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A Bucket of Blood

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1959 | 66 min | Comedy, Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and horror fans. If you loved Little Shop of Horrors, start here.
The mood
Scary and gory.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 6 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1959: an older pace and style.

Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    71% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $180K worldwide on a $50K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 46K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Roger Corman

  • Dick MillerWalter Paisley
  • Barboura MorrisCarla
  • Antony CarboneLeonard de Santis
  • Julian BurtonMaxwell H. Brock
  • Ed NelsonArt Lacroix
  • John BrinkleyWill
  • John Herman ShanerOscar
  • Judy BamberAlice
  • Myrtle VailMrs. Swickert
  • Bert ConvyLou Raby