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      Wicked, Wicked

      PG 1973 1h 35m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 28% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Simmons (Roger Bowen), the manager of a seaside hotel in California, has a problem: Guests are turning up dead, and Sgt. Ramsey (Scott Brady), the hotel's detective, has no information as to the identity of the murderer. The only thing anybody knows is that the killer wears a strange mask and has a fondness for blonde women. As Ramsey tracks down a list of suspects that includes the hotel handyman, Lisa (Tiffany Bolling), the hotel's lounge singer, finds herself in danger. Read More Read Less

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      Vince V A very interesting concept. While the acting isn't the strongest and the editing is a bit messy at times, "Wicked, Wicked" certainly does show a lot of great ideas and tells a campy and gruesome tale, all while throwing in some comedy for good measure. Solid film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review dave s Wicked, Wicked can best be described as mind-bendingly idiotic and is worsened, if such things are possible, by Duo-Vision (what regular folks call split-screen). This movie has literally no redeeming values…none. It's supposed to be a horror thriller with some comedy thrown in, but it doesn't work on any level. Since there isn't really enough content of value to be shown on one screen, the Duo-Vision becomes especially vexing, most notably when you have the honor of watching the organist play the film's music score, which according to the credits is from the silent film The Phantom of the Opera. Yup, that's right…it's true…you'll be watching the organist play the film score. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilariously bad! The woman playing Phantom of the Opera on the piano, while making funny expressions, was definitely the top highlight of this movie! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/10/18 Full Review Audience Member Boring, derivative slasher film; Tiffany Bolling sings the same song too many times, and the film's gimmick - Duovision - is annoying. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Sometimes ideas work better on paper than they do when put into action. The movie experience Duo-Vision was one of them. The ill-fated idea had an entire movie presented in split-screen. Each half showed a different angle or scene taking place during the movie with them merging together at certain pivotal moments. 1973's slasher film "Wicked, Wicked" is the first and only movie to utilize this unique viewing experience for an entire movie. A masked killer (Randolph Robert) is stalking women at the upscale Grandview Hotel in California. Bodies begin to pile up as the manager does his best to hide the murders from guests. All the victims have one thing in common - they're all blond. Brunette lounge singer Lisa James (Tiffany Bolling) becomes a target when she dons a blond wig for her performances. Can her ex-husband and former police officer Rick Stewart (David Bailey) keep her safe? "Wicked, Wicked" is one of those movies that would have worked beautifully as part of a Horror Remix. If you aren't familiar with Horror Remixes, let me enlighten you. Three films with the same themes (Christmas, Sharks, Sorority Houses) are put together as an anthology. Each one is edited down to its basic ingredients. For example, if all the superfluous narrative and dialogue is cut out from "Silent Night, Deadly Night Part II," the 90 minute movie would end up clocking in at around 30 minutes. Most of the time all that is left is the killing sequences, nudity, and basic plot points. The good parts of "Wicked, Wicked" are fun, while the bad sections are exhausting to watch as characters yammer with each other back and forth. Things get entertaining when the masked killer shows up onscreen and takes out his victims. Actor Randy Roberts does a great job keeping the viewer bouncing back and forth between empathy and fright. Flashbacks help communicate the murderer's tragic past. Most of the action in Wicked, Wicked is accompanied by the original Phantom of the Opera score. It's awkwardly played by an old lady sitting at an organ. Many times she's shown in one frame as the killings and drama unfold on the other half. It seems like the director was trying to fill space on one side because they didn't have enough footage to accompany certain scenes. "Wicked, Wicked" is rated PG for adult situations, violence, profanity, alcohol and smoking, and frightening and intense sequences. If released now in theaters, it would be given a PG-13 rating. There are some bloody scenes with victims gawking wide-eyed out from the screen. Sexual situations are insinuated and include hints at incest. Viewing "Wicked, Wicked" is an experience everyone should participate in at least once in their life. It's tiring at points and will no doubt test your attention span, but must be seen since the concept died with this film. By no means is it a good movie. However, the event is worth the headache you might get darting your eyes back and forth from left to right to take as much in as possible from each side of the screen. www.ersink.com Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Overlong but campy and filled with amusing dialogue & situations. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Simmons (Roger Bowen), the manager of a seaside hotel in California, has a problem: Guests are turning up dead, and Sgt. Ramsey (Scott Brady), the hotel's detective, has no information as to the identity of the murderer. The only thing anybody knows is that the killer wears a strange mask and has a fondness for blonde women. As Ramsey tracks down a list of suspects that includes the hotel handyman, Lisa (Tiffany Bolling), the hotel's lounge singer, finds herself in danger.
      Director
      Richard L. Bare
      Producer
      William T. Orr
      Screenwriter
      Richard L. Bare
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 17, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 35m