Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

Legendary director John Carpenter makes his debut on my channel with the Lovecraft inspired horror movie "In The Mouth Of Madness"!
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[@TheBrandonTenold]

Do you read Sutter Cane?

[@randomreviews4278]

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[@DinoRicky]

@@randomreviews4278I do that in every new video on my fav creators with low comments or are brand new A replacement of saying your first

[@JOSH-lw2jv]

I'd prefer Stephen King, thank you very much.

[@DinoRicky]

@@JOSH-lw2jvok?

[@DinoRicky]

@@frankdrebinn I lovecraft prefer. At ego certe non convertam ad monstrum per john faber movie

[@sawyer6264]

I love how Sutter Cane is supposed to be a mix of HP Lovecraft and Stephen King, but looks like a blonde Neil Gaiman

[@funkyweapon1981]

Without the racism and alcoholism?

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@funkyweapon1981 The wtf? What's racist about Neil Gaiman?

[@SaraqaelGuardian]

​@@imcallingjapan2178 I think they mean the alcoholism than King used to have, and the racism of Lovecraft

[@TheRezro]

@@SaraqaelGuardian Lovecraft is regularly taken out of context od the period.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@TheRezro No, facts are regularly taken out of context by repulsive geeks trying to be edgy. I loved his work, but the guy was a racist, antisemitic mess, I would NEVER want to meet in real life.

[@UltraPoseidon]

Really hope Sir Sam Neill (That's right, he was just knighted!) Pulls through his cancer treatment. He's a great actor and I hope we don't lose him.

[@Stonecutter334]

Me too.

[@THERetro_Savage]

Saw this in theaters when it dropped.... good film

[@xer0c]

From what I read, his cancer is in remission. He will need preventative chemotherapy for the rest of his life however.

[@ValerieEnriquez]

@@xer0c man, fuck cancer. but at least Sir Sam Neill is still with us for now. He's basically the face of my childhood as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (and then the face of my nightmares after seeing Event Horizon). I didn't see In the Mouth of Madness until just a couple of years ago and that was such a treat to see in a movie theater for Halloween.

[@chancegivens9390]

He got cancer?!... fuck man... I hope he gets better

[@antonkovalenko364]

In the Mouth of Madness will always be a favorite of mine.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

Ghost of Mars was apparently so bad that Carpenter felt like he needed to make the Ward so that way it wasn't his last movie. Not only that, but even at age 75, the internet is basically demanding that he help direct the Dead Space movie. His response, "I'd rather play the video games, got a lot of catching up to do with my grandkids. Along with plenty of cigarettes that need to be smoked." It's not verbatim, but it's along the lines of that. Though, can we all just appreciate the fact that he's 75 and he plays video games. He's probably better at it than a majority of gaming journalists.

[@Invidente7]

He totally got past Cuphead's trainning stage.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

@Invidente7 Then broke his controller when he couldn't beat the flower.

[@WolfHreda]

Ghosts of Mars was bad, but it was fun, at least.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

@@WolfHreda Define fun.

[@lutherheggs451]

No studio wants to give him money for anything....He had nothing to do with the 2018 Halloween trilogy beyond doing the music for them. All of Carpenter's films not called Halloween were varying degrees of massive bomb. This is the same guy who when asked what he thought about how his movies were bombs but had such a strong fan cult following his response was LITERALLY "fuck the fans, I don't care, they didn't make me any money"

[@jdcyber6217]

One of my favorite moments, after they put John in the padded cell: John: "I'm not insane!" Random patient: "I'm not if he's not!" The way the patient says it right after, gets me every time.😆

[@dukstedi]

😂

[@williammitchell5201]

One of my favorite moments as well!

[@Childrenofthecornedbeef]

It's quite comedic to see them all copy him.

[@ActivistBatonVI]

​​@@Childrenofthecornedbeef I also thought it was one of the creepiest moments in the movie, panning to the hallway, seeing all the mental patients crying and distressed.

[@jkb2016]

You can't go wrong with Sam Neil. He never fails to deliver.

[@BHY1117]

You can tell when a Sam Neill movie is going to be insane by how early on he gets that creepy smile on his face. Here, it's right off the bat.

[@ShawsOwn]

One of my favorite things about the end is that Sam Neil's character has an interesting motivation for laughing. He spent the first half doubting everyone else's claims. He spent the second half as the only one left trying to convince people of what he only knew. To the point of being put in a madhouse. In the end he was technically vindicated, validated that he wasn't mad & it was real. Just, you know, at the cost of all humanity.

[@myrnalaboy2840]

Really insane from beginning to end. RIP David Warner.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

I know he was in films, long before I was born but I first remember Warner from The Time Bandits and Tron. He definitely made his presence known in both films.

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……first saw David Warner in RSC tv series’ of the mid-60’s, ‘The Hollow Crown’. He was with all the top-notch British actors’ of the time. It was an excellent show, & DW was terrific. I followed his career ever since. Think his last tv appearance was in Sir Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Wallsnder’, playing his screen father………

[@OpenBiolabsGuy]

This movie was Lovecraft done right for cinema.

[@pulse4503]

impressive effects/music/acting by Neill/photography/score

[@bradencampbell464]

This is one of, if not my favourite, carpenter movies. He got the lovecraftian vibe down brilliantly!

[@anubusx]

Way better than most horror films that get released today.

[@bradencampbell464]

@@anubusx oh, no contest there. We just don't get a well written story or a creative vision all that much these days.

[@anubusx]

@@bradencampbell464 Thank you. I heard Del Toro wants to adapt In The Mountains Of Madness.

[@bradencampbell464]

@@anubusx he might do okay at that. He managed to give us an interesting tale of fantasy to escape the horrors of reality with pan's labyrinth, so Lovecraft might be something he can pull off.

[@vedbergsmagic3217]

​@@anubusxhe has been wanting to do that for almost 20 years now, i wouldnt hold my breath to it ever happening

[@gooshy8312]

Trivia: Hobb's End is the name of the subway station where an alien space craft is found in "Quatermass and the Pit" (original) and "5 Million Years to Earth" ( Hammer Films remake). Both are worth watching, and hard to find.

[@antonysimpson6288]

Quatermass and the Pit is a fantastic film, extremely scary but also with a very intelligent plot, and the effects were awesome for their time (and still hold up today). See it if you can!

[@funkyweapon1981]

Neat.

[@Legather]

Carpenter seems to have also been a fan of Nigel Kneale's work (though I'm not sure Kneale returned the affection). Prince of Darkness was a Kneale-ish story nestled between two cosmic horrors, even had a Professor Quatermass nameplate on a door in the university and I think the writing gets credited to a Quatermass too.

[@gooshy8312]

@@Legather Yeah I forgot about the connections in Prince of Darkness.

[@johnmcintosh8673]

Was about to give this info when I spotted your post, apparently I lose 10 smug points, damn.

[@jwnj9716]

Did I ever tell you that my favourite was Blue? - James Cameron.

[@7bordello]

Just when I think Brandon can’t get anymore awesome he references both Junji Ito and TV Tropes

[@Iruleyoufail]

I did a blind buy with this and it was so freaking worth it.

[@shadowleon659]

Event Horizon is basically this movie but set in outer space.

[@TheRezro]

@@shadowleon659 I must say Event Horizon was a experience. It take courage to make horror where nothing happen for 90% of movie but then it go ball to the wall insane. Fun fact, they cut out portion of gory material, because it make unnecessary revelation too early.

[@Transilvanian90]

@@TheRezro It's a crime against humanity that they were too incompetent to preserve that footage though. It would've made for an incredible Director's Cut.

[@MrRjh63]

@@shadowleon659 Event Horizon is more WH40k than Lovecraft

[@LucyLioness100]

“Have you read Sutter Cane?” Truly the Lovecraft adaptation we deserved although Del Toro’s I’d still want to see happen. I love all the homages to the works of the late author & of course the blatant fact Sutter Cane is used as a jab to the King of horror fiction, one who hails from Maine. Plus the cast is absolutely stellar with Sam Neil being his charismatic self as always, Julie Carmen as the publicist who you aren’t sure has the best interests at heart once the peril arrives & of course the great Jürgen Prochnow utilizes his limited screen-time to enigmatic effect as Cane. And even the minor parts like Charlton Heston and the late David Warner leave an impression

[@Invidente7]

Jurgen once played Arnold on a TV biopic about his road to becoming Governor of California.

[@thunderphoenix440]

Also you got friggin' Vigo the Carpathian here as that one farmer.

[@infectedgoat7775]

“JUST GET OUT!”

[@buggobricks]

I listened to an radio play version of Del Toro’s screenplay and it sounded like the movie would’ve been pretty neat.

[@Estorium]

This is my second favourite Carpenter film, just inched out by The Thing. I absolutely love it. My sister was the lead guitarist in a band that named themselves after this film too.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

I love this movie as well, but my Carpenter introduction was with the movie "Starman" which I completely forgot was a Carpenter movie until recently, but it sticks out most of my earlier memories of his movies for me. So many one liners in that movie that I still quote them at least once a week to this day. I think it's his least recognized of his great film accomplishments, in this case he did the complete flip of "the thing" alien and made him a practical saint. It more or less implies that his son will be "the Messiah" of mankind at the end. He has Q like abilities himself with the aid of his 7 balls that can do basically anything.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

I'm gonna check this out and The Prince of Darkness because THE THING and THEY LIVE are my favorites

[@DeathBYDesign666]

@@thing1thing2themediamaniac43 Try "Starman" if you haven't already, if you want his take on a "good alien entity". There are also good alien entities in cosmic horror (like the great race of yith) so it still has the element of the unknowable in it. The "They Live" aliens are the anthesis of those types though, they are just plainly greed worshiping capitalists with no agenda at all, other than profit. They aren't evil, they are just ferengi basically.

[@ProfArmitage218]

The same water treatment plant was used as the exterior of The Centre on the 1996-2000 NBC TV series "The Pretender".

[@deadWu]

Is that the original title? Wow, In italy was called Jarod Il Camaleonte (the Chameleon). I really liked that series.

[@farvithianguard]

Love this movie. There ws good dialogue between characters, I loved the premise of the stories actually spreading the influence of the Elder Things. A lot of great actors in it, too. Sam Neill is brilliant in it and always loved seeing David Warner pop up in films. So sad that he's gone.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Yeah, I've had a guy saying to me this movie is "pretentious". I don't see it. I just see a great Lovecraftian horror story

[@TheBrandonTenold]

@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 This movie is only 'pretentious' if you judge it purely as a summer popcorn flick. That's not what it is. It's a mid-budget film that treads the line between being artsy & just pure drive-in cult movie entertainment, which is what Carpenter was the best at. It's why both him and this movie still have a following today.

[@wstine79]

Sutter Cane was an awesome author. He creates such titles like "Critter Morgue," "THAT," and "The Feeling."

[@user-ln4gd6hx7e]

I would argue that to this day, his magnum opus is the apocalyptic pandemic saga, The Stare. Consistently speaking, I actually gravitate more towards his non-horror writing, like The Rankbank revelation, Eudora Doughsquirt, Jessie's sport, The black measure, The girl who loved Taint Johnson and The corpse, which was the basis for the movie Stand and see. Least favorite novel of his is The Cockypeckers.

[@thunderphoenix440]

@@user-ln4gd6hx7e What did you think about 4/14/65?

[@TherealTenmanI]

So this is what being outside of the group. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE SAYING!?

[@user-ln4gd6hx7e]

​@@TherealTenmanIThe author in the movie is a Stephen King imitation named Sutter Cane, so we're making up imaginary titles of imaginary books Sutter Cane could have written and all the titles are wacky imitations of titles of actual Stephen King books. The Shining=The Feeling, IT=THAT etc. It's called nerding out.

[@varanid9]

@@user-ln4gd6hx7e Was it as good as "Lustful Objects"?

[@AliceBowie]

The Water Treatment Plant was used as the sanitarium in Strange Brew.

[@TheSnoopyclone]

That opening rock music is awesome. It was so unexpected and it gets you pumped up about the movie.

[@varanid9]

And Carpenter composed it himself. Might even have performed it.

[@Transilvanian90]

@@varanid9 He definitely plays it when he's on tour, and it's awesome. I recommend going if he's ever in your area and you're a fan of his work

[@jarrodb4867]

Carpenter wanted to use "enter sandman" but the studio didn't want to pay the amount metallica wanted.

[@Transilvanian90]

@@jarrodb4867 I actually prefer that it’s his own composition over a Metallica song. Improves the movie

[@shadowleon659]

One of the greatest horror movies ever made. You should one day review Village of the Damned with Christopher Reeve.

[@readhistory2023]

I believe he already has.

[@DeepEye1994]

​@@readhistory2023nope

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@readhistory2023 I hope that's not Shepherd's pie in me knickers

[@ephraimwinslow]

Most impressive thing in this movie: managing to legibly draw crosses on your own face using a crayon and no mirror.

[@cujoedaman]

Who said he drew them on? :D

[@varanid9]

I've done it.

[@DeepEye1994]

He could've used the reflection of the window Not as good as mirror but its something

[@euansmith3699]

Jürgen Prochnow, great name, great voice, great face; the triple threat. By the way, "Hobb's End is the location of the underground construction in "Quatermass and the Pit"; another Lovecraftian tale of eldritch madness from the stars.

[@anubusx]

Loved how Vigo made a cameo in this.

[@faeembrugh]

Because 'Old Hob' is a traditional term for the Devil; also 'Old Nick'.

[@funkyweapon1981]

@@faeembrugh Or Old Scratch, don't forget that one.

[@euansmith3699]

Indeedy. @@faeembrugh

[@SaturmornCarvilli]

I'm glad you brought up the Harry Potter connection. Back in college, I said that the Harry Potter series was the real "In the Mouth of Madness" series. So to protect humanity, I joked that I was never going to read or watch any of it. I haven't read a paragraph nor watch a single scene of it to this very day. Mostly as it held no interest, but now I just find it funny to commit to the bit.

[@zerrodefex]

Well every "potterhead" I've known always had a few screws loose so you may be on to something. The series has an unhealthy appeal to people with certain issues who they are stupidly obsessive about it.

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@zerrodefex Especially the middle age women crushing on teenage Harry Potter

[@KaijuSlayer54]

You're a mad lad and I commend you, even as someone who enjoys Harry Potter 😂🤣

[@KaijuSlayer54]

​@@zerrodefexthat's why even though I enjoy the movies and books I stay away from the fanbase. They're too much for me and I already got the Godzilla and Star Wars fanbases to deal with driving me up the wall 😂🤣

[@KellogsR-ny7ug]

I’ll say My ex would constantly shove it down my throat and it was at the pressure of all her friends

[@dfsengineer]

The water treatment plant in Toronto is the RC Harris plant, an Art Deco masterpiece built in 1932 - 41. It's open for public tours once a year during Doors Open Toronto at the end of May, and it is absolutely worth the visit.

[@ikecarr5989]

The water treatment plant featured in the flick, at least the exterior shots. Were used for the headquarters of the Center. The bad guys for the television show, THE PRETENDER.

[@ShinGallon]

6:57 This is the kind of deep cut reference I come here for. Also David Warner had this way of elevating everything he was in. He was criminally underappreciated when he was alive.

[@ikecarr5989]

Sad part, David Warner, despite his contributions, didn't even get mentioned in the Oscar's "In Memorium" segment.

[@richardw2977]

In the Mouth of Madness is easily one of my favorite movies - even if it did take a couple of times watching it. Between this in '94 and Event Horizon in '97, it established Sam Neill into that rare category of insane actor that Nicolas Cage inhabits.

[@frankbruder3097]

And don't forget _Possession_ in '81.

[@infectedgoat7775]

I love Possession his performance and Isabella Adjani’s is like a fever dream. Then Bob at the end “don’t open don’t open…” KERPLUNK BATHTUB. And the insane ending God I love that film. It really does emulate the feelings of a disintegrating relationship where you know it’s over but it’s pure hell trying to hang on. When he’s shaking on the bed and running up and down empty hallways and asks the maid “how… how long have I been here?” Always gets me. I’ve felt that insane and empty when my wife left and took everything then Covid hit and everything truly went to hell. -PS Also loved Sam in Omen III. “Reality is just what we tell each other it is. Sane and insane could easily switch places, if the insane were to become the majority. You would find yourself locked in a padded cell, wondering what happened to the world.” -In the Mouth of Madness.

[@richardw2977]

@@infectedgoat7775 Oh yeah! Omen III. I forgot all about that movie. Now I have the urge to go back and experience the series again - it's been a few years since I've watched them.

[@skylx0812]

When Neill first arrived on the scene in Reilly Ace of Spies there was just something about his eyes and half leering grin that made me think I bet this guy can do crazy really well. ...then they showed his ass and I thought, yup pretty sure.

[@pulse4503]

for me, it is the weakest one of the trilogy with the thing being the pinnacle of JC

[@JOSH-lw2jv]

David Warner also sailed on board the RMS Titanic twice: He first appeared in *"S.O.S. TITANIC"* (1979) as Lawrence Beesley, an English science teacher who sailed as a 2nd Class passenger, survived on Lifeboat 13 and later wrote a bestseller about the Titanic disaster in June 1912. The real-life Beesley later gatecrashed the set of the 1958 British docudrama: *"A Night To Remember",* as he wanted to "go down with the ship" during the sinking scene, but this was vetoed by the film's director Roy Ward Baker. His second & more memorable role was in James Cameron's *"TITANIC"* (1997) as Spicer Lovejoy, a former Pinkerton agent and henchman to Caledon Hockley who went down with the sinking ship, with a bleeding scalp for some reason in the final version of the film. Though, this is explained in a deleted scene where he got into a fight with Jack Dawson in the flooding 1st Class Dining Saloon.

[@chrislondo2683]

Also Roy’s brother directed Raise the Titanic.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

He also played two different characters in Star Treks V and VI.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

David Warner is a bonafide legend

[@Egryn]

This is cosmic horror done right. Everything wrong with the movie adds to that layer of psychosis you’re supposed to feel. On a meta analysis this video has an odd reflection to society today.

[@TheRezro]

There is so many myths and misunderstandings about this genre. Starting from the name itself.

[@Egryn]

@@TheRezro cosmic horror is a difficult subject to truly define even by fans of the genre.

[@TheRezro]

@@Egryn Yes. It is actually a complication of subjects and themes resolving around inhumanity and powers beyond our comprehension and manipilation of our perception. And of course easiest way to detect person who know what he is talking about regard Lovecraft is that... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHWup4qfidSdbrs

[@Egryn]

@@TheRezro ok but what does that actually mean. Take Loveceaft’s a Color of of Space. Any color you can imagine in your mind is not the color out of space, so what color is that which is indescribable?

[@reptomicus]

@@TheRezro It's more like Cosmic despair.

[@thEannoyingE]

It’s interesting to note that the dig about Kane’s books inspiring violence is based on fact. Back in the 1970s, King wrote the novella Rage, several shootings occurred with the killers citing Rage either directly or indirectly. This lead King to take Rage out of print for good.

[@StageRight123]

Looks like it's available in a compilation book called The Bachman Books.

[@catfishaggie]

@@StageRight123 Those are older prints. Rage has been out of print completely since 2007

[@StageRight123]

@@catfishaggie Yeah, I was checking out 1st prints on ebay and those are going for some money!

[@catfishaggie]

@@StageRight123 I had a print but sold it to 1/2 price books for some cash and then they pulled it It was an ok story, the shooter was glorified and that was the my main issue with it. The Long Walk was awesome though, that was intense

[@thEannoyingE]

@@StageRight123 yeah, signed copies are even more expensive.

[@marie-helenemartel7147]

Second favorite Carpenter's movie. It is unique.

[@WarDogMadness]

This is one of the best lovecraft movies.

[@TheRezro]

What unfortunately don't say much, as franchise is plagued with underestimation, low budgets and armies of wannabees at the same time. Ironically video games are more fortunate. Stylistic wise I would say best adaptation is Bloodborne. When topic wise Call of Cthulhu from 2018, where despite some shortcomings, they show deep understanding of nature of this genre. Ending is straight great! You must literally put faith in your decision.

[@scottneil1187]

My favourite Lovecraftian film is the little known Necronomicon, love Sam Neill, King and Carpenter but for some reason found this film dull.

[@Bumper1869]

I LOVE John Carpenter and I love In the Mouth of Madness. Carpenter was able to catch that underlying dread and make the story path from everyday reality to the character (and observer/audience) question everything. The ultimate of horror I used to think was the body horror of "The Thing", where you get replaced by something, but this actually surpasses this when the end is revealed. A slight bit different aspect from where Lovecraft goes but just as mind shattering.

[@GoGojiraGo]

I remember seeing the behind the scenes of this on a Movie Magic episode, talking about how they made Monster Mass, Crab Walker, and Meatball Eater.

[@ianbrewster8934]

I won't lie the Mortal Kombat them is linked forever with the New Line Logo..... I remember being blown away by that opening..... And I love this film and all his films in the Apocalypse Trilogy

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

I saw this in the theater and frankly...yeah, definitely one of Carpenter's best. Really got the Lovecraft atmosphere and I am glad to see it get a re-appraisal and people looking at it in a positive light.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Stuart Gordon's Dagon (2001) is a really good Lovecraftian horror movie (Gordon also adapted Lovecraft's Dreams in The Witch-House for the Masters of Horror series). There's also the 2005 silent adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu.

[@sawyer6264]

Gordon also did the first two Reanimator movies and From Beyond, which were quite good albeit loose adaptations

[@rossbach451]

Best thing about Dagon was Macarena Gomez. So stunning.

[@DPerez3573]

This was one of the few movies that genuinely terrified me on first watch. My girlfriend at the time and I got to see it at the theater and came out genuinely disturbed. I recommend it highly. I think it still holds up! There is actually a lot he didn't mention that is really unsettling so this is worth the watch.

[@loreleileong4071]

"Hobb's End" could be a play on "Crouch End", a horror by Stephen King, set in the real-life North London district of Crouch End, originally published in New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980), and republished in a slightly different version in King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes collection (1993). It contains distinct references to the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (hence it publication in the New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos). The story plot is about a newly wed American couple honeymooning in London goes to Crouch End to have dinner with a friend. They soon learn the town is not what it appears to be, and the more they get lost, the more they become trapped in another dimension.

[@aaronmcmillen8140]

This was my favorite horror movie growing up. Thanks for covering this Brandon!

[@bradencampbell464]

12:31 personally, I liked ghosts of Mars. It's clear that carpenter was losing his touch, but it had quite the good-bad movie vibe. There was a lot of potential there, carpenter just fell flat on the delivery.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Carpenter is right up there with Burton and Deltoro for my favorite directors/creatives.

[@yogisie]

I just watched this movie the other night! I first saw it in the theaters at the original release. I’ve only seen it a few times, and I’ve liked it more each time

[@Hellfirematrix]

A very Lovecraftian movie done right!

[@SwaggyG_2102]

When you really think about it, this movie is basically the result of what would happen if a character in a Wattpad story found out they were in a fanfic.

[@juliocesarsajhe]

Just like Deadpool on the comics

[@roeimakikiderikadragontwin9898]

(​@@juliocesarsajhe) or the characters in Re:Creators.

[@whitbyabbey4830]

*New Fear Unlocked*

[@ExUSSailor]

Great flick, one of my absolute favs!

[@Fulgrim2]

Finally! I was hoping you’d cover this movie one day.

[@bored1ca]

I have a great story about this film - I actually saw the movie in the same theatre the last scene was shot in (yes I live in Toronto). In fact, the part when we see Trent walking into the theatre, people started looking towards the doors wondering if he was coming in.....

[@thejudgmentalcat]

This is my 2nd favorite JC movie, just behind The Thing and in front of Escape From New York ❤

[@bradencampbell464]

When Brandon said he's back to schlock next time, I suddenly thought back to Bigfoot. Now I'm worried we will get another John Carradine appearance. Maybe one where his scenes were shot later this time.

[@evilalex87]

one of my fav horror films , great mix of stephen king and lovecraft and awesome soundtrack

[@krs4976]

Man this has been my favourite Carpenter (alongside the Thing) film since I saw it in the mid 90s , I saw it alongside Lord of Illusion on a hangover and man did I have some messed up dreams that night so much so it has stuck with me for nearly 30 years. It is definitely Carpenters last Masterpiece and I'm so glad it's finally getting some recognition there have been a few KZbinrs cover it this week.

[@davejackson9016]

Great video as always! Hobbs End is a subtle nod to the setting of Quatermass & The Pit... :)

[@justmythought7658]

That's the biggest criticism. It's ridiculous that Trent believes nearly to the end of the movie that all of this is a publicity stunt even though people got killed.

[@themick5421]

I unashamedly love this movie. Thanks you for your review!

[@adaptabledisease]

FINALLY, FINALLY. THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER TOLD! DO YOU SEEEEEE! DO YOU SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?????

[@derekshropshire2513]

Big Trouble in Little China may have bombed but I consider it the best movie ever made.

[@Citizen_J]

Fuckin love this movie. Saw it as a teen when it came out, and its been a staple rewatch every year. Sam Neil is solid as always.

[@Jcarroz]

I watched this movie with friends in 8th grade without knowing anything about it. It’s stuck with me ever since and I recommend whenever people ask about psychology horror movies they should watch

[@markw.loughton6786]

Absolutely adore this movie.

[@wstine79]

Happy halloween, BrandonTenold. I hope you also review The Fog sometime.

[@lokey478]

Sam Neil is truly an underrated horror actor I mean in the mouth of madness and Event Horizon. He truly does not get enough credit.

[@jooei2810]

Found out about this movie only 2020, was overjoyed!

[@tigerheart3824]

Frances Bay, who plays the hotel manager was the wonderful witch Esmeralda in Stuart Gordon’s take on The Pit and the Pendulum. David Warner of course is always good whatever he’s in. A big thumbs up for Sam Neill too because he does that slide into madness so well.

[@rattlejaw9976]

She was also happy Gilmores grandma

[@sardonicus76]

And who could forget that time when Jerry Seinfeld stole her marble rye? “Get outta my way, ya old bag!” 🥖 🏃

[@wstine79]

While watching in the mouth of madness, I assume that such a hurricane was a jab at Stephen King because of how he felt about the Christine movie.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

The greatest horror within the film was the protagonist finding out he was trapped in a twisted work of fiction, within a work of fiction, with no way out and no will of his own, left to ride along till the screen cut to black

[@freaknr1]

I love this film. It has an atmosphere all of its own, and some of the scares are amongst the most memorable I've seen. It's a shame Carpenter's movies after this one where all meh, but that doesn't take away from his amazing legacy. Also, seeing him play the theme from this film live is amazing! If Carpenter and his band comes to town, check them out. It's a fantastic experience.

[@CarlKeeling1881]

This is my favorite one out of the Apocalypse Trilogy

[@tskmaster3837]

Hobb's End.... As Quatermass and the Pit points out, "Hobb lane" doesn't mean squat but HOB's Lane means devil or maybe Demon. Daemon if you will... speaking of Who, that show took Quatermass's Hob's Lane and turned it into Hobb's End. ... I have no idea what In the Mouth of Madness is referencing. Both? Neither? Quatermass and the Pit ends with hordes of people killing each other with psychic, demonic powers while an alien demon head watches over them.... probably that one.

[@LordSephleon]

This movie was actually my first true introduction to Lovecraftian horror media. Despite having been a huge horror fan ever since I learned how to read (Greek Myth led to ghost stories and Edgar Allan Poe), I somehow completely missed Lovecraft - even the great (and campy) Reanimator and From Beyond movies - until a friend introduced me to this movie and to Lovecraft in general. It also helps that I was already a Sam Neill fan from Jurassic Park, Event Horizon, and the Merlin TV series. And yes, I was REALLY late to the Sutter Kane party. We're talking first year of college, solidly 2 years after Merlin. Which is also kind of ironic considering I watched Hellraiser at way too young an age, and then Needful Things and Wicked City (when I discovered Anime in '95) in the mid-90s, all of which have some thematic similarities to ITMOM.

[@scottneil1187]

I learned to read through the Greek myths too, cool. Wicked City is amazing, if you haven't seen it and can find it, the live action version is good too, almost as faithful to the source as the live action Crying Freeman.

[@LordSephleon]

@@scottneil1187 Good to see another person who voraciously read Greek mythology as a child! I was always into the fantasy genre in part because stories of knights, wizards, and dragons were what I got as bedtime stories, but also because I played video games since before I even learned to read; the running joke in the family was that I was born with a controller in my hand. But once I did learn to read, Greek Mythology was my gateway. Not sure why my mom didn't introduce me to the Hobbit (her favorite childhood story along with LOTR), but mythology covers a lot more ground in terms of themes, so I'm thankful for it. There was a live action Wicked City!? Never knew that! Looks like I have some research to do. Thanks for the tip!

[@MarieAntoon]

20:27 we were lucky enough to have some of the FX crew come to our college to do a talk when the movie came out. The guy referred to the huge amalgamation creature in the center as "the parade float". It had heads and limbs for puppeteers all over the place and was pretty wild even photographed with good lighting.

[@shinrailp1416]

I always admire these movies that just let the world end and the Main character loses no sudden last minute Deus Ex machina or anything. It doesn't happen often but it is always cool to see.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

I do as well. Sadly most others hate it. The Mist, for example, is widely loathed for the ending.

[@shinrailp1416]

@@myflatlineconstruct Was that the one with the car shooting at the end right before the Deus Ex Machian rolls in? While i personally don't like the ending my problem is more that it should have stopped a bit earlier. The Military rolling in was too much i think. That just makes the ending kinda stupid and more like rubbing salt in the wound than the emotional ending they probably intended.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

@@shinrailp1416 I do agree about the length but probably not the placement of cutting. As example, my viewing , I came to emotional terms by the time they shown cavalry. I was eager to see more monsters if they were kind!

[@rvfiasco]

Looking forward to this one!!

[@DinoRicky]

9:42 It is possible I never heard of famous people from before my birth until recently

[@mademoisellelagushka4693]

One of my favourite movies

[@TheDarkmore]

I remember watching this like 12ish "just another monster movie..." Hell no! XD

[@rwd76]

I saw this on VHS when I was about 17, back in the day. But Sutter Cane is no Garth Marenghi.

[@Diggy22]

Call me crazy, but I actually enjoyed Village Of The Damned. So yeah, I wouldn't call In The Mouth Of Madness his "last" great movie, but it's a damn good one, and another reason I love Tubi 😁

[@sik7476]

You pronounced it correctly Brandon... it's Ra's AL Ghul... note the apostrophe... in NO language does an apostrophe change Ra's, into "Rashe". I argue this all the time. LOL! Sik

[@DevilBoy-ww9ud]

Fun fact: John Carpenter co-composed the score with Jim Lang, who went on to score "Hey Arnold!".

[@Sock66]

I was an extra in this movie! Haha what a blast

[@thEannoyingE]

Weird timing, I just watched this a few days ago. One of my favorites.

[@snuggldungeon]

This is one of the few movies on your channel I've seen BEFORE you made a video on it. So before we get started, gotta say this film is great despite its shortcomings. I genuinely enjoyed it, even the slower burning parts

[@DasNordlicht91]

insane that this movie was partially filmed in my hometown (specifically, the scenes set in the spooky town). Specifically, the scenes in the town are filmed in a corner of Markham, ON called Main Street Unionville. The creepy church today has a neighbourhood built around it.

[@shakes5847]

I am convinced that blonde kid is not Hayden Christensen. I am almost positive that it's actually the kid on the bike he runs over and they just screwed up the credits. I will die on this hill.

[@ien2023]

Great directing. Wan should learn from this movie...repetition is key to scare.

[@DchanZockt]

I think the only small flaw the movie has is that you sometimes see the monsters for a second or two too long. Then you realize that they are puppets. But I really like the cinema poster that you can see at the end.

[@scottneil1187]

You don't see them long enough, all that work and effort and they're barely on screen, who cares if they're puppets, the best special effects are animatronic and puppetry.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Really glad to see you covering this one. It's turned into one of my favorites recently.

[@CowboyRobot2000]

"I'M SORRY ABOUT THE BALLS! IT WAS A LUCKY SHOT!"🤣

[@jamesmoss3424]

Sam Neill is fantastic as John Trent.😀👍

[@JesusRodriguez-ib8hn]

u should do The Prince of Darkness

[@jfridy]

I actually saw this in the theatre. I loved it. My best friend and I were the only people in the theater though. When it came out on tape we showed it to our friends.

[@orwellianson]

This is one of my most favorite horror films of all time. It’s got a killer cast, great score and the themes it explores really gets under the skin. Absolute classic.

[@bryanbell7816]

I'm straight

[@bigsarge2085]

An underrated gem!

[@nickdirienzo2849]

This is one of my favorite horror movies, but I'm also a big Sam Neil fan. Super underrated movie with a great sense of atmosphere.

[@adaptabledisease]

26:45 thought you were going to skip the best line of the movie, LEGEND!

[@william3253]

Carpenter Myers his best work