The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. 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. But still, all in all, i liked the movie just the same. 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. Blue vampire from the norliss tapes, a tv horror movie that scared the crap out of me as a wee lad.
If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal. The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Although i had watched the movie on youtube, it is much, much clearer on the dvd. 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. The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a.
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. 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 final week of dancember 2019 sees derek joined by author stephen d. 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. The norliss tapes was the pilot for a series which failed. See more ideas about angie dickinson, roy thinnes and movie tv. Up in beautiful, rainy marin county, roy thinnes investigates the possibility that a recently deceased artist isnt necessarily dead. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a walking dead man.
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. For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. Visit 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. Roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins, michele carey, vonetta mcgee, hurd hatfield, bryan obyrne.
This brings us to the second major problem with the norliss tapes. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. 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. Currently available at almost the fulllength on youtube, the first of parts. 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. Ill admit the ending of the norliss tapes leaves you wondering what happened to david norliss. 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. As it happens, the tapes seem to be all that is left of norliss, who has completely disappeared.
Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. The norliss tapes by dan curtis dan curtis, roy thinnes. Home video extra clip from anchor bay entertainment. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. 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 norliss tapes is the swedish composer and production team formed by the two swedish musicians, magnus sellergren and staffan segel. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. 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 dealt with the supernatural, which i have always been fascinated with. 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. I watched a download of trilogy of terror but it should be on netflix. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left.
In a nutshell, droopyeyed david goes missing before submitting the manuscript on his anticipated novel about the supernatural. Bad robot ep by the norliss tapes, released 23 may 2012 1. 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. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. 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.
Roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 movies, tv, celebs, and more. As played by roy thinnes, norliss is a monotonous hero. Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. 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 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. 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. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray. The final week of dancember 2019 sees derek joined by author dr.
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