For the setting, the subject matter (of which it is intensely varied) and the sheer star quality, there is little but the hap-handed segues to disappoint the viewer.
Plot: Christopher Lee (Legend) discovers the 'missing link' and bungs it's frozen corpse in a wooden box in Peking and boards the Trans-Siberian Express with a host of chinese, mongolian, russian, american and brits abroad (Peter Cushing-Legend), with the express (get it?!) intent to show off his discovery to the world. However...seems our Farmfoods Frozen Man is done napping and fancies a wander through the cabins. Cue the devilish red eyes, the hairy hands (palms too I imagine) and the wanton (ha ha) brain delights.
There is enough variety and interchangeable storyline in this film to transfix even the most fair weather of watchers.
Lines of the film: "Monster??!! But we're British you know!"
"What if the monk is innocent?"-
"Ahh, we got lots of innocent monks!" (Telly Savalas)
Budget: $300,000 (really! They make it work soooo well though)
Not fun fact: Cushing arrived for filming shortly after the death of his wife and advised the director he was unable to work due to grief. Lee took his mate aside, they had a giggle over the old Hammer days and cracked on. Stiff upper lip don't you know.
Plot: Christopher Lee (Legend) discovers the 'missing link' and bungs it's frozen corpse in a wooden box in Peking and boards the Trans-Siberian Express with a host of chinese, mongolian, russian, american and brits abroad (Peter Cushing-Legend), with the express (get it?!) intent to show off his discovery to the world. However...seems our Farmfoods Frozen Man is done napping and fancies a wander through the cabins. Cue the devilish red eyes, the hairy hands (palms too I imagine) and the wanton (ha ha) brain delights.
There is enough variety and interchangeable storyline in this film to transfix even the most fair weather of watchers.
Lines of the film: "Monster??!! But we're British you know!"
"What if the monk is innocent?"-
"Ahh, we got lots of innocent monks!" (Telly Savalas)
Budget: $300,000 (really! They make it work soooo well though)
Not fun fact: Cushing arrived for filming shortly after the death of his wife and advised the director he was unable to work due to grief. Lee took his mate aside, they had a giggle over the old Hammer days and cracked on. Stiff upper lip don't you know.
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