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The Gruesome Twosome poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 54.9 / 100
1967·Horror / Mystery / Thriller·1h 12m

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME

“Oh Yes... Our Wigs Are Made From Genuine Human Hair, And How!”

A demented elderly woman has her mentally incompetent son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent co-ed tries to link various killings on a local Florida college campus to them.

Above the Line
Herschell Gordon Lewis·DirectorAllison Louise Downe·ScreenplayRoy Collodi·Director of PhotographyLarry Wellington·Music
Cast
Elizabeth Davis·Mrs. PringleGretchen Wells·Kathy BakerChris Martell·Rodney PringleRodney Bedell·Dave HallRay Sager·Actor in Drive-in movieRonnie Cass·Nancy HarrisKarl Stoeber·Mr. SpinsenDianne Wilhite·JanetAndrea Barr·SusanBarbara Kerwin·Girl #1 at End
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 2
Herschell Gordon Lewis·DirectorAllison Louise Downe·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Allison Louise Downe·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Roy Collodi·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 2
Larry Wellington·MusicWilliam R. Johnson·Sound
Production· 4
Fred M. Sandy·Executive ProducerHerschell Gordon Lewis·ProducerWilliam Kerwin·Production ManagerJ.G. Patterson Jr.·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
54.9
OF 100
Master Score
4.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Gruesome Twosome's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FF0000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Disturbing, Intense
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Collage

“The poster features a series of horizontal black and white stripes, with a prominent red stripe in the middle. Various small, rectangular images of people are e”

horror
Key Elements
Sharp Object
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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