Review of A Bucket of Blood (1959) by Robert I — 13 Jan 2013

Corman's cult film Bucket of Blood is a dark comedy perfectly satirising on the beatnik pretentious culture that was developing at the time, following the story of a busboy who inspired by the artists of the café he works in tries his luck at sculpturing but only finds success after he accidentally kills a cat and covers it in clay.

After the success he receives, he moves onto human subjects. Made for just around 50,000 dollars, this is an amazingly inspirational film that invented its own style. With great acting, a little seen feature in Corman films, and a gripping plot, this film certainly deserves its cult status, and its reputation as one of Corman's best works.