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The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century

  • 20022002
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
349
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The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
ComedyFantasyHorror
Rock star Roddy Usher's wife is murdered and Rod is sent to a lunatic asylum in this gothic-comedy-horror-musical.Rock star Roddy Usher's wife is murdered and Rod is sent to a lunatic asylum in this gothic-comedy-horror-musical.Rock star Roddy Usher's wife is murdered and Rod is sent to a lunatic asylum in this gothic-comedy-horror-musical.
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
349
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    • Ken Russell
    • Edgar Allan Poe(story "Usher")
    • Ken Russell
  • Stars
    • James Johnston
    • Elize Tribble Russell
    • Marie Findley
    • Ken Russell
    • Edgar Allan Poe(story "Usher")
    • Ken Russell
  • Stars
    • James Johnston
    • Elize Tribble Russell
    • Marie Findley
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    • 18User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
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    Ken Russell and Marie Findley in The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
    The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
    The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)

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    James Johnston
    • Roderick Usher…
    Elize Tribble Russell
    Elize Tribble Russell
    • Madeline Usher
    • (as Elize Russell)
    • …
    Marie Findley
    • Nurse ABC Smith…
    Ken Russell
    Ken Russell
    • Dr. Calahari
    Lesley Nunnerley
    • Berenice
    • (as Lesley Nunnerly)
    Emma Millions
    • Annabelle Lee
    Pete Mastin
    • Ernest Valdemar
    • (as Peter Mastin)
    Sandra Scott
    • Beulah Von Birmingham
    Barry Lowe
    • Dr. Glynn…
    Alex Russell
    • Igor…
    Roger Wilkes
    • Gory the Gorilla
    Claire Cannaway
    • Young Lenore Usher
    Sam Kitcher
    • Young Allan Usher
    Suki Uruma
    • Screw
    Mediaeval Baebes
    • Unholy Revellers
    • (as Medieval Babes)
    Jackie Lowe
    • Lunatic
    Ann Thomas
    • Lunatic
    Neil Brookes
    • Lunatic
      • Ken Russell
      • Edgar Allan Poe(story "Usher") (uncredited)
      • Ken Russell
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    • Trivia
      Shot on camcorder in director Ken Russell's garage/studio, with a cast made up of friends and neighbors.
    • Connections
      Version of The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
    • Soundtracks
      Tolling of the Bells
      Music by James Johnston

      Words by Edgar Allan Poe (as E.A. Poe)

      Performed by Gallon Drunk

    User reviews18

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    Superbly brilliant
    I have loved Russell's films for years, but this one tops it all. It is inventive and stunning beyond belief. Made on a shoestring budget, but with the flair of a Hollywood blockbuster, it has humor, irony, great self-conscious acting and the biggest arsenal of consumerist gadgets since, well, Russell's own masterpiece The Lair of the White Worm. Stunning set-pieces, great visuals and a surprise-a-minute. Russell has turned to underground film-making once again (that's how he got started in the late fifties). The financial restrictions have forced him to be truly creative again. The result is this film, made on digital video. If ever a film was rightfully called mind-blowing, it's this one. There's nothing quite like it, nor is it likely there ever will be. One of the most extraordinary films you are likely to see. Ever. SEE/RENT/BUY IT NOW!
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    5
    • Krystof
    • Sep 24, 2004

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      • April 30, 2002 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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