Review of Shanks (1974) by Gregory W — 12 Mar 2010

Camp b movie fare from the schlock master castle.

This review of Shanks (1974) was written by Gregory W on 12 Mar 2010.

Shanks has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Leo K (530) on 22 Aug 2007

A truly brilliant acting performance in an awful movie. A guilty pleasure…

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By Chris P (1,701) on 22 Sep 2007

This is seriously one of my favorite movies ever. Would love to find a copy on DVD…

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By Rob N (169) on 04 Apr 2010

A Grim Fairy Tale -- Pretty amazing. Marcel Marceau in a mute, dual role. William Castle's last film…

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By Greg S (1,081) on 17 Dec 2013

After apprenticing to a reclusive scientist, a deaf-mute puppeteer learns how to move corpses using electrodes operated by remote control…

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By Brody M (674) on 17 Mar 2010

Enjoyable in the same way when you see a car crash. Caught this on TCM and boy was I lucky since it's hard to find in watchable quality…

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By Brian C (2,025) on 03 Nov 2016

I have mixed feelings about Shanks. It was quite innovative and quite daring to have a movie centered around so many non-speaking mimes…

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By Mike B (1,929) on 19 Aug 2010

Marcel Marceau as a mute? No way! And here he is as a puppeteer who learns the secret of bringing the dead to life through electric marionation…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 02 Mar 2013

Shanks (William Castle, 1974) I'm normally a big fan of William Castle and his one-trick-pony movies…

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By Eric B (2,026) on 11 Mar 2011

Shanks is not marvelous, but if you wanted to make a film to exploit the talents of Marcel Marceau, there would be few ways to do it better…

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By Jacob F (737) on 02 Aug 2010

Castle's final film is one of the most bizarre; not so much in its fairy tale-esque maccabre but rather in it's distant yet bi-polar tone…

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