ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

JohnHowardReid Despite its unpromising title and the somewhat jaded presence of Gypsy Rose Lee (who theatrically tends to over-act and who, alas, is so obviously now well past her prime), this little thriller engages the attention, thanks to its engrossing script, some fascinating performances (however did director Gerd Oswald get such a skillful study out of Anita Ekberg?), atmospheric direction and moody photography.Even the music score skilfully creates just the right mood of horror and suspense - although I'll admit that the night club numbers are somewhat of a let-down, both musically and choreographically. But maybe they were supposed to be just that - namely second rate?All in all, director Oswald has created an unusually absorbing programmer out of very limited resources.

Michael O'Keefe The voluptuous Anita Ekberg plays Virginia Wilson, an exotic dancer that comes in from a swim in the ocean and witnesses a man get shot while trying to stab her with a knife as she showers. She is placed in a sanitarium, where her psychiatrist, Dr. Greenwood(Harry Townes),is mesmerized by her charms and falls in love with her. Greenwood wants to take over her life; they both leave the hospital and the doctor decides to change both of their names. Virginia becomes Yolanda and is very animate about going back to her job dancing at a nightclub owned by a character played by the legendary stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. The beautiful dancer becomes a person of interest in a series of murders that involves a small sculpture created by her step-brother. A police captain(Alan Gifford)and a newspaper columnist(Philip Carey)work steadfast to clear up the mystery. Some of the sets are rather nice, but pleasing on the eyes is the provocative dancing of Ekberg. Lee's routine seems pretty worn out. I really like the sequence of walking on an empty street in the night. The title SCREAMING MIMI is based on the name of the mysterious sculpture.

morrison-dylan-fan 2011:Talking to a fellow IMDb'er,after watching Dario Argento's amazing 1970 film The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,I was shocked to learn,that Argento had actually done a partial "unofficial" adaptation of a novel called The Screaming Mimi,which had received an official screen adaptation,with a US film in 1958. After reading the fascinating comments from a fellow IMDb'er,and also hear film reviewers Kim Newman and Alan Jones give thrilling comments about the movie in their audio commentary for Crystal Plumage,I decided to search on Amazon Uk for a DVD or VHS of the title. Sadly,despite being extremely keen on seeing the film,I discovered that the title appeared to be unavailable on DVD or Video…from anywhere!Late 2013:Being cheerful about finally getting hold of the title which would see Dario Argento,Tony Musante and Ennio Morricone team up for the first time (1969's The Love Circle),I decided to search for the original adaptation of their fantastic Giallo,and was happily caught by surprise,when I stumbled upon a DVD of the film,which would at last allow me to hear the Mimi scream.The plot: Going for an outdoor shower with her pet dog Rusty after enjoying a wonderful swim,Virginia Wilson is confronted by an escaped convict,who attempts to stab her with a knife.Hearing his daughter scream for her life,Virginia's step-brother Charlie Weston, (an artist who makes miniature stature's) quickly grabs a gun and shoots the attempted murderer dead.Faced with the knowledge of having been a potential murder victim,and also witnessing a killing,Wilson experience's a nervous breakdown,and finds herself unable to wipe the moments of that day from her memory.Feeling that his step-sister is in desperate need of help,Weston arranges for Virginia to be placed in a mental hospital,where she is closely looked after by Dr.Greenwood. Despite being a doctor who does things "by the book,Greenwood finds himself falling deeply in love with Virginia.Knowing that they both might have to wait years before she's officially "cured",Greenwood decides to fake Wilson's death,so that she can get out of the hospital,and run away with him.Years later:Keeping their relationship under-wraps,Virginia changes her name to Yolanda Lange and becomes the star attraction as a dancer in a popular night club.Catching the eye one night of a local journalist called Bill Sweeney,Wilson/Lange begins to fear that she has also caught the eye of her past,when a stranger begins stabbing women in a similar manner that was used in the attempted murder of Virginia…View on the film:Entering the movie,in what appears to be a rather tight swimsuit,Anita Ekberg gives a shimmering performance as Virginia Wilson and Yolanda Lange.For the two sides of her character,Ekberg gives each of them subtle alterations,with the psychological issues in Virginia's mind,being kept under cover by Youlanda's swagger and powerful eroticism,which along with giving Youlanda complete control of the night club's inhabitants,also leads to her appearing to be on the target list of a revived psychotic killer.Taking a different angle to his excellent adaptation of Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi than the one that Dario Argento would take a decade later,Robert Blees combines a thrilling,proto-Giallo edge with a gritty Film Noir atmosphere,with Blees gradually showing the impact that the new killing spree is having on Virginia/Yolanda,as Youlanda's extravagant shell is melted away,and Virginia's psychological issues are shown in their rawest form.Made just as the "Hays Code" was at last starting to lose its grip on the industry,Blees shows a sharp eye for placing subtle undertones under the films skin,with hints of S&M,lesbianism and drug use bubbling away as a Giallo killer stalks a Film Noir world.Placing Blees undertones at the centre of the movie,director Gerd Oswald shows an unexpected glee in the highly stylised,eye-catching vicious murder scenes which is matched by Oswald giving each of the gorgeous Anita Ekberg's dances a strong whiff of S&M.Along with the daring Giallo elements,Oswald also soaks the title in a striking Film Noir atmosphere,with Yolanda's night club being filled with darken corners where the killer may be hiding,with Oswald also covering the long,empty streets in a doom-laden mist,as Bill Sweeney begins to realise that he must stop the Mimi from screaming,before the killer strikes again.

wmav01 I remember this movie only because my sister and I were the original latch key kids. My older sister and I used to watch TV from the old channel 5 ( pre- Fox network ) TV out of Washington DC. They ran great late afternoon movies and reruns I watched for years before cable. Anyone who grew up in the channel 5 area during the late 60's knows hows what I mean. The Untouchables, Highway Patrol, The Big Valley, Dear Lord where are these great reruns today?? But I digress.. This movie scared the living crap out of me, and I remember my sister teasing me for months. I remember so little about this movie, but it scared me bad enough I've never forgotten the title. Netflix doesn't have this..anyone know where to get a copy of it? I want to face my fear!!