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Wizard | Magic
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Budget 350,000 USD
Box Office Collection 1,499,275 USD
Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson were fond of ad-libbing their lines, much to the annoyance of Boris Karloff, who was working from the script.
Jack Nicholson always gave high praise to everyone he worked with on the set, except one - the Raven. He said the Raven pooped on everyone, but especially liked to poop on him. He later said: "I would look down when the Raven flew off my shoulder, and it would be covered in poop. I hated that bird."
In casting his spells, Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (Peter Lorre) used several Latin phrases: Veni vidi vici: I came, I saw, I conquered. De mortuis nil nisi bonum: Do not speak ill of the dead. Cave canem: Beware of the dog. Si vis pacem parabellum: If you want peace, prepare for war. Ceterum censio Carthaginem esse delendam: Furthermore, I believe that Carthage must be destroyed.
Peter Lorre ad-libbed several famous lines in the movie, including: "How the hell should I know?" after Price asks if he will see Lenore again; "Hard place to keep clean, huh?" in the family crypt, while retrieving dead man's hair; and "Where else?" in the family chapel, when Price says he keeps Lenore there.
According to Roger Corman, Peter Lorre's improvisations confused Vincent Price and Boris Karloff, but Price adapted to this well, while Karloff struggled.
"Dr. Craven: [Opening lines] Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,/ While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door./ "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door. / Only this and nothing more.""
"[last lines] Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] Erasamus, now that Dr. Scarabus is out of the way, we've got to make immediate plans for your assumption of the grand mastership. I'll glady act as your liaison so-so you won't be bothered having to present your case personally to the brotherhood. Later on I'll be happy to assume the post of super numeri secretary dispencer. Dr. Craven: Dr. Bedloe. Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] Yes? Dr. Craven: Do you really think such treachery can be so easily forgiven and forgotten? Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] Treachery! I saved all your lives! Dr. Craven: After having put them in jeopardy in the first place. Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] That's beside the point. [pause, then] Dr. Bedloe: Very well, if that's the way you feel about it, kindly return me to my rightful form and I'll leave. Dr. Craven: Well, I'll, um... I'll take it under advisement. Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] Take it under advisement? Well really! Who do you think you are talking to anyway? Dr. Craven: Up. [Craven points a finger upwards] Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] What's that? Dr. Craven: Up! Dr. Bedloe: [as the raven] Now wait a minute Erasamus! Dr. Craven: Up! Dr. Bedloe: Really! [Dr. Bedloe flies to the head of a bust] Dr. Bedloe: I never heard of such ingratitude in my entire life. It's getting so you can't trust anybody anymore. I'm just too sweet and gentle, that's my problem! Dr. Craven: Dr. Bedloe. Dr. Bedloe: What is it? Dr. Craven: Shut your beak! [he makes a pinching gesture and Bedloe freezes into silence; Craven looks at the audience smiling] Dr. Craven: Quoth the raven, nevermore."
