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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

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Looking to score a break as a newspaper reporter and impress beautiful Alma Parker (Joan Staley), milquetoast typesetter Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) pitches a story about his small town's haunted house. When his editor (Dick Sargent) insists Luther spend a night alone in the spooky mansion, where a grisly murder-suicide had taken place decades earlier, the timid reporter learns that the house contains a supernatural resident who doesn't like visitors.
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Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 06/25/2005
3/5
Prime Don Knotts with Barney Fife patented laughs. Go to Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01/07/2005
2/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 03/29/2004
4/5
Unusually good Knotts vehicle with atmosphere and a great creepy organ piece. Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 02/27/2004
2/5
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 09/15/2003
For youngsters who hadn't experienced anything stronger than the attack of the ping-pong balls on 'Captain Kangaroo,' 'Mr. Chicken' -- with its spooky organ music, blood-dripping portrait and haunted 'murder house' -- was deliciously traumatic... Go to Full Review Matt Bailey Not Coming to a Theater Near You 04/03/2003
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is, overall, a very sweet-natured comedy. It's just the thing to watch when you are sick of foul-mouthed puppets [and] flatulent grade-schoolers... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ted B @Movieaddicted 10/14/2024 3.5 stars; Don Knotts pulls off his "Barney Fife" shtick and gets plenty of laughs. This is an all-time favorite comedy-scary movie you can watch with the whole family. See more CodyZamboni Z 10/13/2024 Amusing mystery comedy, Don Knotts is the whole show, Supported by some spooky elements, and a slew of famous actors / actresses from TV and movies, I just wished there was more time spent in the haunted house, Also nice is Don's sweet romance with the hot brunette. See more Dallas H 10/13/2024 I must have watched this movie fifteen or twenty times throughout my life. It is an absolute perfection! Dear god, please make the entertainment executives avoid this movie with a money-grubbing remake or reboot. See more Andrew M 10/11/2024 Fun film with all the best people giving a fantastic performance. A masterful work when Don Knotts demonstrates our fear of public speaking, marvelous. See more Tim O 12/18/2023 Still love the organ loft music. Scared the hell out of me and kept me up at night when I was 9 or 10. See more craig p 11/02/2023 Don Knots was perfect for this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alan Rafkin

Director

Don Knotts

Luther Heggs

Joan Staley

Alma Parker

Liam Redmond

Kelsey

Dick Sargent

George Beckett

Skip Homeier

Ollie Weaver

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Synopsis Looking to score a break as a newspaper reporter and impress beautiful Alma Parker (Joan Staley), milquetoast typesetter Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) pitches a story about his small town's haunted house. When his editor (Dick Sargent) insists Luther spend a night alone in the spooky mansion, where a grisly murder-suicide had taken place decades earlier, the timid reporter learns that the house contains a supernatural resident who doesn't like visitors.
Director
Alan Rafkin
Producer
Edward Montagne
Screenwriter
James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1966, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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