Burgess Meredith Archives

Batman (1966)

Rating: ★★

Aug 14, 2001Campy Comic-Book Superhero

A film spinoff from the popular 1960s Batman tv show starring Adam West. At half-an-hour twice a week, the series was an enjoyable piece of surrealistic zaniness but its appeals seem stretched at feature-length

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Actors: Adam West, Burt Ward, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, …

Category: Fantasy

14 August 200125 November 2025 by Roog

Torture Garden (1967)

Rating: ★★

Jun 28, 2002Horror Anthology

Following the success of Dr Terror's House of Horrors, this was the second of Amicus's trademark horror anthologies with Burgess Meredith as a carnival barker showing people their fates

Director: Freddie Francis

Actors: Peter Cushing, Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Michael Bryant, …

Category: Horror

28 June 200229 October 2025 by Roog

The Man (1972)

Rating: ★★★½

Jun 4, 2006First Black US President

Strong political What IF drama from a Rod Serling script that has James Earl Jones as the first Black President of the USA (something that did not occur in reality for another 36 years with Barack Obama)

Director: Joseph Sargent

Actors: James Earl Jones, Burgess Meredith, Martin Balsam, William Windom, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 June 20062 June 2020 by Roog

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Rating: ★★

Jun 4, 2000Parasitic House

A theatrical film directed by 1970s genre tv producer Dan Curtis. This has the intriguing idea of a house that acts as a psychic vampire. In all other respects, this plays out as a standard haunted house story

Director: Dan Curtis

Actors: Oliver Reed, Karen Black, Bette Davis, Lee Harcourt Montgomery, …

Category: Horror

4 June 200016 December 2025 by Roog

The Sentinel (1977)

Rating: ★

Feb 15, 2000Haunted Apartment/Gateway to Hell

Michael Winner directs a film about a sinister apartment building but his typical crude and heavy-handed style fails to conjure anything remotely scary

Director: Michael Winner

Actors: Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, …

Category: Horror

15 February 200010 March 2025 by Roog

Magic (1978)

Rating: ★★★½

Dec 13, 2002Malevolent Ventriloquist's Dummy

Muchly under-appreciated film with Anthony Hopkins as a performer dominated by his ventriloquist’s dummy. Great direction from Richard Attenborough, fantastic script and performances

Director: Richard Attenborough

Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter

Category: Horror

13 December 20028 April 2026 by Roog

The Manitou (1978)

Rating: ★★★½

Feb 17, 2003Reincarnated Indian Medicine Man

The one moment of triumph from director William Girdler about a resurrected Indian medicine man. Girdler creates something incredibly eerie that blends H.P. Lovecraft and American Indian mysticism

Director: William Girdler

Actors: Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Jon Cedar, …

Category: Horror

17 February 200312 September 2026 by Roog

The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)

Rating: ★★

Jun 8, 1999Captain Nemo's Modern Day Adventures

TV mini-series released as a theatrical film in some parts of the world that resurrects Captain Nemo in the present-day. It is Irwin Allen returning to his tv roots where Captain Nemo’s adventures become a blatant attempt to copy Star Wars

Director: Alex March

Actors: Jose Ferrer, Burgess Meredith, Tom Hallick, Burr DeBenning, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 June 199922 January 2023 by Roog

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Rating: ★★

Apr 14, 2001Greek Mythology Adventure

This would be the last of the films made by stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen where he turns his creations towards conducting another Greek Mythology adventure. With an all-star cast playing the Greek gods.

Director: Desmond Davis

Actors: Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, …

Category: Fantasy

14 April 20013 January 2026 by Roog

The Last Chase (1981)

Rating: ★★

Nov 20, 2014Car Chase in a Dystopian Future

Dystopian action film that could have only been made during the late 70s Oil Crisis where Lee Majors defies a totalitarian system where vehicles are banned by setting out in his racing car

Director: Martyn Burke

Actors: Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, George Touliatos, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 November 20141 July 2026 by Roog

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Rating: ★★

Dec 16, 2000Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remake

Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis and George Miller come together to make a homage to tv's The Twilight Zone. The episodes are variable but the standout is Miller's Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

Director: George Miller, Joe Dante, John Landis, Steven Spielberg

Actors: John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Burgess Meredith, …

Category: Fantasy

16 December 200011 September 2026 by Roog