A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

You'll be sick, sick, sick — from LAUGHING!

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Release Date

10/21/1959

Runtime

66 mins

Overview

Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000

Revenue

$180,000

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A pitch-black comedy about an outcast finding warped validation through art, this proto-slasher plays its horror for laughs while maintaining genuine menace. Roger Corman's 66-minute provocation moves with manic energy, mixing beatnik satire with mounting dread.

Mood

AbsurdTense

Themes

IsolationArt and creationIdentity

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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