A crackpot artist kills various people to use their blood as his new crimson red color for his paintings.
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| Gordon Oas-Heim | ... |
Adam Sorg
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Candi Conder | ... |
April Carter
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Elyn Warner | ... |
Gigi
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| Pat Finn-Lee | ... |
Sydney
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| Jerome Eden | ... |
Rolf
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| Scott H. Hall | ... |
Farnsworth
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Jim Jaekel | ... |
Jack
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Iris Marshall | ... |
Mrs. Carter
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William Harris | ... |
Gregorovich
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Cathy Collins | ... |
Mitzi
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Directed by
| Herschell Gordon Lewis | ... | (as Herschell G. Lewis) |
Written by
| Herschell Gordon Lewis | ... | (original story and screenplay) (as Herschell G. Lewis) |
Produced by
| David F. Friedman | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Herschell Gordon Lewis | ... | (as Herschell G. Lewis) |
Editing by
| Robert L. Sinise | ... | (as Robert Sinise) |
Makeup Department
| Pat Finn-Lee | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Art Department
| Charles Glore | ... | original paintings (as Chuck Scott) |
| Dave Seidel | ... | original paintings (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David F. Friedman | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Andy Romanoff | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Lorin D. Hall | ... | crew chief (as Lorin D. Hall Jr.) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Box Office Spectaculars (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jacqueline Kay (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Rhino Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- CMV Laservision (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Gemini Entertainment (2021) (Japan) (video)
- Movies Select Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- SGL Entertainment (2013) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aqua Cycle (water devices)
- Southeastern Display Co. (construction)
- Southeastern Display Co. (settings)
- Stinnett's Motors (automobiles courtesy of)
Storyline
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An eccentric artist is panned by a well-known critic at his opening for not having a good color sense, so he starts a new series, using his own blood to paint. Soon he is weakened and must find other sources of blood to continue his paintings.
Written by Ed Sutton |
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Box Office
| Budget | $50,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Herschell Gordon Lewis cited Roger Corman's A Bucket of Blood (1959) as the main inspiration for Color Me Blood Red. See more » |
| Goofs | After blood leaves the body and dries, it turns brown in color. Therefore the amazing red in the paintings would have in reality been brown. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Terror on Tape (1985). See more » |
| Quotes |
Rolf:
Listen, pal, you'd be rude, too, if you saw your girl tied up, and a man with an axe in one hand and a bloody mess in the other. And a corpse outside there on the beach. See more » |