{"id":5758,"date":"2008-07-08T18:36:33","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T01:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2023-02-03T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:53:38","slug":"screaming-mimi-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5758","title":{"rendered":"Screaming Mimi (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know there&#8217;s gotta be a story when two sexy blondes are knifed the same way &#8212; and both have the same taste in statues!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Poster-1.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter nearly being killed by a psychopath, a voluptuous blonde (Anita Ekberg) is sent to a sanitarium, where her psychiatrist (Harry Townes) falls obsessively in love with her and helps her get a job working as an exotic dancer at a nightclub run by Joann &#8220;Gypsy&#8221; Masters (Gypsy Rose Lee). When Ekberg is nearly killed once again by an unknown assailant, a journalist (Philip Carey) who&#8217;s fallen for Ekberg does what he can to solve the mystery &#8212; and save her life.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anita Ekberg Films<\/li>\n<li>Journalists<\/li>\n<li>Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li>Mind Control and Hypnosis<\/li>\n<li>Nightclubs<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis atmospheric serial killer flick (directed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/gerd+oswald?cat=entertainment\">Gerd Oswald<\/a>) remains a minor cult flick due primarily to the lead presence of voluptuous Anita Ekberg, two years before her infamous appearance in Fellini&#8217;s <em>La Dolce Vita<\/em>; while no great actress, Ekberg projects an undeniably magnetic presence on-screen. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1827\" height=\"987\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7.png 1827w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-1536x830.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg7-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1833\" height=\"997\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4.png 1833w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Ekberg4-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1833px) 100vw, 1833px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The opening scene &#8212; in which Ekberg is nearly killed by a knife-wielding psychopath while taking an outdoor shower:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1831\" height=\"1007\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife.png 1831w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Opening-Knife-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1831px) 100vw, 1831px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212; holds cinematic interest as well, given that it predates the infamous &#8220;shower sequence&#8221; in Hitchcock&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5177\"><em>Psycho<\/em><\/a> by two years. And fans of the legendary Gypsy Rose Lee will be grateful to catch a rare glimpse of the diva on film (though her performance of &#8220;Put the Blame on Mame&#8221; is tepid at best). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1809\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose.png 1809w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Rose-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1809px) 100vw, 1809px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storyline itself &#8212; a psycho-horror tale involving mind control and mysterious sculptures known as &#8220;Screaming Mimi&#8221;s &#8212; is overly convoluted, but Burnett Guffey&#8217;s superbly noir-ish black-and-white cinematography helps to elevate the film a notch above its pulpy, B-grade script. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Any devoted film fanatic will immediately notice that much of <em>Screaming Mimi<\/em>&#8216;s soundtrack <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052168\/board\/nest\/107691163\">is lifted directly from <em>On the Waterfront<\/em><\/a> &#8212; a seriously annoying distraction. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anita Ekberg&#8217;s sultry nightclub dances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1817\" height=\"989\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2.png 1817w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance2-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1817px) 100vw, 1817px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1811\" height=\"1005\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1.png 1811w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Dance-1-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burnett Guffey&#8217;s atmospheric b&#038;w cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1791\" height=\"991\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1.png 1791w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography-1-488x270.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1791px) 100vw, 1791px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1829\" height=\"991\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4.png 1829w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Cinematography4-498x270.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Red Norvo Trio (performing at Gypsy Lee&#8217;s nightclub)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1823\" height=\"993\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band.png 1823w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-1536x837.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Screaming-Mimi-Band-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1823px) 100vw, 1823px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its status as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052168\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockcinemamagazine.com\/screaming.html\">Shock Cinema Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/?s=screaming+mimi\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27531\/screaming-mimi#articles-reviews?articleId=194404\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altfg.com\/blog\/film-reviews\/screaming-mimi-anita-ekberg-gypsy-rose-lee\/\">Alternative Film Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know there&#8217;s gotta be a story when two sexy blondes are knifed the same way &#8212; and both have the same taste in statues!&#8221; Synopsis: After nearly being killed by a 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