Amazon.com: Remember watching this silly little comedy from your childhood? It may not have aged all that well, but is still goofy, good fun. Okay, so you can spot the stunt double, and Don Knotts's twitches are a little more obvious. Still, fans of his familiar routines will be comforted in knowing they can again watch their skinny underdog hero solve the ghost story while winning the prettiest girl in town. Knotts plays a trembling typesetter hoping to become a reporter by cracking the mystery of the local haunted house. To do so, he must spend a night there. Good-hearted, non-threatening, and completely gooey, this is the equivalent of light-weight cinematic junk food. -- Rochelle O'Gorman
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken My movie was in excellent condition and it arrived as promised. I will buy again from this seller.
spooky fun This is a Don Knotts classic. The idea for "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" was suggested by Andy Griffith. The Andy episode in which the "old Rimshaw house" was the central focus was the basis for the movie. Knotts is at his shakiest best as Luther Heggs, a timid typesetter at the local newspaper who, on a dare, spends the night at the "haunted" Simmons murder mansion. Needless to say chaos ensues. When he tries to prove just how haunted the old house is to the townspeople, nothing happens the way it did the night he spent there. But, with the help of Alma Parker (Joan Staley) Luther is able to get to the bottom of the mystery once and for all. People from "The Andy Griffith Show" make appearances. From Hal Smith (Otis) playing, what else, the town drunk, to Everett Greenbaum who wrote for the Andy show as well as one of the writers of the movie, shouting "Atta boy, Luther!" "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" is great family fun.
Always great fun This movie always cheers me up. If you just need some good escapist entertainment without a sex and violence and family friendly then this is your movie
"ATTA BOY, LUTHER!" Like others who have posted, I saw this movie when it came out in the 1960's. I was a teenager then and absolutely LOVED this movie. Don Knotts had a way about him that was uniquely all his own; a way that just naturally made people love him and laugh at him.
But of all the things that might be remembered about this movie, the one that has stood out in my mind all these past 40+ years is... every now & then during the movie you hear a loud, emphatic voice blurt out -- "ATTA BOY, LUTHER!" -- but you never see the face of the guy who says it; at least, to the best of my remembrance I don't think you ever see him.
"The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" was made during the time when most comedies were light-hearted and fit for the whole family to watch... AND... THEY WERE ACTED OUT BY GENUINELY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS, in contradistinction to the continual display of imposters and comedian-wanna-be's seen on TV and movie screens of today.
I was very saddened when I heard of Don Knotts' passing. But he will continue to live in the hearts of so many people who love him to this day.
"ATTA BOY, DON!"
Ghost and Mr. Chicken Luther Heggs is a mild mannered typesetter just waiting to break out and show the world that he can be a reporter. When the nervous, shy, and loveable bug-eyed reporter wanna be is dared to spend the night in the old haunted Simmons mansion, he feels this is his chance. There are a lot of strange things that happen in this old house. People recount of hearing creepy organ music wondering if the unsolved murder victim is haunting the old house. The newspaper editor thinks it is a wonderful idea, and decides to give Luther the chance he has been dreaming about since the anniversary of the murder/suicide is approaching. When Luther spends the fated night, he barely makes it past midnight tearing from the house spouting tales of a ghost playing the organ, shears embedded in a portrait, and secret passage ways. When Luther tries to prove the events he experienced in the house, he ends up looking like a fool when they cannot be recreated. As he solves the mystery, he takes the whole audience along for the ride.
Don Knotts is superb in this movie! His physical comedic skills could not be done any better. The supporting cast brought together for this film was very well cast. Some of the cast members will also be familiar to those that have followed Knotts career with Andy Griffith.
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