Showing posts with label Jonathan Haze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jonathan Haze. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

SO LONG, JONATHAN HAZE

You were the darling of the best in quirkiness, with your portrayal of Little Shop of Horrors' Seymour Krelboined being the crowning gem in your prolific career.

In addition, your brought comparable satisfaction through your appearances in Teenage Caveman; Monster from the Ocean Floor; Day the World Ended; Not of This Earth; It Conquered the World; The Terror; Premature Burial; Dementia; Medium Cool; Born Losers; Another Nice Mess; Gunslinger; Five Guns West; Flesh and the Spur; Apache Woman; Swamp Women; The Oklahoma Woman; The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent; Bayou; Forbidden Island; Man with the X-ray Eyes; Invisible Mom II; Ghost of the China Sea; East of Eden 1955; Nobody Smiling; Naked Paradise; The St. Valentine's Day Massacre; Stakeout on Dope Street; Blood Bath; Vice Squad; Cell 2455, Death Row; The Fast and the Furious 1954; Rock All Night; and Carnival Rock; plus there are your nifty, guest spots on Dragnet; The Phantom Eye; I Led 3 Lives; The Angry Beavers; Overland Trail; Cimarron City; The Californians; and 77 Sunset Strip.

You also scripted Invasion of the Star Creatures, a swell lampoon that merges Army privates with space babes and space monsters, creating a memorable mix of Amazonic titillation with goofy, cosmic hijinks.

Thanks for every ounce of the exuberance you delivered, Mr. Haze. You were (and shall remain) a top-of-the-line favorite: long adored and without question, an absolute pleasure to remember. 

Monday, August 21, 2023

Collection Recommendation: Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia (The Little Shop of Horrors 1960)

Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia's (Christmas/Holiday) submission of director Roger Corman's The Little Shop of Horrors is now available on DVD from Alpha Video/oldies.com, in a festive, green-tint transfer.

This 1960, quirky quickie is one of the greatest, horror comedies ever made, and its eccentricities sprout to even lusher heights, thanks to Mr. Lobo's seedy commentary. 

Little Shop of Horrors, which was scripted by Bucket of Blood's Charles B. Griffith, stars Jonathan (Monster from the Ocean Floor) Haze as Seymour Krelborn, a nebbish, florist employee who nurtures a blood-addicted plant, Audrey Jr. (a pre-Miss Mittens of sorts, only nowhere near as sweet and considerably more boisterous). 

In addition to Haze, the cast includes Jackie Joseph as Seymour's goofy girlfriend, Audrey Fulquard; Mel Welles as nervous, petal proprietor, Gravis Mushnick; Meri Welles as sexy streetwalker, Leonora Clyde; Myrtle Vail as "sickly" Mrs. Krelborn; Dick (Bucket of Blood) Miller as flower-nibbling Burson Fouch; and Jack Nicholson as pain-loving, dental patient, Wilbur Force. 

Mr. Lobo taps a fountain of Yuletide jubilation from the flick (despite his declarations of impoverishment), creating an ingenious, "man eating plant," YouTube video, followed by a meticulous, macaroni-and-cheese, necklace tutorial; and as a special treat, extempore escort/Reel 7 Girl, Summer Hairabedian, grants a tempestuous, if not truncated visit. There's also Miss Mittens' adorable, Nativity allusion and Xmas commercials and trailers galore to get one in the holiday spirit, no matter the time of year. 

This naughty-but-nice, Cinema Insomnia installment is a wonderful, "misunderstood" novelty that all vegetated-minded fans should stick in their stockings.

Order at 

https://www.oldies.com/product-view/08500Y.html