Pleasant Dreams I saw this several times as a kid and even though it scared me alot, I always regarded it as a treat when it was on. I always found it on late at night and no matter how many times I saw it, I would brace myself for and then jump out my seat at a certain point in the movie-everyone who has seen it knows which part I'm talking about. As many have made reference to, the music kind of sticks with you and probably adds a lot to the scary atmosphere. I haven't seen it as an adult and I wonder if it is as scary as I remember.
Where's the DVD? I haven't seen this movie in a long time, but talk about a wild ride! Who hasn't had dreams like this?
What I'd really like to have is the soundtrack to this gem. Wait till you hear it!
It's creepy-carnival-nightmare music at its finest.
Cmon! Put this on DVD already!
STANWYCK SCREAMS HER HEAD OFF!!! Stanwyck screams her head off in this, her last theatrical release! I don't know how she kept from rupturing her vocal chords! She's the greatest actress that ever was!! Robert Taylor (her ex-husband) looks simply terrible in this film. This was four years before his death from lung cancer. Barbara looks sensational but Taylor looks and acts really bad. The movie is a neat little thriller with a dandy opening!!
Creepy camp shocker has hoots, howls and thrills I first saw this gem on TV in the mid 1970s on a Saturday afternoon. It frightened me as a child and fascinates me as an adult. Another in a string of William Castle shockers, this film has a great performance from Barbara Stanwyck along with plenty of cheesy thrills and campy dialogue as only Castle can deliver ("When I'm awake with you my life is like a nightmare!"). Memorable music adds to the spell. The recent horror hit "House of Wax" pays homage to "The Night Walker" in a key scene. Why isn't this on DVD?
Absolutely HYSTERICAL!! Stanwyck, Stanwyck, Stanwyck...she runs amok in this film, most likely channeling the rage she felt towards her agent. She kicks with her pumps and screams with her gin-cracked voice! The bizarre score enhances the creepiness of the film, an atmoshpere which otherwise mostly comes from the bad screenwriting--that kind of creepy! Robert Taylor, Stanwyck's ex-husband acts with her in this one as well as Lloyd Bochner as "The Dream". If you even mildly appreciate William Castle and creepy, campy classics, get it for a huge belly laugh, you won't be disappointed...Stanwyck at her worst-best!!
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