Frozen Scream (1975)

Synopsis

The movie Frozen Scream (1975) is a horror film directed by Frank Roach. The plot revolves around two scientists who are trying to find the secret of immortality. They abduct and kill people, plant chips in their necks, and bring them back to life as murderous zombies who are kept on ice when they aren’t embarking on killing sprees. The cast includes Renee Harmon, Lynne Yeaman, Wolf Muser, and Thomas McGowan.

The movie Frozen Scream (1975) is a low-budget horror film that was shot in 1975 but not shown to distributors until “sometime around 1980” and apparently failed to achieve a theatrical release. Its initial commercial release was on VHS in the UK in 1983 by Home Video Productions [1]. The film is considered to be one of the original 72 Video Nasties, but it was not one of the 39 films prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959, which had been amended in 1983 to include films [1].

Cast

  • Renee Harmon as Dr. Lil Stanhope
  • Lynne Yeaman as Ann Girard
  • Wolf Muser as Dr. Tom Girard
  • Thomas McGowan as Det. Sgt. Kevin McGuire
  • Wayne Liebman as Fr. O’Brien
  • Lee James as Dr. Sven Johnsson
  • Sunny Bartholomew as Cathrin
  • Bill Oliver as Bob Russel
  • Bob Rochelle as Kirk Richard
  • Teri Argula as Nurse
  • Art Piatt as Nightwatchman

Trivia

  • Frozen Scream (1975) is considered to be one of the original 72 Video Nasties, but it was not one of the 39 films prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959, which had been amended in 1983 to include films [1].
  • The song, “Jack Around The Shack”, listed in the soundtrack, is just a thinly veiled attempt to get out of paying royalties for the Bill Haley classic “Rock Around the Clock” [2].
  • Composer H. Kingsley Thurber used the same music from this film in Don’t Go In The Woods [3].

Reviews

  • According to GBHBL, “ Frozen Scream is not just one of the worst movies to get caught up in the infamous video nasty scandal of the 80’s in the UK, it is one of the worst horror movies ever made. ”
  • According to Geek with Clip-Ons, “ It doesn’t drag too much, plus the awful dubbing and music keeps it entertaining. ”
  • According to Horror News, “ I know looking at all that it may seem that Frozen Scream is one of those movies that is so bad that it’s good, but I assure you that is not the case at all. It is just plain bad. .”

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Last updated byCody Meirick on November 5, 2023