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A Bucket of Blood

1959Movie1 h 6 minNR

67
GoodGoodWatch score

A quirky, bleak comedy movie about crime and society.

Good for friends night · party vibe · teens

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Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

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Story

You'll be sick, sick, sick — from LAUGHING!

Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.

Feels like

  • Beatnik Era
  • Darkly Comedic
  • Satirical
  • Low-Budget
  • Cult Classic
  • Grotesque
  • Crime
  • Social Commentary
  • B-Movie

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Roger Corman
Produced by
Roger Corman
Music by
Fred Katz

Everyone

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Facts

October 21, 1959 · 1 h 6 min · NR

Released
October 21, 1959
Runtime
1 h 6 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$50,000
Box office
$180,000
Available in
139 countries

Tropes

Driven to Suicide, Refuge in Audacity, The Sociopath +9

  • Driven to Suicide
  • Refuge in Audacity
  • The Sociopath
  • If I Can't Have You…
  • Human Resources
  • Mad Artist
  • Unwitting Instigator of Doom
  • Big Bad
  • Foreshadowing
  • Bad People Abuse Animals
  • Bloodless Carnage
  • I Just Want to Have Friends

12 of 21 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream A Bucket of Blood?"

Questions about A Bucket of Blood

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream A Bucket of Blood?

In the United States, A Bucket of Blood streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and Brew, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, DistroTV, Mometu, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.

Is A Bucket of Blood worth watching?

67
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 69%).

Will A Bucket of Blood make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and satire (8 of 10).

Will A Bucket of Blood scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

What tropes does A Bucket of Blood use?

Driven to SuicideRefuge in AudacityThe SociopathIf I Can't Have You…Human ResourcesMad ArtistUnwitting Instigator of DoomBig BadForeshadowingBad People Abuse AnimalsBloodless CarnageI Just Want to Have Friendsand 9 more

TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including Driven to Suicide, Refuge in Audacity, and The Sociopath.