The Gruesome Twosome
1967
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Synopsis
A demented elderly woman has her mentally incompetent son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent co-ed tries to link various killings on a local Florida college campus to them.
The Gruesome Twosome (1967) is a 1h 12min comedy feature film by Herschell Gordon Lewis. A demented elderly woman has her mentally incompetent son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for he...
Key facts
Cast
Elizabeth Davis, Gretchen Wells, Chris Martell, Rodney Bedell, Ray Sager, Ronnie Cass, Karl Stoeber, Dianne Wilhite
Original language
English
First release
August 28, 1967 (United States)
Home video distributors
Midnight Video (United States)
Setting
Florida
Crew
Screenplay
Allison Louise Downe
Producer
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Cinematography
Roy Collodi
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Midnight Video (cat. no. MV 1007) | 1982, United States, big box |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | August 28, 1967 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1982 MV 1007 |
Full credits
| Director | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Cast | Elizabeth Davis (Mrs. Pringle), Gretchen Wells (Kathy Baker), Chris Martell (Rodney Pringle), Rodney Bedell (Dave Hall), Ray Sager (Actor in Drive-in movie), Ronnie Cass (Nancy Harris), Karl Stoeber (Mr. Spinsen), Dianne Wilhite (Janet), Andrea Barr (Susan), Barbara Kerwin (Girl #1 at End), Herschell Gordon Lewis (Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)), Marcelle Bichette (Jane) |
| Screenplay | Allison Louise Downe |
| Producer | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Executive producer | Fred M. Sandy |
| Cinematography | Roy Collodi |
| Sound | William R. Johnson |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
