The Comedy of Terrors – SSP092
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Celebrating the 59th anniversary of it’s release on January 22, 1964, Greg has chosen the horror-comedy “The Comedy of Terrors” starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff for our viewing pleasure this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy an “Undertaker” cocktail. The recipe that Greg found on mixthatdrink.com is below.
Undertaker Cocktail Recipe
• 3 oz vanilla vodka
• 1 oz Kahlua
• 1 oz creme de cacao
• 1 oz chilled espresso
Instructions:
- Fill a martini shaker with ice.
- Pour in the first three ingredients.
- Shake well.
- Strain the mixture into a chilled martini glass.
- Add the chilled espresso and stir well.
A Brief Synopsis: Waldo Trumbull is an amoral undertaker in 19th-century New England who takes to murdering people to have enough cash to support his drinking habit. Desperate for money after a widow stiffs him for a burial, Trumbull and his assistant, Gillie, decide to kill the wealthy Mr. Black, their landlord, to whom they’re indebted. But murdering Black proves to be quite a challenge, as he seems to keep recovering from death every time they do him in.
Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:
- Where does the custom of mourners throwing dirt on a coffin come from?
- Karen makes a reference to Boots Randolph.
- Did you know that 80% of all orange cats are male?
- What exactly is catalepsy?
- There are a lot of Shakespeare references in this film.
Our rating of the film:
This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.
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