The Norliss Tapes
by Dan Curtis
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Actor: Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins, Don Porter, Michele Carey, Roy ThinnesDirector: Dan Curtis
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 72 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Norliss Tapes
Movie Review: David Norliss: The Night Stalker
Summary: 3 Stars
Watching "The Norliss Tapes" reminded me of watching "Karl Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Not surprising since both were directed by Dan Curtis who also helmed the landmark gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows." He also directed numerous gothic telehorror masterpieces such as "The Night Stalker," "The Night Strangler," and "Trilogy of Terror."
Let the viewer be warned that "The Norliss Tapes" is a made for television movie that was a pilot for a series that never happened. Its ending led the viewer to believe that the story would be concluded in the first episode of the series. Alas, we will never know what happened to David Norliss (Roy Thinnes).
Angie Dickinson of Brian DePalma's "Dressed to Kill" is wonderful as the wife who is terrorized by her dead husband in his studio. (He looks very similar to the vampire Barnabas Collins of "Dark Shadows.") Norliss investigates the apparition which has a connection to a string of murders where victims are drained of blood.
"Norliss Tapes" is a suspenseful occult telehorror from Dan Curtis. Unfortunately, the ending is disappointing in its abruptness and lack of resolution. I like an open ending but I felt as though twenty minutes were missing. Commentary from Curtis would've been nice; maybe he could've explained future plans he had for the series. As it was, the DVD lacked special features except for a few trailers. Furthermore, the makeup appeared dated and there were innumerable plot holes. "The Norliss Tapes" is recommended only for die hard fans of Curtis' works.
Summary of The Norliss Tapes
Before THE X FILES, There Was THE NORLISS TAPES From Dan Curtis Of DARK SHADOWS, TRILOGY OF TERROR & THE NIGHT STALKER Roy Thinnes stars as David Norliss, an investigative reporter writing a book exposing supernatural hoaxes and paranormal phenomena. But after a frightened phone call to his publisher, Norliss disappears leaving only a stack of cassettes on which he's dictated his strange findings. When a wealthy widow (Angie Dickinson) is attacked by the crazed corpse of her recently deceased husband, Norliss discovers a horrific case of empty crypts, blood-drained corpses and occult violence. What is the significance of an ancient Egyptian scarab? Who is completing a bizarre sculpture in the dead man's studio? And what has happened to David himself? The terrifying answers - and shocking truth - may lay hidden in THE NORLISS TAPES. Vonetta McGee (BLACULA) and Claude Akins co-star in this landmark pilot produced and directed by Dan Curtis (DARK SHADOWS, THE NIGHT STALKER) and written by William F. Nolan (LOGAN'S RUN, BURNT OFFERINGS) that fans still call one of the most frightening made-for-TV movies of the decade.Horror DVD Video
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