The telegraph ranked it among the fifty best horror films of all time. Robert fuest came to the abominable dr phibes via the camp antics of tvs the avengers 19629 in fact dr phibes would have. The new film, forever phibes, will reportedly pull from several books from goldsteins dr. Anton phibes vincent price is a genius who specializes in organ music, theology, and concocting bizarre deaths for anyone who wrongs him. Phibes rises again is a film directed by robert fuest with vincent price, robert quarry, peter jeffrey, fiona lewis, year. Audio commentary on dr phibes rises again by video watchdogs tim. The following year price starred in a hastilyproduced sequel for aip, dr. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. When the moon comes into a magical alignment with the planets, it. Flash forward to 2011 and william goldsteins new novel, dr. Sep 18, 2015 the following is a part of a series exploring vincent price films that have eluded me throughout the years. The film was followed in 1972 by a sequel, titled dr. This time phibes is set for egypt to resurrect his dead wife in a fountain of youth.
My goal is to see every horror price film and explore it. Phibes tells of the good doctors obsession to exact revenge upon the nine victims he believes are responsible for the death of his beautiful wife, victoria regina phibes. The 2nd entry in the giant monster gamera film series from japanese movie company daei and the first in color. A third film, the bride of dr phibes was mooted by roger cormans new world pictures in 1976. The abominable dr phibes is most notable for its extreme camp style and has been touted as the campest film ever made by some critics. Phibes is back in forever phibes starring malcolm mcdowell. Vincent price plays a shakespearean actor who everyone thought was dead but has returned like dr. Phibes ranks among the scariest films of his childhood. Phibes, which could well be his most entertaining movie. Phibes rises again unfilmed screenplays and proposed. Anton phibes vincent price still lives, surrounded by artdeco bricabrac and attended by mute beauty vulnavia virginia north.
Phibes the first trilogy collectors box set by william i. Phibes rises again dr phibes, that bizarre evil genius of the abominable dr. The film is often noted for its bizarre artdeco inspired sets, particularly phibes own abode, and. Set in the year 1934, it details a battle of wits between phibes and a strange man named emil salveus, a member of a secret satanic society called the institute for psychic phenomena. This is definitely the case with the abominable dr. High definition bluray 1080p presentation transferred from original film.
Audio commentary on the abominable dr phibes by director robert fuest. Phibes franchise based on books three and four of the dr. Vincent price stars as a former organist anton phibes whos disfigured after a car accident in which he learns of his wifes dire state. Phibes 1971aip, has teamed up withhis son damon goldstein to pen the forever phibes working title script, a perfectly executed update for the phantasmic horror cultclassic dr.
Phibes novel and series to explore and discover this newest chapter in the life of dr. There is a very good reason for this assessment, as anyone that views it will be able to clearly see. The 94minute main feature is encoded in avc at an average video rate of 34. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Directed by robert fuest, most notably of the 60s british tv series the avengers, the film is a tongueincheek riproaring ride into the dark mind of dr. Top notch horror comedy as dr phibes price rises from the grave in this entertaining sequel. Its art deco sets, dark humour, and performance by price have made the film and its sequel dr. Goldstein shows his mastery of story telling and character development. The abominable doctor phibes admirers include directors tim. Phibes provides viewers with a double diabolical dose of macabre thrills and black comedy. Heyward, directed by robert fuest, written by william goldstein and james whiton, and starring vincent price and joseph cotten. After seeking vengeance on the men whom he blamed for his wifes death in the first film, phibes returns to seek eternal. The first was frankensteins bloody terror also known as the man from ummo, it stars michael rennie dubbed by a different actor as an alien from planet ummo who resurrects three dead mad scientists in an attempt to collect all the worlds. A delightfully goofy horror film set in england circa 1929, the abominable dr.
Phibes is an influential horror film that also functions as a deft black comedy in the proud british tradition. Phibes is literally one of the more unusual films ever made, as well as the. Phibes in the beginning and the recently published dr. Long thought dead, the victim of a horrible accident, dr. Phibes only this time he still has the skin on his face to kill the theatre critics who mocked his performance and cheated him. A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, anton phibes, seeks. Phibes rises again and award books again published a tiein novel by the characters creator which expands upon and corrects a number of the film s flaws. May 08, 2015 the new film, forever phibes, will reportedly pull from several books from goldsteins dr. My goal is to see every horror price film and explore it further. Stay tuned here for more phibes news and updates for the real third dr. Robert fuest came to the abominable dr phibes via the camp antics of tvs the avengers 19629 in fact dr phibes would have made a perfect foil for steed and mrs peel. Phibes rises again is a 1972 british horrordark comedy film, produced by louis m.
The sequel followes the same theme, with some of the scenes so creepy it is hard to watch. Former the who drummer keith moon allegedly saw this movie just before. Romantic history of the classic vincent price horror film series book. An expanded version of the kind of fiend whowins, the definitive history of theabominable dr. Heyward, directed by robert fuest, that stars vincent price and robert quarry. Phibes book series and evolved from his 19th century and still victorian london town into an aidriven 21st century gotham. Phibes is a film directed by robert fuest with vincent price, joseph cotten, virginia north, terrythomas, year. Anton phibes, a horribly disfigured madman who enacts an insidious revenge on the. Now, phibesologistjustin humphreys expands his extensive previous writings on the series to tellthe full story of these unique cinematic masterpieces. With vincent price, robert quarry, valli kemp, hugh griffith. With vincent price, joseph cotten, virginia north, terrythomas. Vincent price and virginia north in the abominable dr.
Phibes cultclassic series and it will see the one and only malcolm mcdowell take on the iconic horror. An expanded version of the kind of fiend who wins, the definitive history of the abominable dr. Through a series of tortuous means that would make a bond villain green with envy, the hideous phibes is matched by joseph cotten as the doc at the. The title was later changed to phibes resurrectus, but nothing came of it. Once phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are responsible and begins exacting his revenge on all those involved. After seeking vengeance on the men whom he blamed for his wifes death in the first film, phibes returns to seek eternal life in egypt, while he pursues a centuriesold man. Phibes, a weird horrorcomedy, a trend i see in a lot of scary movies from the early 1970s. This is the second film in jacinto molina aka paul naschys valdemar the werewolf series of movies. Phibes is a 1971 british dark comedy horror film, produced by ronald s. Proposed to aip by william goldstein and james whiton as a sequel to the first film. The morbidly romantic history of the classic vincent price horror film series, by justin humphries. The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the scrolls of life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife. Phibes film, there are many who believe that theater of blood was the much anticipated but never made third phibes film.
In order to accept anything that happens in the unfolding plot you have to, as previously mentioned, ignore some of the key factors that occur in the first film. Phibes was a little masterpiece, with phibes committing the most bizarre murders in film history. He is also cowriter of the top grossing horror motion picture the abominable dr. Phibes film was a remarkably entertaining film that found the right balance between campy humor and grand guignolstyle horror. Famous organist anton phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead. Phibes series comes a collectors box set that includes the first trilogy of the dr. A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, anton phibes, seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for his wifes death. The premise of the film is simple enough and on the surface of it could be seen as interchangeable with any number of revenge pictures, but it is in its style, execution and eccentricities that the abominable dr.
Detectives are stumped to learn that all of the doctors assisted a dr. Phibes is a british film directed by robert fuest and released in 1971. Phibes is presented in 1080p resolution by arrow video with a satisfactory film transfer. Phibes was distributed in 1971 by american international pictures, the ultimate bmovie studio who were synonymous with churning out exploitation pictures directed to the youth market films that ranged from the roger corman titles to beach party and biker flicks and eventually throughout the 1970s with its.
The music, the sets very cool art deco by brian eatwell and the macabre ways of phibes killing all lead to a very rousing 90 minutes of pure fun. Phibes pg, 1971, 94 min doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner. Phibes, also cowrote the original screenplay of the abominable dr. Phibes sets itself apart from the seventies horror. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The following is a part of a series exploring vincent price films that have eluded me throughout the years. Dr phibes movie series of the abominable and rises again. Phibes 1971 comedy horror movies doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner. Young people found the film trippy during its original release in 1971, while subsequent generations recognize the movie as a campy precursor to se7en and saw. Phibes takes his inspiration for the murders from the old testament, the ten plagues of egypt. Phibes juggles horror and humor, but under the pictures campy facade, theres. Phibes and the bestselling author of the cult classic dr. Director robert fuest and vincent price made a sequel dr phibes rises again 1972, which is okay but misses much of this film s elegance.