1966
Director; Gerald Thomas
Stars; Harry Corbett, Keneth Williams, Jim Dale, Petter Butterworth and Fenella Fielding
Plot;
Carry on screaming follows the life of DS Sidney Bung (Harry Corbett) and his DC Slobotham (Petter Butterworth) as they investigate the disappearance of Albert Potter's (Jim Dale) girlfriend. They soon come across a house that contains the undead beings of Doctor Orlando Watt (Keneth Williams) and his sister Valeria Watt (Fenella Fielding) who secrectly steal girls from the forest using their 'pet' Oddbod. When they have the girls they turn them into wax dolls to send to local clothes shops.
Response;
This film contains typical British humour as it mentions certain inn'your'endos that many Americans wouldn't get. I think that this film would be appropriate for any age but whether they get the humour is a different matter. The film contains many different aspects form other movies such as the concoction from Dr Jekyl's Mr Hyde and the electrical charges from Dr Frankenstien's monster. Overall this film will be suitable for any age as it is alot funnier than it is scary.
I think this was the first carry on film i saw and even as a young child i enjoyed the sillyness of it, i think i thought it was an actual horror movie back then as well which of course it really isnt. After watching it with through more mature eyes i quite enjoyed the very british humour it conveyed,jokes that dont need to be spelt out to bring laughs. Favourtie joke was when Valeria asks to see DS Bungs' whistle, silly but brilliant. I do think that these types of comedies no longer work in todays market but i do recomend it for the old english humour. 7/10
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