This weeks entry was crafted as a television pilot, but nbc made the terrible call back in 1973 of not picking it up for series. The movie first aired on nbc television on february 21, 1973. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his deat. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. 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. Watched this movie around the late 70s and, considering im not impressed at all by horror movies, this really gave me the creeps. The night stalker, was originally supposed to be the pilot for a weekly tv series. The norliss tapes 1973 so, the norliss tapes was a 1973 tv movie developed and directed by dan curtis, same guy who did the night stalker telefilm the year before. Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a.
Those overcast english days and dark italian canals can suddenly. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the norliss tapes near you. Download youtube video the norliss tapes 1973 mp4, mp3, avi, 3gp and more video in 4k full hd 1080 720 quality, mp3 in 320kbps. Aired on nbc on february 21, 1973, the film stars roy thinnes as david norliss, a writer trying to solve a supernatural mystery. The norliss tapes 1973 changes the movie database tmdb.
Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a walking dead man. If you like the norliss tapes you are looking for scary, tense and mind bending movies about with zombie, vampire, investigation, reporter, crimes, ghost and supernatural themes of horror genre shot in. Curtis was producer andor director of a number of television adaptations of classic horror texts including the strange case of dr. Trailing a slew of superlatives and a reputation as the scariest tv movie ever, its no great surprise that dan curtis busted 1973 tv pilot the norliss tapes is. Collecting various samples and beats from 60s loungeexotica, european porn funk and italian library music. The norliss tapes 1973 fantastic movie musings and. Beh, so quando sei nei paraggi perche conosco il suono. 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 norliss tapes 1973 tvmovie article 3485 by dave sindelar viewing date. The norliss tapes 1973 trailers and clips moviefone. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. One of the nonliterary projects that followed was the norliss tapes, an ambitious 1973 telefilm he directed right after night strangler in an attempt to launch his kind of tv horror series.
But after a frightened phone call to his publisher, norliss disappears leaving only a stack of cassettes on which hes dictated his strange. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. With roy thinnes, angie dickinson, claude akins, don porter, michele carey, vonetta mcgee, hurd hatfield, nick dimitri. Download the norliss tapes 1973 video youtube in mp4, mp3. Visit dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. This movie took the same premise paranormalinvestigating journalist and tried to give it a slightly different flavor. 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. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray.
The norliss tapes wasnt great, but it certainly wasnt bad. The norliss tapes 1973 abc directed by dan curtis starring. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. It was a failed tv pilot that was to be about a writer named norliss who was busy making tapes to document his journey into disproving the supernatural and the like. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. Though the pilot was never picked up, its a creepy. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 the norliss tapes tv. 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 was the pilot for a series which failed to secure a network slot perhaps no one wanted a program with a nonexistent hero.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. The nona tapes is a 1995 mockumentary by the american rock band alice in chains directed by rocky schenck to promote the bands selftitled album. Well i know when youre around cause i know the sound. In search of, and their like by a good twenty years or more is nothing short of astonishingthe norliss tapes comes to us from the depths of 1973. May 21, 2018 the norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible. The norliss tapes page 2 classic horror film board. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made. Dan curtis has executive producer credit on this film.
When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. 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. The norliss tapes by dan curtis dan curtis, roy thinnes. Aug 02, 2017 the norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Mar 26, 2017 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. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to. David norliss is a writer with an interest in the occult. Horror tv pilot in order to find out why a writer of his who has been working on a book debunking the supernatural.
This is a rare fulllength effort for uk movie company amicus productions, who. Dec 06, 2015 dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. Some sources list the film as having aired on march 8 1974, some claim it was released in 1973. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. Of course somehow something happened and the writer has disappeared so this tv movie is based around the first tape. The production values were first rate, with impressive on location shooting in san franciso and.
It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal what have you, but lacks the snark and the bite. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1973 freigegeben. Upon visiting david norliss s house he finds tapes that detail each experience he has been involved with over the last year. Roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. War rages in the middle east as israel fights syria and egypt. Nov 16, 2006 the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. 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. Norliss obviously fears for his life and informs evans that he may not be long for this world. Looking back at the norliss tapes mysterious universe.
Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. 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 blood and clay. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. As it happens, the tapes seem to be all that is left of norliss, who has completely disappeared. Curtis dug back into the horror vein he continued to mine so successfully and came up with the norliss tapes.
The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology. That movie was 1973 s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. 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. This movie which was a pilot for a supposed series tells the tale of the first tape that was found by norliss s publisher that goes on to show that sometimes, the supernatural can be more real than you could ever imagine. The norliss tapes was the pilot for a series which failed. The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology series. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal.
For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. Media in category films of the united states, 1973 the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. It features journalist nona weisbaum played by jerry cantrell interviewing the band in seattle and also includes the music video for the lead single grind, and outtake footage overdubbed with heaven beside you. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. Hyde 1968, dracula 1973, frankenstein 1973, the picture of dorian gray 1973, and the turn of the screw 1974.
The norliss tapes was made in 1973 and largely brought to life on american television by dan curtis the man behind the night stalker, the night strangler both starring darren mcgavin as journalist carl kolchak and dark shadows. Watch the latest norliss tapes trailer on video detective. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nolan trilogy of terror based on a story by fred mustard stewart ellis island. The norliss tapes 1973, usa tv the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. The 1975 the sound traduzione in italiano musixmatch. See more ideas about angie dickinson, roy thinnes and movie tv. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. Films of the united states, 1973 wikimedia commons.
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