4 Shots From 4 Donald Pleasence Films: Wake In Fright, The Mutations, Halloween, Phenomena


4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, we celebrate the life and career Donald Pleasence!  One of the greatest of all the horror icons, Pleasence was born 101 years ago today and that means that it’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Films

Wake in Fright (1971, dir by Ted Kotcheff)

The Mutations (1974, dir by Jack Cardiff)

Halloween (1978, dir by John Carpenter)

Phenomena (1985, dir by Dario Argento)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Dr. Crippen, Cul-de-sac, Wake In Fright, The Mutations


Yesterday would have been Donald Pleasence’s 96th birthday.  Pleasence is best remembered for playing Blofeld in You Only Live Twice and the obsessive Dr. Sam Loomis in the Halloween films but, over the course of his long career, he appeared in over a hundred other films.  These 4 shots come from 4 of them.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Dr. Crippen (1963, directed by Robert Lynn)

Dr. Crippen (1963, directed by Robert Lynn)

Cul-de-sac (1966, directed by Roman Polanski)

Cul-de-sac (1966, directed by Roman Polanski)

Wake in Fright (1971, directed by Ted Kotcheff)

Wake in Fright (1971, directed by Ted Kotcheff)

The Mutations (1974, directed by Jack Cardiff)

The Mutations (1974, directed by Jack Cardiff)