Orgy of the Dead

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Orgy of the Dead
Directed by	Stephen C. Apostolof (as A. C. Stephens)
Produced by	Stephen C. Apostolof (as A. C. Stephens)
Written by	Edward D. Wood Jr.
Starring	Criswell Fawn Silver Pat Barrington (as Pat Barringer)
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Cinematography	Robert Caramico
Editing by	Donald A. Davis
Distributed by	Crown International Rhino Video (VHS and DVD)
Release date(s)	1 June 1965
Running time	92 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by A. C. Stephens and written by Ed Wood. It is something of a transition for Wood: it is a combination of horror and erotica, thus showing where Wood came from and where he was headed (pornography). Wood also wrote the novel of the same name.

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A young couple, Bob (William Bates) and Shirley (sexploitation starlet Pat Barrington, billed as Pat Barringer) survive a car crash only to find themselves tied to posts in a misty cemetery where they are forced to watch dead spirits dance for the Emperor of the Night played by Criswell (best known for Plan 9 From Outer Space). Ten striptease performances by topless dancers from beyond the grave outfitted in various motifs make up the bulk of this movie. A moth-eaten werewolf and mummy are also tossed in for a few comic relief bits. Barrington doubles as the blond Gold Girl (inspired by Shirley Eaton in "Goldfinger") while her red-headed "Shirley" character watches her perform. Criswell's undead consort, the sexy Black Ghoul, was written for Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira, but was instead played by busty Fawn Silver wearing a black bouffant wig.

Ed Wood served as writer, production manager, casting agent, and even held up cue cards on this low-budget film, although he did not direct. An in-depth article on the making of this film was published in "Femme Fatales," 7:1 (June 1998).

[edit] External links

• Orgy of the Dead at Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Edward D. Wood, Jr. Feature films directed Glen or Glenda (1953) • Jail Bait (1954) • Bride of the Monster (1955) • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) • Night of the Ghouls (1959) • The Sinister Urge (1961) • Take it Out in Trade (1970) • Excited (1970) • The Only House in Town (1971) • Necromania (1971) • The Young Marrieds (1971) Short films directed Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan (1953) • Final Curtain (1957) • The Night the Banshee Cried (1957) • Television films directed The Sun Was Setting (1951) • Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid' (1953) • Boots (1953) Films written, not directed The Violent Years (1956) • The Bride and the Beast (1958) • Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) • Shotgun Wedding (1963) • Orgy of the Dead (1965) • One Million AC/DC (1969) • The Love Feast (1969) • The Venus Flytrap (1971) • The Undergraduate (1972) • Drop-Out Wife (1972) • Class Reunion (1972) • The Snow Bunnies (1972) • The Cocktail Hostesses (1973) • Five Loose Women (1974) • The Beach Bunnies (1976) • Hot Ice (1978 film) (1978) Posthumous films Crossroads of Laredo (filmed 1948/released 1995) • Hellborn (filmed mid-1950s; released 1993) • Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes (filmed 1970; released 1995) • I Woke Up Early The Day I Died (written 1970s; released 1998) Related articles Béla Lugosi • The Golden Turkey Awards • Dolores Fuller • Conrad Brooks • Tor Johnson • Vampira • Bunny Breckinridge • The Amazing Criswell • Stephen C. Apostolof • Ed Wood (biopic)