Peter Cushing was originally cast in Cotten's role of Dr. Vesalius, but he declined because his wife was in poor health at the time. Price said Cotten was very uncomfortable doing his scenes, so he intentionally made a lot of funny faces to make him laugh. He would often crack up during filming, wrecking his makeup in the process.
Joseph Cotten would grumble on the film's set that he had to remember and deliver lines, while Price's were all to be post-dubbed. Price responded, "Yes, but I still know them, Joe." In fact, Price was well-known in Hollywood for his ability to memorize all of the characters' lines in a given production, not just his own.
The film was originally advertised in the U.S. with the tagline "Love means never having to say you're ugly," a parody of a famous line from the film "Love Story" (1970), which had been released the previous year. However, that tagline was replaced after the first week due to disappointing opening box office numbers as it turned out audiences had no idea what sort of film this was supposed to be. A new advertising campaign made it clear it was a horror film, and afterwards it became a box office hit...
No comments:
Post a Comment