense and mind bending movies about with zombie, vampire, investigation, reporter, crimes, ghost and supernatural themes of horror genre shot in usa. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. He kills the dog like an undead dick and then takes a full shotgun blast to the. Norliss tapes dvd for sale i remember well the abc tuesday night movies, as well as night gallery and ghost story. The norliss tapes youtube this early 70s tv movie is about a publishing manager who becomes concern. Mysteries of the organism 1971 dusan makavejev wilhelm reich. The norliss tapes 1973, dracula 1974 and the beloved trilogy of. Birds of prey, a quiet place part ii, black widow read more. Kolchak the night stalker movie 1972 full version of movie. Curtis, robert singer, fred mustard stewart, william f.
The norliss tapes dvd 1973 angie dickinson roy thinnes tv movie. The film premiered as a standalone movie on the nbc network on february 21, 1973. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray. Dan curtis direction had some unusual, quirky touches. Playing the first tape, the publisher hears the story of ellen cort angie dickinson, who one night, while investigated her dead husbands art studio, is attacked by her dead husband nick dimitri. Sally and alex kim darby and jim hutton inherit a big, spooky house from sallys grandmother complete with. Norliss tapes film this movie was derived from the original night stalker series that was on tv in the early 70s. The night stalker, was originally supposed to be the pilot for a weekly tv series. The norliss tapes 1973 cast and crew david norliss roy thinnes is a reporter hard at work on a book that he hopes will debunk many supposedly supernatural and occult phenomena as hoaxes. The norliss tapes was the pilot for a series which failed to secure a network slot perhaps no one wanted a program with a nonexistent hero. Once the demon is awakened he will be granted immortality. This website is dedicated to horror movies, independent horror movies, beer, full moon, jon mcbride, spookies, graveyard shift. Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. The publisher discovers at norliss house a large number of cassette tapes, each of which contains notes on occult investigations.
The production values were first rate, with impressive on location shooting in san franciso and big sur. A more serious version of the night stalker 1972, the norliss tapes 1973 featured roy thinnes as an author who becomes an investigator of supernatural phenomena. The norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. This was the saturday night movie in the winter of 1985.
The norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible. Jul 26, 2007 the norliss tapes must have been a very expensive tv movie. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal what have you, but lacks the snark and the bite. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a. In the norliss tapes, he was david norliss, an author investigating the world of the supernatural. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. For the best experience please update your browser. Move over kolchak for the norliss tapes classic film and. He served as producer on that abc tv movie classic, but after it. A man named nolan wood tries to stop an invasion of earth by aliens disguised as humans.
An expanded version of the thing, seth rogen takes on memes and more. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human blood and clay. The film had a much richer look than most tv movies of the period. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show helmed by dan curtis in 1973 onward, but it was not picked up to series. A pilot that never went to series, this supernatural thriller produced and directed by dark shadows creator dan curtis and based on a story by fred. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 the norliss tapes tv. Norliss tapes movie to me, this was scarier than the new stuff put out today. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. You can find the norliss tapes on dvd, but the prices are pretty outrageous, and most of the available copies are used. But, this time around, cassette tapes aint gonna cut it.
The norliss tapes 1973 changes the movie database tmdb. Maybe, one day, the norliss tapes will be resurrected with a new cast. The norliss tapes roy thinnes, movie of the week, angie dickinson, thriller film. The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that. Year later it acquired a modest cult following on the. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. There werent many zombies on television in the early 70s, and stuntman nick dimitri makes a good one.
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