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'''''Crazy House''''' was a 1943 comedy film written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo, directed by Edward F. Cline, and released by Universal Studios.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=383 AFI entry on the film.] Retrieved 11 Nov '16.</ref> It featured comedic-duo Olsen and Johnson and was originally released in the USA on October 8, 1943 (May 22, 1944 in Sweden and July 31, 1950 in Denmark). The film had quite a star-studded cast for the time, featuring talent such as Shemp Howard, Richard Lane, Allan Jones, and Robert Paige among many others.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035764/ IMDb page.] Retrieved 11 Nov '16.</ref>
'''''Crazy House''''' was a 1943 comedy film written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo, directed by Edward F. Cline, and released by Universal Studios.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=383 AFI entry on the film.] Retrieved 11 Nov '16</ref> It featured comedic-duo Olsen and Johnson and was originally released in the USA on October 8th, 1943 (May 22nd, 1944, in Sweden and July 31st, 1950, in Denmark). The film had quite a star-studded cast for the time, featuring talent such as Shemp Howard, Richard Lane, Allan Jones, and Robert Paige among many others.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The movie stars Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson as themselves, returning to Hollywood after three years on Broadway. Upon visiting Universal Studios, however, they do not get a warm welcome, as their names alone wreaks havoc within the studio, with people screaming in terror should the duo introduce themselves to them. Despite this setback, they see it fit to not give up on returning to the movie scene, as they eventually run into an assistant director from their first film, Edmund MacLean, who was fired from the studio. With him as their director along with "volunteer" talent, Olsen and Johnson soon begin to make a film on their own.
The movie stars Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson as themselves, returning to Hollywood after three years on Broadway. Upon visiting Universal Studios, however, they do not get a warm welcome, as their names alone wreak havoc within the studio, with people screaming in terror should the duo introduce themselves to them. Despite this setback, they see it fit to not give up on returning to the movie scene, as they eventually run into an assistant director from their first film, Edmund MacLean, who was fired from the studio. With him as their director along with "volunteer" talent, Olsen and Johnson soon begin to make a film on their own.


==Availability==
==Availability==
The film has had limited releases on home media. In 2005, a company that is known as Nostalgic Family Value, who also released films such as ''3 of a Kind'' and ''Trouble Chasers'', released the film on VHS. However, the tapes are now very rare and, since there hasn't been an official DVD release of ''Crazy House'', the film is consequently hard to find. The only footage online as of now is a trailer for the film.
The film has had limited releases on home media. In 2005, a company that is known as Nostalgic Family Value, who also released films such as ''3 of a Kind'' and ''Trouble Chasers'', released the film on VHS. However, the tapes are now very rare and, since there hasn't been an official DVD release of ''Crazy House'', the film is consequently hard to find. The only footage online as of now is a trailer for the film.


However, in 2003, the Trio Network had an event hosted by Quentin Tarantino where he selected 12 films he liked (one of them being ''Crazy House'') to be broadcast across several days to celebrate the then-upcoming release of ''Kill Bill Vol. 1''.<ref>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2003-10-03/180138/ Article on the Trio Network event.] Retrieved Nov. 11 '16.</ref> ''Crazy House'' was shown on Oct. 9th at 6 PM along with ''Hi Diddle Diddle'' after it. It's possible this event was recorded by people, but little footage of the event is online as of now.
However, in 2003, the Trio Network had an event hosted by Quentin Tarantino where he selected 12 films he liked (one of them being ''Crazy House'') to be broadcast across several days to celebrate the then-upcoming release of ''Kill Bill Vol. 1''.<ref>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2003-10-03/180138/ Article on the Trio Network event.] Retrieved 11 Nov '16</ref> ''Crazy House'' was shown on Oct. 9th at 6 PM along with ''Hi Diddle Diddle'' after it. It's possible this event was recorded by people, but little footage of the event is online as of now.


On July 7, 2018 user TropesAreDangerous uploaded a copy of the film to YouTube under the username The Boss. However, ContentID almost immediately blocked it. It is now preserved via Internet Archive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/CrazyHouse1943 Full movie on Internet Archive]Retrived 07 July '18</ref>
On July 7th, 2018, user TropesAreDangerous uploaded a copy of the film to YouTube under the username The Boss. However, ContentID almost immediately blocked it. It is now preserved via Internet Archive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/CrazyHouse1943 The full film on Internet Archive.] Retrieved 07 Jul '18</ref>


==Gallery==
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==External Link==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035764/ IMDb page on the film.] Retrieved 11 Nov '16
==References==
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Revision as of 04:29, 7 October 2019

Crazy House VHS Cover.jpg

VHS cover.

Status: Found

Date found: 07 Jul '18

Found by: TropesAreDangerous

Crazy House was a 1943 comedy film written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo, directed by Edward F. Cline, and released by Universal Studios.[1] It featured comedic-duo Olsen and Johnson and was originally released in the USA on October 8th, 1943 (May 22nd, 1944, in Sweden and July 31st, 1950, in Denmark). The film had quite a star-studded cast for the time, featuring talent such as Shemp Howard, Richard Lane, Allan Jones, and Robert Paige among many others.

Plot

The movie stars Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson as themselves, returning to Hollywood after three years on Broadway. Upon visiting Universal Studios, however, they do not get a warm welcome, as their names alone wreak havoc within the studio, with people screaming in terror should the duo introduce themselves to them. Despite this setback, they see it fit to not give up on returning to the movie scene, as they eventually run into an assistant director from their first film, Edmund MacLean, who was fired from the studio. With him as their director along with "volunteer" talent, Olsen and Johnson soon begin to make a film on their own.

Availability

The film has had limited releases on home media. In 2005, a company that is known as Nostalgic Family Value, who also released films such as 3 of a Kind and Trouble Chasers, released the film on VHS. However, the tapes are now very rare and, since there hasn't been an official DVD release of Crazy House, the film is consequently hard to find. The only footage online as of now is a trailer for the film.

However, in 2003, the Trio Network had an event hosted by Quentin Tarantino where he selected 12 films he liked (one of them being Crazy House) to be broadcast across several days to celebrate the then-upcoming release of Kill Bill Vol. 1.[2] Crazy House was shown on Oct. 9th at 6 PM along with Hi Diddle Diddle after it. It's possible this event was recorded by people, but little footage of the event is online as of now.

On July 7th, 2018, user TropesAreDangerous uploaded a copy of the film to YouTube under the username The Boss. However, ContentID almost immediately blocked it. It is now preserved via Internet Archive.[3]

Gallery

The film's trailer.

External Link

References

  1. AFI entry on the film. Retrieved 11 Nov '16
  2. Article on the Trio Network event. Retrieved 11 Nov '16
  3. The full film on Internet Archive. Retrieved 07 Jul '18