The read
A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%. It runs a compact 1h 6m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
170 audience votes
Key crew
- Roger CormanDirector
- Fred KatzOriginal Music Composer
- Charles B. GriffithScreenplay
Cast
- 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
- Bruno VeSotaArt Collector
- Sheila NoonanYellow Door Patron (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
talentartistbeatniksculpturemurderproto-slasher