Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- irreverent
- macabre
- classic comedy night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics and later series retrospectives regard the film as a moderately successful Carry On horror spoof, with Jim Dale and Kenneth Williams drawing particular attention despite uneven comic material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film sends up Hammer horror conventions and classic monster stories from Frankenstein to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Detective-Sergeant Sidney Bung is assigned to solve the kidnappings but has little investigative ability.
Dr Watt's sinister operation and monstrous accomplice are presented through a haunted-house-style gothic environment.
Dr Watt kidnaps beautiful women and transforms them into mannequins intended for local stores.
Films like Carry On Screaming!, and why
Carry On Behind
shared british slapstick, horror parody, and broad ensemble comedy
Carry On Cleo
shared carry on comic style, period spoofing, and farcical ensemble performances
The Fearless Vampire Killers
shared comedy horror premise, gothic parody, and irreverent slapstick
What We Do in the Shadows
shared hammer horror spoofing, british comic timing, and macabre farce
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1966-05-20
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (118)
Cast
- Harry H. Corbett
- Kenneth Williams
- Jim Dale
- Charles Hawtrey
- Fenella Fielding
- Joan Sims
- Angela Douglas
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Peter Butterworth
- Jon Pertwee
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling, Chilling
- Rent
- FlixFling
- Buy
- FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Screaming! about?
- A hapless Scotland Yard detective stumbles through a grotesque mannequin scheme in a gleefully broad parody of British gothic horror.
- What is Carry On Screaming! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Screaming! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Screaming! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Carry On Screaming! as mild.
- What did critics think of Carry On Screaming!?
- Critics and later series retrospectives regard the film as a moderately successful Carry On horror spoof, with Jim Dale and Kenneth Williams drawing particular attention despite uneven comic material.
- Which films are like Carry On Screaming!?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Behind, Carry On Cleo, The Fearless Vampire Killers, and What We Do in the Shadows.
- How long is Carry On Screaming!?
- Carry On Screaming! runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Screaming!?
- In United States, Carry On Screaming! streams on FlixFling, Chilling.
