Although i had watched the movie on youtube, it is much, much clearer on the dvd. They started the team in 2011 and by that time they worked with edits and samples mashed up with live instruments and creating new unique songs. The final week of dancember 2019 sees derek joined by author stephen d. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. A reporter working on a book debunking supernatural phenomena,meets a widow who is convinced she is being terrorized by her dead husband who has become a zombie. See more ideas about angie dickinson, roy thinnes and movie tv. I watched it about three days ago and am having trouble getting all that worked up about it one way or the otheri think i like the norliss tapes more as an idea than the actual product. Visit dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show helmed by dan curtis in 1973 onward, but it was not picked up to series. Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Listen to monster kid radio episodes free, on demand.
The norliss tapes pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the norliss tapes pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the norliss tapes with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. For the general audience, curtis is also known as the director and producer of the two epic 1980s miniseries the winds of war and war and remembrance, based on two novels by herman wouk, which follow the lives of two american families through the entirety of world war ii. Fans of the series rejoice as suave crime fighter s7 and the ravishing sandra west graciously agreed to join us in this video for the song so catchy. Roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins, michele carey, vonetta mcgee, hurd hatfield, bryan obyrne.
But still, all in all, i liked the movie just the same. As played by roy thinnes, norliss is a monotonous hero. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a walking dead man. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. This 1973 tv movie was originally a pilot for a potential television series, and the fact that it wasnt picked up as a tv show isnt the only horror steve and derek. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. The final week of dancember 2019 sees derek joined by author dr.
Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. The norliss tapes was the pilot for a series which failed. Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. The norliss tapes is the swedish composer and production team formed by the two swedish musicians, magnus sellergren and staffan segel. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. I watched a download of trilogy of terror but it should be on netflix. That effort mixed humor and horror expertly, with one tone feeding off the other, building the feel of the movie to such a point that you were laughing and screaming at the same time. On the third episode of the kolchak tapes, chris and mike are joined by guest cohost amanda reyes to talk about the norliss tapes 1973. Bad robot ep by the norliss tapes, released 23 may 2012 1.
The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that stands up to all the other dan curtis stories. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. Aired on nbc on february 21, 1973, the film stars roy thinnes as david norliss, a writer trying to solve a supernatural mystery. Currently available at almost the fulllength on youtube, the first of parts. In a nutshell, droopyeyed david goes missing before submitting the manuscript on his anticipated novel about the supernatural. The norliss tapes 1973 david norliss roy thinnes is a reporter hard at work on a book that he hopes will debunk many supposedly supernatural and occult phenomena as hoaxes. The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. Comments originally aired february 21, 1973 on nbc, the norliss tapes were producerdirector dan curtis apparent attempt to double his chances at another tv series, after the hugely successful occult soap opera dark shadows enjoyed a gradual cult following after its 1966 debut, spawned two big screen hybrids in 1970 and 1971, and fizzled out on the small screen soon after. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human blood. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena.
As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. This brings us to the second major problem with the norliss tapes. Ill admit the ending of the norliss tapes leaves you wondering what happened to david norliss. David norliss roy thinnes is a reporter hard at work on a book that he hopes will debunk many supposedly supernatural and occult phenomena as hoaxes. Im not going to give away a thing other than to say that if scary movies are your thing, this one will ring your bell. The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that.
Roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. This 1973 tv movie was originally a pilot for a potential television series, and the fact that it wasnt picked up as a tv show isnt the only. Blue vampire from the norliss tapes, a tv horror movie that scared the crap out of me as a wee lad. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. Up in beautiful, rainy marin county, roy thinnes investigates the possibility that a recently deceased artist isnt necessarily dead. Home video extra clip from anchor bay entertainment. The norliss tapes by dan curtis dan curtis, roy thinnes.
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