A Bucket of Blood - SSP050 - Scary Spirits Podcast

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In celebration of Roger Corman’s birthday on April 5th, Greg has selected the 1959 film “A Bucket of Blood” which was produced by Mr. Corman to view this episode. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Beatnik Cocktail”. The recipe that Greg found on “liquor.com” is below.

Beatnik Cocktail Recipe

• 1 1/2 oz amaro
• 1 oz tawny port
• 1 oz bourbon
• orange wheel for garnish

Instructions:

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange wheel.

A Brief Synopsis: 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.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

The Beat Generation – What is it? How did it start?
Rigor Mortis – How long does it take for Rigor to set in?
Inflation – This film was made for an estimated $50,000. How much is that in today’s money?
Is it true that acting can save a film?
Our hosts where both paid $50 for their first “professional” artistic jobs. What could they have been?
KISS – Greg reminiscences about 1977 and the Kiss album “Love Gun”.
Rasputin – The Russian healer and predictor of the future
Dick Miller – The star of the film who appeared in 180 movies, including several as a character named Walter Paisley in honor of this film.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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