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Michael Reeves

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (October 17, 1943-February 11, 1969)
    Born in Sutton, England, United Kingdom
    Directed the films 'Revenge of the Blood Beast' (1966), 'The Sorcerers' (1967) and 'Witchfinder General' (aka 'The Conquering Worm,' 1968)

Why he might be annoying:

    During the filming of 'Witchfinder General.' he clashed repeatedly with star Vincent Price, who later said, 'Michael Reeves could not communicate with actors.'
    For revenge, during the filming of Price's death scene, Reeves told actor Ian Ogilvy to 'really lay into Vincent' with a stage ax. (Fortunately, a producer overhearing the instructions had extra padding placed in Price's costume.)
    Alan Bennett called 'Witchfinder General' 'the most persistently sadistic and morally rotten film I have seen.'
    He took barbiturates for depression and insomnia and died from an overdose.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When Price snapped, 'Young man, I have made 84 films. What have you done,' he replied, 'I made two good ones.'
    After seeing the finished 'Witchfinder General,' Price wrote a ten-page letter to Reeves praising the film.
    In response to Bennett's criticism he wrote, 'Violence is horrible, degrading and sordid. Insofar as one is going to show it on the screen at all, it should be presented as such - and the more people it shocks into sickened recognition of these facts the better.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying