The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Submitted by Oedipus on Thu, 11/11/2004 - 12:55
Betty Armstrong: Seriously Paul, I do wish this was a vacation. I really think you could use a break from all this scientist work. It's almost as if you've been doing too much science.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Too much science? Is that possible? Seriously Betty, you know what this meteor could mean to science? If we find it and it's real, it could mean alot. It could mean actual advances in the field of science.
Skeleton: I sleep now.
Skeleton: I HAVE RISEN!
Dr. Roger Fleming: You're against me, aren't you? Of course you are. All Skeletons are against me, they always have been Even when I was a child, I was hated by skeletons. [Starts crying]
Skeleton: Stop blubbering, mortal fool.
Dr. Roger Fleming: Who is it? Who are you? Show yourself.
Skeleton: Who do you think it is, idiot? It is I, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra.
Dr. Roger Fleming: Then you are alive?
Skeleton: That is how stupid you are. Only my skeleton brain lives, the rest of me is still just lifeless bone.
Kro-Bar: It is safe, she who is my wife. You may come out now.
Lattis: Are you certain, Kro-Bar, my husband. This world is strange to us, even different.
Kro-Bar: Yes, it is different, this Earth as it is called but then are we of the planet Marva as we call our planet not also strange and different to this planet and its people also.
Lattis: You think the Earth people think we're strange you think.
Ranger Brad:Listen, I don't want to frighten you folks but a farmer near by was horribly mutilated and I thought I should tell other folks. Folks like yourselves so that maybe, just maybe you wouldn't be horribly mutilated too.
Betty Armstrong:Well, I've certainly never been horribly mutilated but I don't want to start now, thank you.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Well, this certainly throws a damper on the evening.
Ranger Brad: Well, again, I didn't mean to throw a damper, believe me that's the last thing I'd like to throw. I don't want to throw anything at all really but when folks are horribly mutilated, I feel it's my job to tell others. We take our horrible mutilations seriously up in these parts.
Kro-Bar: Sorry, sometimes my wife forgets that she is not an alien from outer space.
Dr. Roger Fleming: Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
Ranger Brad: I've seen a bear do things, well... even things that even a bear wouldn't do.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: The only person I want in your head is me.
Lattis: Who knows how many untold millions will die by its hand?
Kro-Bar: If only it did have hands, my woman. If only it did have hands.
Betty Armstrong: I hope the owners don't mind their dishes holding a radioactive meteor.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Don't eat the meteor by mistake, whatever you do.
[they laugh]
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Seriously, we'll clean the dishes before we go.
Skeleton: You must find the atmosphereum.
Animala: Amish Terrarium. Must find Amish terrarium.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: I don't understand. Why does she need an Amish terrarium?
Betty Armstrong: Don't the Amish live in open air, like us?
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Of course, Betty, it's absurd. Putting the Amish in glass cases would be inhumane.
Skeleton: [using mind control] Bring the meteor to the skeleton.
Kro-Bar: [using mind control] Bring the atmosphereum to Kro-Bar and Lattis.
Betty Armstrong: I must make the skeleton meatier using a crowbar covered in lettuce.
The Farmer: Stay on this road here, past Dead Man's Curve, you'll come to an old fence, called The Devil's Fence. From there, go on foot till you come to a valley known as The Cathedral Of Lost Soap. Smack in the center is what they call Forgetful Milkman's Quadrangle. Stay right on The Path Of Staring Skulls and you come to a place called Death Clearing. Cabin's right there, can't miss it.
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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
Filmed in the New Miracle Wonder of the Screen - Skeletorama.
written and directed by Larry Blamire Starring, Larry Blamire as Dr. Paul Armstrong, Fay Masterson as Betty Armstrong, Brian Howe as Dr. Roger Fleming, Andrew Parks as Kro-Bar, Susan McConnell as Lattis, Jennifer Blaire as Animala, Dan Conroy as Ranger Brad, Robert Deveau as The Farmer, Darren Reed as The Mutant and introducing The Skeleton
This is a really good parody/spoof of old black and white 50's sci-fi/horror movies. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's funny, especially if you're familiar with the old sci-fi/horror movies of the 1950's but it's still funny even if you aren't familiar with them.
Now for some Lost Skeleton of Cadavra movie trivia
- This film was shot in two weeks in and around the L.A. area.
- Filmed in "Skeletorama", a tribute to '50s horror movies.
- To mimic the classic B&W look, they filmed in color using a miniDV camera and stripped the color in postproduction.
- Most errors in continuity and acting are purposeful and are part of the gag in recreating the '50s B movie experience.
- While most of the actors were experienced, some even having lots of credits on stage and film, they had to work hard to give an honest B movie performance.
- Most of the props were purchased on eBay. Others were inexpensive props made of household items like toilet paper tubes and caulk guns.
Now for some Lost Skeleton of Cadavra quotes
- Kro-Bar: Aliens? Us? Is this one of your Earth jokes?
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Too much science? Is that possible? Seriously Betty, you know what this meteor could mean to science? If we find it and it's real, it could mean alot. It could mean actual advances in the field of science.
Skeleton: Stop blubbering, mortal fool.
Dr. Roger Fleming: Who is it? Who are you? Show yourself.
Skeleton: Who do you think it is, idiot? It is I, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra.
Dr. Roger Fleming: Then you are alive?
Skeleton: That is how stupid you are. Only my skeleton brain lives, the rest of me is still just lifeless bone.
[After landing on Earth]
Lattis: Are you certain, Kro-Bar, my husband. This world is strange to us, even different.
Kro-Bar: Yes, it is different, this Earth as it is called but then are we of the planet Marva as we call our planet not also strange and different to this planet and its people also.
Lattis: You think the Earth people think we're strange you think.
Betty Armstrong:Well, I've certainly never been horribly mutilated but I don't want to start now, thank you.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Well, this certainly throws a damper on the evening.
Ranger Brad: Well, again, I didn't mean to throw a damper, believe me that's the last thing I'd like to throw. I don't want to throw anything at all really but when folks are horribly mutilated, I feel it's my job to tell others. We take our horrible mutilations seriously up in these parts.
Kro-Bar: If only it did have hands, my woman. If only it did have hands.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Don't eat the meteor by mistake, whatever you do.
[they laugh]
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Seriously, we'll clean the dishes before we go.
Animala: Amish Terrarium. Must find Amish terrarium.
Dr. Paul Armstrong: I don't understand. Why does she need an Amish terrarium?
Betty Armstrong: Don't the Amish live in open air, like us?
Dr. Paul Armstrong: Of course, Betty, it's absurd. Putting the Amish in glass cases would be inhumane.
Kro-Bar: [using mind control] Bring the atmosphereum to Kro-Bar and Lattis.
Betty Armstrong: I must make the skeleton meatier using a crowbar covered in lettuce.
[giving directions]
Now for the end
The End?
Or Is It?
Isn't it more like a kind of beginning in a way? Like a new beginning?
For everyone?
Hm... I wonder...
Oh well.
Thanks for posting this! I had been wanting to see this movie ever since I stumbled upon a trailer on apple.com/trailers and reading the quotes on this article push my initial thoughts over the top. I thought it looked great but I haven't seen it in Blockbuster yet, but I'll keep looking for it.
No problem.
I had been wanting to see it for a long time too and the Movie Gallery finally got the DVD. The DVD has some pretty cool bonus features on it too, it has a Classic skeleton frolic cartoon, Cast and crew commentary tracks, American cinematheque Q&A featurette, Obey the lost skeleton! featurette, Blooper reel and Virtual skelectables.
I busted a gut when I heard Kro-Bar's delivery of "Aliens? Us? Is this one of your Earth jokes?" in the trailer. Alas, still haven't actually seen the movie.