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the ghost and mr chicken | Year: 1966 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Alan Rafkin Knotts So Funny! Spooky fun in the vein of Bob Hope's "Ghost Breakers", built around the considerable comic talents of Don Knotts. Knotts plays a timid would-be reporter in a small Kansas town who is given the challenge of spending the night in the local haunted house, site of a reported murder-suicide twenty years earlier. Teeth chattering and legs quaking, our hapless hero encounters screeching cats, sliding bookcases, secret staircases, an organ that plays by itself, a bleeding portrait ... all the classic features of any self-respecting "murder mansion". Lionized for his bravery, Knotts becomes the town hero, only to have the rug pulled out from under him when the ghosts later fail to reappear. Of course it all ends well, with Knotts solving an old mystery and yep! even winning The Girl. (Did you doubt it?!) Although Knotts' kinetic performance is the centerpiece of the film, he's helped along by a marvelous supporting cast, members of which will be delightfully familiar to fans of 1960's and 1970's TV sitcoms, including Dick Sergeant and Sandra Gould of "Bewitched", Reta Shaw from "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", Lurene Tuttle of "Julia", and many other beloved faces. Joan Staley makes an appealing leading lady, and director Alan Rafkin keeps the comedy moving right along, with one or two genuine shivers added to the proceedings. The end result is a well-loved cult comedy that holds up well under repeated viewings. Universal's DVD release features an excellent film-to-video transfer with exceptional picture and sound. The colors are crisp and bright, just the way I remembered them being when I first saw the movie in a theatre as a kid. The Original Theatrical Trailer is included and adds to the fun. This DVD is definitely one to own, so that its many pleasures can be enjoyed again and again. Hilarious Don Knotts comedy Even an excruciating sunburn, acquired earlier in the day at the beach, was forgotten on that long-ago summer night when I saw Don Knotts in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" when it played as the supporting feature to "Munsters, Go Home" at the drive-in. Now, many years and hundreds, if not thousands, of movies later, I still find it hilarious. Knotts is one of the funniest comics of all time (it's not for nothing that he won 5 Emmys for "The Andy Griffith Show"), and he's at his best here. He also recieves terrific support from a fine cast of familiar character actors. In some ways, I could even identify with the hapless hero. Like him, I, too, ate my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the inside out, avoiding and throwing out the crust (now my favorite part, but you probably don't care about that). "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" even manages to be genuinely spooky at times (that organ music - yikes!). Knotts made quite a few movies after this, but none approach the silly charm of this comedy classic. "Attaboy, Luther!" wonderful, one of my all time favorites i was primarily a don knotts fan due to his lovable role as barny phife on the andy griffeth show. when i saw this movie at the video rental store starring my favorite tv personality next to lucielle ball and the gang, i immdediatly rented it. that was when i was twelve, now fourteen i still enjoy this comedy and love the DVD version of this classic. it's enjoyable for people of all ages as i found out growing up with this wonderful movie. give it a try, i know you'll love it!!!! Buy The Ghost And Mr Chicken at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Ghost And Mr Chicken Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Ghost And Mr Chicken This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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