According to its IMDB page, the kettle went on to play minor roles in Gilligan's Island, Hogan's Heroes and Mannix among others, before - fed up with being typecast - it returned to the stage. It died of a limescale remover overdose in 1975.
William Grefé! We can laugh at his filmography, consisting of bad scripts, bad acting, etc., but Grefe has been laughing, too--all the way to the bank. He made his first film in 1963 (shot on weekends while he worked full-time as a firefighter), found his niche in the Southern drive-in circuit, and never looked back. Mad respect to him for actually going out and doing what he loved: making movies! The 2016 documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé is a gem.
While most people hate this film, I am hoping for a sequel. That kettle isn't going to boil itself. Will it be tea or coffee? Will the suspense ever start?
I agree, a sequel would be great. Especially if we see more of its back story. It's parents were a canteen and a Russian Tea Urn... or were they? And what of its siblings, the twin bowls who now work in a New York restaurant, the plate who went into TV as part of set dressing?
@@davidchurch5932 The Kettle's Great-Great Grandmother, it is said, was a Watering Can in the gardens of the Empress of Russia, Catherine II. Bet she's seen some THINGS.
Perhaps on one of those ANTIQUES ROADSHOWS, some one will be presenting that kettle to the appraiser who says, "I have some fantastic news about this kettle. It is one of the most sought after movie items after Dorthy's Ruby Slippers. At that point, Tartu crashes through the wall. The person presenting the kettle says, "anyone who has that damn kettle has to deal with crazy boy here. It's yours now."
There's that one Frankie and Annette film where they switch from the beach to ski slopes and their cabin gets a visit from James Brown of all people. In a knitted ski cap and wool sweater that would have made Fred Rogers wince.
Years ago, I had a magazine with a William Grefe interview were he discussed this movie. The distributor would only buy his other movie Sting of Death if he could have it as a double feature and have both in a short period of time. In the article, William said he wrote the script for this in less than a day. And how its basically a mummy's curse movie simply set in Florida rather than Egypt. I'm not saying you have to like the movie, but there is often a story behind a lot of pictures like this.
Bull sharks famously can live in fresh water. Although it turns out several other species including sleeper sharks can also travel for a short time in fresh water.
Bull sharks are notorious and aggressive brackish water sharks. I remember when I was going to college in Tampa a resident jumped into the west coast intracoastal for his daily swim and by sheer bad luck happened to land right on top of a bull. It basically bit him in half. That was seriously f'ed up and sticks with me to this day, decades later.
God I’m glad to see someone else talk about this. This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. I sure was thrilled during the 5 minute long snake chase. Totally wasn’t boring at all!
Tartu is the second most populous city in Estonia, that will be the European Capital of Culture in 2024, sharing the title with Bad Ischl and Bodø. I'm sure this film would really add to the festivities!
Don Dohler surely has to be on anyone's list of local filmmakers. I remember forcing school friends to watch this thing on VHS, and by the time Tartu sank beneath the swamp we were in such fits of laughter we could hardly breathe. Good times, I think.
Thank you for mentioning Baltimore's stalwart D-grade filmmaker. "The Alien Factor" popped up a couple of times on our local version of 'Chiller Theater' back in the late 70's, and it never left my mind. Dohler's films are pretty bad, but in ways that are somewhat charming.
Caves in Florida are well north of the Everglades and tend to be permanently flooded. Cave diving takes skill and good fortune: it’s easy to get disoriented and then drown. Also the Everglades isn’t that good a place to hunt fossils. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone trying it. Archeology? Maybe. It’s… very wet, mind you. There’s some fascinating archaeology further north in Florida. There’s a burial bog at the Windover Archaeological Site (has its own fascinating Wiki page), and a few tantalizing remains of the Spanish missions, not as durable or as long-lived as those in California, what with the lousier available building material, Protestants taking over Florida fairly early, and so on.
Bad news for these guys, sharks can live in fresh water. There was a shark attack in 1996 in the Mississippi near Saint Louis ( Bull Sharks ). This movie reminds of a couple of other bad ones. TEENAGERS VS THE THING comes to mind ( they used the same music from THE BLOB ). And who in God's name is stupid enough to go swimming in a swamp? Gaters , Giant Snapping Turtles ( the smaller one are scary enough ) , Rattle Snakes , Copperheads , Cottonmouths ,Coral Snakes .
Hey, if you had just awoken from a deathless sleep and transformed into a snake you would probably need the tea kettle too! Most of us aren't up to terrorizing archeologists until we have had our first cuppa.
I have to give a shout out to fellow Louisville native, William Girdler. He directed films like *Grizzly, Abby, Three on a Meathook, The Manitou* and *Sheba Baby.*
Bull sharks are among a few the do live in fresh water. Hence why they are called the Zambezi Shark. Lemon Sharks also frequent into fresh water in estuarine areas. So the movie is not wrong there. just fact checking.
I certainly believe it was a kettle. Bit of a shame it didn't get that role co-starring with pot later on, but in fairness the blackface makeup the role called for would have been distasteful to put it mildly.
As someone who grew up in Florida, I can tell you that, first, there CAN absolutely be sharks in the everglades, large areas of which are brackish and border the ocean where Bull sharks, which can be found in inland canals, swim in from, and, second, there CAN'T be any caves as there is no bedrock, southern Florida essentially being just a giant sand bar.
Fun Fact: I actually went on one of those airboat marsh tours in the Everglades during a family vacation in December '98. The motor on those boats is so loud they have to give you ear plugs before starting the tour.
The dance was cringy, the story laughable, but the kettle was saved and the girls were pretty. In answer to your question, Bill Rebane. Best film director from Wisconson. Go Packers!! (I almost forgot Herk Harvey, a local actor, industrial and educational film director, from Lawrence, Kansas. He directed the cult classic "Carnival of Souls.")
Larry Buchanan is well known as a Texas schlockmeister, just as Don Dohler is a purveyor of bad Maryland flicks. Considering their output, I don't think "doing them justice" is the right term.
There's Larry Buchanan and Texas. (He even made a horror film set in Luckenbach, Texas long before it was the setting of a famous song.) I keep hoping there's a review of William Grefe's STANLEY. Except for a lot of real animal violence, I'm very fond of it.
As a resident of the Pittsburgh area I will say that George Romero did well in representing us with one noticeable exception. I've never seen a single zombie here. Sometimes I think he just made them up.
I'd say you must be staying out of the bad part of town if you've never seen a zombie shuffling around looking for their next fix, but Pittsburgh doesn't have any good parts. What are you, from the suburbs?
I grew up near the Everglades and if the filmmakers did about 5 minutes of research, Tartu would have morphed into a giant. mosquito at some point. How disappointing.
Holy crud, that was funny. I can't believe this one hasn't gotten the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment yet! (Did you notice the alligator never, ever moves on-camera?)
I often haven't seen the movies you review, but I have seen this one. 'Turner Classic Movies' showed it one day. I obviously DVRed it, and yeah, this movie is bad.
Hello international friends, nearly 50 y.o. South Florida native here. Let's chat briefly about the Everglades. 95 degree (F) temp, 90% humidity, stagnant water, little to no breeze/air movement, alligators, gnats, horse flies, mosquitoes, fire ants, water moccasins (they're quite venomous), mud, muck, blade grass, etc. Wow! I can't think of a better place to party or f*** outdoors! At least this movie taught me about the great swamp tomb/caves. Almost 50 years and I never knew about them!
Maybe it's my age, but I kept expecting Gentle Ben to come in and save them. Mind you, I did have the same thought when watching 'Duel'.....Will these tablets NEVER kick in???
I guess you could consider the Afflecks and Boston for your regional directors list, especially since they’re the only ones with multiple, non-sequel movies made here
So he unloads the entire magazine of the rifle into the clearly dead guy, but he never fires a shot at any of the entirely alive animals as they slowly eat each student? I mean, they were probably magical as well, but he didn't know or even believe that early on. Sharks aren't normally in fresh water, but tell that to the shark that killed all those people in 1916 New Jersey.
William Grefe has called this movie basically a mummy's curse in Florida. You can see that. It's low budget, cheesy and really awful. But surprisingly entertaining. And the kettle deserves a sequel.
You know you're in for a time when the best actor in the movie is a kettle.
This week's Dark Corners break out character
@@Madmax-rz5hz I think Kettle also went to the school of Roger Corman.
According to its IMDB page, the kettle went on to play minor roles in Gilligan's Island, Hogan's Heroes and Mannix among others, before - fed up with being typecast - it returned to the stage. It died of a limescale remover overdose in 1975.
IDK....Twin Peaks The Return was really cool.
Maybe the exception that proves the rule...
It ended up appearing in the 1972 horror “Dr Kettle and Mr Hyde” 😂😂
There's a science-fiction version of this movie, in which the villain is named Tartu-Deetu.
🤣🤣🤣
"It's stealing the kettle!" To an Englishman like Robin, that's the TRUE horror.
hey mow, to a camper it’s the same! coffee ain’t gonna percolate itself!
The Kettle made his appearance in the sequel as a robot named "Tartu Tea-Two".
William Grefé! We can laugh at his filmography, consisting of bad scripts, bad acting, etc., but Grefe has been laughing, too--all the way to the bank. He made his first film in 1963 (shot on weekends while he worked full-time as a firefighter), found his niche in the Southern drive-in circuit, and never looked back. Mad respect to him for actually going out and doing what he loved: making movies! The 2016 documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé is a gem.
While most people hate this film, I am hoping for a sequel. That kettle isn't going to boil itself. Will it be tea or coffee? Will the suspense ever start?
The mind positively races!
I agree, a sequel would be great. Especially if we see more of its back story. It's parents were a canteen and a Russian Tea Urn... or were they? And what of its siblings, the twin bowls who now work in a New York restaurant, the plate who went into TV as part of set dressing?
@@davidchurch5932 The Kettle's Great-Great Grandmother, it is said, was a Watering Can in the gardens of the Empress of Russia, Catherine II. Bet she's seen some THINGS.
Maybe a crossover with The Brave Little Toaster is on the cards.
@@notshapedforsportivetricks2912 Excellent call. Wish I had thought of that. 'Grillers' from Space was the best I could come up with.
Perhaps on one of those ANTIQUES ROADSHOWS, some one will be presenting that kettle to the appraiser who says, "I have some fantastic news about this kettle. It is one of the most sought after movie items after Dorthy's Ruby Slippers. At that point, Tartu crashes through the wall. The person presenting the kettle says, "anyone who has that damn kettle has to deal with crazy boy here. It's yours now."
There aren't many horror movies that make me cover my eyes, but that "dancing" scene did it for me in this one!
Sixties dancing scenes almost invariably have that very same effect on me.
As will today's pop culture to audiences of the future.
@@eddysgaming9868 I can't wait, LOL. Then again, I can......
Beach Party Tartu.
There's that one Frankie and Annette film where they switch from the beach to ski slopes and their cabin gets a visit from James Brown of all people. In a knitted ski cap and wool sweater that would have made Fred Rogers wince.
Can´t wait for the sequel, The Kettle´s Revenge.
I thought it was going to be Curse Of The Werekettle.
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956). The prequel, I gather.
Teapot II: Electric Boogaloo!
The Hills Have Kettles
Years ago, I had a magazine with a William Grefe interview were he discussed this movie. The distributor would only buy his other movie Sting of Death if he could have it as a double feature and have both in a short period of time. In the article, William said he wrote the script for this in less than a day. And how its basically a mummy's curse movie simply set in Florida rather than Egypt. I'm not saying you have to like the movie, but there is often a story behind a lot of pictures like this.
It's all good. Often the story behind the lack of story is more interesting, and I certainly feel this is such a case.
Bull sharks famously can live in fresh water. Although it turns out several other species including sleeper sharks can also travel for a short time in fresh water.
Yep. Urban myth about no freshwater sharks.
Bull sharks are notorious and aggressive brackish water sharks. I remember when I was going to college in Tampa a resident jumped into the west coast intracoastal for his daily swim and by sheer bad luck happened to land right on top of a bull. It basically bit him in half. That was seriously f'ed up and sticks with me to this day, decades later.
@@Flood520sure it did…sure it did.
I was really hoping Cindy would freak out for a third time. I was not disappointed.
Thank God the kettle is okay.
God I’m glad to see someone else talk about this. This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. I sure was thrilled during the 5 minute long snake chase. Totally wasn’t boring at all!
Though I must say the heart-stopping gator chase---which feels like it drags on for a good 15 minutes---beats it out.
Thank god for the sequel, "tartu 2: the passion of the kettle".
Tartu is the second most populous city in Estonia, that will be the European Capital of Culture in 2024, sharing the title with Bad Ischl and Bodø. I'm sure this film would really add to the festivities!
Almost Scooby-Doo like.
Don Dohler surely has to be on anyone's list of local filmmakers.
I remember forcing school friends to watch this thing on VHS, and by the time Tartu sank beneath the swamp we were in such fits of laughter we could hardly breathe. Good times, I think.
Thank you for mentioning Baltimore's stalwart D-grade filmmaker. "The Alien Factor" popped up a couple of times on our local version of 'Chiller Theater' back in the late 70's, and it never left my mind. Dohler's films are pretty bad, but in ways that are somewhat charming.
Glad to see someone else thought of Dohler. I could only remember Bill Rebane, from Wisconson.
He also had DC legend Dick Dyszel (aka TV's Count Gore DeVol aka Captain 20) in at least one of his movies, which earns him even more local cred!
@@corvus1970 'Fiend' has always been a favourite in our house. Mr Longfellow, with his red glowing aura.
How about 'Horror at Party Beach'??? Connecticut's only Horror/Beach Movie!
William Grefe was the Roger Corman of Florida. He always made the funnest B Movies
"Sharks don't live in freshwater"
actually...
Caves in Florida are well north of the Everglades and tend to be permanently flooded. Cave diving takes skill and good fortune: it’s easy to get disoriented and then drown.
Also the Everglades isn’t that good a place to hunt fossils. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone trying it. Archeology? Maybe. It’s… very wet, mind you.
There’s some fascinating archaeology further north in Florida. There’s a burial bog at the Windover Archaeological Site (has its own fascinating Wiki page), and a few tantalizing remains of the Spanish missions, not as durable or as long-lived as those in California, what with the lousier available building material, Protestants taking over Florida fairly early, and so on.
Bad news for these guys, sharks can live in fresh water. There was a shark attack in 1996 in the Mississippi near Saint Louis ( Bull Sharks ). This movie reminds of a couple of other bad ones. TEENAGERS VS THE THING comes to mind ( they used the same music from THE BLOB ). And who in God's name is stupid enough to go swimming in a swamp? Gaters , Giant Snapping Turtles ( the smaller one are scary enough ) , Rattle Snakes , Copperheads , Cottonmouths ,Coral Snakes .
Don't forget the Leeches Ugh. Also nasty bacteria.
This was pre-Jaws so shark attacks didn't get that much attention.
There is a capital city with a river running through the middle of it in which freshwater sharks live.
Naturally it's in Australia.
Grefe also directed MAKO: JAWS OF DEATH and the 2nd unit shark scenes for LIVE AND LET DIE.
Hey, if you had just awoken from a deathless sleep and transformed into a snake you would probably need the tea kettle too! Most of us aren't up to terrorizing archeologists until we have had our first cuppa.
I have to give a shout out to fellow Louisville native, William Girdler. He directed films like *Grizzly, Abby, Three on a Meathook, The Manitou* and *Sheba Baby.*
The tarnished kettle of tartu.the no budget sequel?
Another movie where a teacher takes his students into way too much danger; Boggy Creek 2. But he was also a huge pervert.
Cindy is badly in need of Leslie Nielsen's doctor character from Airplane!
I wonder whatever happened to that kettle. Hopefully some lucky movie collector has it placed in an environmentally controlled glass display
Bull sharks are among a few the do live in fresh water. Hence why they are called the Zambezi Shark. Lemon Sharks also frequent into fresh water in estuarine areas. So the movie is not wrong there. just fact checking.
A stretch to call James Nguyen a film maker, I know. But he's linked to parking spaces. He does those well. But nothing else.
Yeah, the kettle was the most believable character in the movie.
I certainly believe it was a kettle. Bit of a shame it didn't get that role co-starring with pot later on, but in fairness the blackface makeup the role called for would have been distasteful to put it mildly.
Most relatable at the very least.
“It is impossible. Sharks don’t live in freshwater”. Well, except for freshwater sharks, but forget about them.
Area?? How about, "Name another film in which a common object plays an unexpectedly large role."
Deep Throat
Gee. If they could have blown Tartu to bits, they could have brewed him in the kettle.
"I have some awkward letters to write to parents!" Worth the price of admission just for that line!
Even back in the 1970s this was already on some "worst film" lists. It used to be on TV all the time and I always avoided it.
Oh, this freaking thing...I actually recorded a TCM showing of it for my dad to watch so he could see how unfailingly goofy it was.
As someone who grew up in Florida, I can tell you that, first, there CAN absolutely be sharks in the everglades, large areas of which are brackish and border the ocean where Bull sharks, which can be found in inland canals, swim in from, and, second, there CAN'T be any caves as there is no bedrock, southern Florida essentially being just a giant sand bar.
Thank you! I was having the most tedious day!
Mock if you will, but replica kettles were some of of the best-selling tie-in merch Grefe ever had. :)
Grefé knew exactly what he was doing.
I'm a bit disappointed this movie had nothing to do with the city of Tartu in Estonia...
OMG! When I lived in Fort Myers I saw this flick and thery mention the Tamiami Trail ! A main road we use to go to most places in Fort Myers
Fun Fact: I actually went on one of those airboat marsh tours in the Everglades during a family vacation in December '98. The motor on those boats is so loud they have to give you ear plugs before starting the tour.
"... superstitious and scared; you?" 😄😄😄
The dance was cringy, the story laughable, but the kettle was saved and the girls were pretty.
In answer to your question, Bill Rebane. Best film director from Wisconson.
Go Packers!!
(I almost forgot Herk Harvey, a local actor, industrial and educational film director, from Lawrence, Kansas. He directed the cult classic "Carnival of Souls.")
Seeing you mention Bill Rebane and WI. Just curious if you'd also a Red Letter Media fan? I see a lot of potential fan overlap between these channels.
Those damn dwums never stop
I think I remember seeing this on a Sunday horror movie matinee back in the 70s.
4:36 Crazy! That's what I was about to comment because I didn't expect them to recognize this :D
Gotta love that kettle- never thought I would have such feelings
Saw this on cable last year changed the channnel after the opening sequence
This has sequel possibilities....the best part of this flick..."Curse of The Kettle"...this time its personal!
The lack of a Neil Sedaka jellyfish song in this one is a serious blow, one that stops the film from being awesome before it even starts.
Another one I haven't seen. Surprised, since it has that quality one expects on late weekend night television.
"Supertious and scared... you?"😂😂😂
Bill Rebane is tightly linked to Northern Wisconsin. His movies are known to be flat, rambling and boring. Yeah, he's a perfect fit.
“Thank god the kettle is ok”
I saw this movie and thought in my mind, where is MST3K when you need them. And then was so thankful for Dark Corners Review. 👍👍
Dark Corners is better than the new MST anyway.
"Please... Mr. Tartu is my father."
Maybe it inspired Sidney Poitier in his movie "They Call Me Mister Tartu!".
Beer activities!!! Thanks Robin!!!! 🤗♥️
2:32 - this music later turned up in an episode of Count Duckula!
Larry Buchanan is well known as a Texas schlockmeister, just as Don Dohler is a purveyor of bad Maryland flicks. Considering their output, I don't think "doing them justice" is the right term.
Herschel Gordon Lewis is pretty connected to Florida. Two Thousand Maniacs was filmed in St Cloud on land that is covered by Disney World now.
There's Larry Buchanan and Texas. (He even made a horror film set in Luckenbach, Texas long before it was the setting of a famous song.)
I keep hoping there's a review of William Grefe's STANLEY. Except for a lot of real animal violence, I'm very fond of it.
Wasn't Tartu reincarnated as a small Frenchman in a white suit who worked on an island in the hospitality industry?
They found an archaeologist with even poorer academic credentials than Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Not a mean feat actually.
I feel like the plot makes more sense for those who have seen the previous movie in the franchise, Death Curse of Tarone.
Wm. Grefe did a fun movie called Impasse 1974 in which Wm Shatner plays a maniac killer !
The actor who played Odd Job is in that as well and provides a good example why he was overdubbed in Dimension 5.
@@robotrix LOL ! I've seen Dimension 5 in several premieres. the production co. "Harold Goldman Associates" made about 9 other cheap movies
As a resident of the Pittsburgh area I will say that George Romero did well in representing us with one noticeable exception. I've never seen a single zombie here. Sometimes I think he just made them up.
And another local filmaker I'd thought of, only Romero was good.
I'd say you must be staying out of the bad part of town if you've never seen a zombie shuffling around looking for their next fix, but Pittsburgh doesn't have any good parts. What are you, from the suburbs?
Moon Township. I've been to Monroeville Mall - and I am 99.99% certain that the ones I've seen there are fakes.
I keep thinking Tartuffe rather than Tartu…
A great wet Sunday afternoon entertainment when there isn't anything else worth watching and sleep is not an option. Love it!
You can't tell the difference between Cindy dancing and having a nervous attack.
I grew up near the Everglades and if the filmmakers did about 5 minutes of research, Tartu would have morphed into a giant. mosquito at some point. How disappointing.
Holy crud, that was funny. I can't believe this one hasn't gotten the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment yet! (Did you notice the alligator never, ever moves on-camera?)
Andrew Davis and Chicago. He even managed to get in a reference to it in Under Siege.
My attic walls don't have this much filler.
I often haven't seen the movies you review, but I have seen this one. 'Turner Classic Movies' showed it one day. I obviously DVRed it, and yeah, this movie is bad.
Hello international friends, nearly 50 y.o. South Florida native here. Let's chat briefly about the Everglades.
95 degree (F) temp, 90% humidity, stagnant water, little to no breeze/air movement, alligators, gnats, horse flies, mosquitoes, fire ants, water moccasins (they're quite venomous), mud, muck, blade grass, etc. Wow! I can't think of a better place to party or f*** outdoors!
At least this movie taught me about the great swamp tomb/caves. Almost 50 years and I never knew about them!
Dwums of Tartu~!!!
There's a reason we didn't see what happened to the kettle. It's the protagonist of TARTU II. @MPVstreaming may have a timeline where it was made.
I haven't seen a kettle play such a major role in a story since "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" (and yes I do mean the original book)
… Can’t … Stop
… doing the monkey!
Maybe it's my age, but I kept expecting Gentle Ben to come in and save them. Mind you, I did have the same thought when watching 'Duel'.....Will these tablets NEVER kick in???
In defense of the scientist changing his tune makes sense after seeing the impossible happen.
4:10 He just throws her 😆
As far as filmmakers in a specific area, no one has done better by the city of Baltimore than John Waters.
fortunately it's not an alligator !
4:40 Except for bull sharks
You always know you're in trouble when the opening credits are the best part of the movie.
I guess you could consider the Afflecks and Boston for your regional directors list, especially since they’re the only ones with multiple, non-sequel movies made here
Blood of Dracula 1957 with Richard Devon hilariousd
Yeah not a successful field trip but in the words of Principal Skinner, thank God for the idiot who invented permission slips.
I actually saw this on TCM a couple years ago, it was at least entertaining and not the worst movie I've seen.
So he unloads the entire magazine of the rifle into the clearly dead guy, but he never fires a shot at any of the entirely alive animals as they slowly eat each student? I mean, they were probably magical as well, but he didn't know or even believe that early on. Sharks aren't normally in fresh water, but tell that to the shark that killed all those people in 1916 New Jersey.
That Kettle was the reason for all of this.
That was a hard working actress
Hanging from trees. Fighting alligator s 💚💚
Weirdly, Screaming Cindy was the only one of the cast to be in more than three movies.
She wasn't in more films her screams were so loud they bled to near by sets.
William Grefe has called this movie basically a mummy's curse in Florida. You can see that. It's low budget, cheesy and really awful. But surprisingly entertaining. And the kettle deserves a sequel.
Those women in bikinis must have had soooo many mosquito bites.