tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post6318502801880550588..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Paperhouse (1988): or, Draw a Little Dream for MeThe Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-38390066338366372522012-11-26T20:26:59.088-06:002012-11-26T20:26:59.088-06:00Also worth noting is that Elliott was in a film ca...Also worth noting is that Elliott was in a film called Taxandria after Paperhouse and though his voice was dubbed it's a very interesting and artistic film and he's excellent in it. Taxandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550839036868561393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-26999249636085932032012-11-26T20:24:58.230-06:002012-11-26T20:24:58.230-06:00As far as I know, what Shelly wrote is correct. Th...As far as I know, what Shelly wrote is correct. There was one post from a man on the imdb boards who said he worked at the hospital when Elliott died and he said that it was not a premeditated act but based on a "fixed delusion" at the time. The only persons who really know are his family and his doctors (maybe). It is a tragedy either way and I can't help but feel a little heartbroken whenever I watch paperhouse or his other works. I first saw Paperhouse when I was a teen and thought Elliott was just gorgeous. I was shocked, absolutely shocked when I found out about his death. From what I have gathered, he was a warm person, artistic, talented and loved his family very much. Even though I never knew him, I still feel sorrow over what happened. For him and his family and friends. I had a friend who also died at 20 from lupus after many years of suffering and you never really get over it when a young person passes.Taxandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550839036868561393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-20103192168897331932011-01-15T22:21:38.262-06:002011-01-15T22:21:38.262-06:00I love this film!! And it's so sad about poor ...I love this film!! And it's so sad about poor Elliott. Is Shelly's post accurate? Is it really true that he took his own life? How dreadful for that to happen to someone so young.<br /><br />May he rest in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-5665838232387992832011-01-07T11:42:36.950-06:002011-01-07T11:42:36.950-06:00Hi, C.C.--Catherine Charlton, I presume? I wish I ...Hi, C.C.--Catherine Charlton, I presume? I wish I had some information to give you, but I don't know who the commenter was who posted all that information. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. vicarofvhs@gmail.comThe Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-50477591534503803122010-12-27T05:46:33.883-06:002010-12-27T05:46:33.883-06:00Could Shelley who posted about Elliott please cont...Could Shelley who posted about Elliott please contact Catherine Charlton. thank youC.Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-38325573622526350632010-09-27T11:19:28.158-05:002010-09-27T11:19:28.158-05:00Thanks everyone for the continued comments! And fo...Thanks everyone for the continued comments! And for all the information on poor Eliot Spiers. What a tragedy--he was clearly a talented child actor, and never got the chance to realize that or any of his other promising talents. RIP.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-47253759523610387462010-09-26T15:29:38.285-05:002010-09-26T15:29:38.285-05:00thanks for the information.thanks for the information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-81496863916346460182010-09-26T08:11:16.006-05:002010-09-26T08:11:16.006-05:00Elliott Spiers was perfectly normal and happy duri...Elliott Spiers was perfectly normal and happy during the making of Paperhouse. In 1991, he became ill when he suffered an adverse reaction to an anti-malaria medication. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of his doctors, nurses, family and of Elliott himself, he spent the next two years fighting to regain his former health to no avail. He eventually developed schizophrenia and was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London. On Saturday 15 January 1994, either because of a premeditated act on his part or as a result of the symptoms of his mental illness, Elliott jumped from one of the top floors of the hospital and was killed. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.<br /><br />His mother, renowned voice and dialect coach Catherine Charlton, confirmed his death on imdb. A memorial to Elliott, along with a photograph of him taken shortly before the onset of his illness can be seen here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26378080Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-58763948333772125652010-07-31T04:24:32.485-05:002010-07-31T04:24:32.485-05:00Like someone already said, a great review of a gre...Like someone already said, a great review of a great film!!<br />grettings from ArgentinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-9141954437832744392010-07-20T16:11:42.226-05:002010-07-20T16:11:42.226-05:00This movie is a surreal and passionate nightmare, ...This movie is a surreal and passionate nightmare, a nightmare of tragic love and strength forced into a youthful and creative heart. Elliott Spiers death in 1994 is truly a loss to our world, and I am sure he is still perfecting his talents where ever he is. A true kindred spirit! What a brilliant film to have in is portfolio; A perfect match of beauty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-41267440430674949712010-06-11T13:26:04.231-05:002010-06-11T13:26:04.231-05:00heavenly creatures and sweetie as well as the orig...heavenly creatures and sweetie as well as the original cat people + the curse of the cat people are highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-23256263055420802742010-06-11T13:16:06.767-05:002010-06-11T13:16:06.767-05:00thanks for the information.
the entire film is no...thanks for the information. <br />the entire film is now on youtube in 9 or 10 chapters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-60538282353190682792010-06-11T13:01:40.500-05:002010-06-11T13:01:40.500-05:00According to his mother on the IMDb boards, Elliot...According to his mother on the IMDb boards, Elliott had a bad reaction to an anti malaria medication which caused psychosis and committed suicide by jumping out of his hospital window. His grave can be seen on Find A Grave .com Otherwise his mom described him as perfectly normal and loving and artistic before he became ill, so at least it was not a case of a natural depression, it was caused by a medication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-54615949197032792712010-05-29T23:40:58.846-05:002010-05-29T23:40:58.846-05:00i think the dean stockwell version of the secret g...i think the dean stockwell version of the secret garden would be a good companion piece to this. sweetie, the reflective skin and david lynch's eraserhead, blue velvet, lost highway and mulholland drive are also highly recommended.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826626604746650253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-89846381150107598622010-05-29T23:37:47.998-05:002010-05-29T23:37:47.998-05:00a great review of a great film. thank you.a great review of a great film. thank you.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826626604746650253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-50450903482853764112009-12-27T18:51:48.888-06:002009-12-27T18:51:48.888-06:00Charlotte Burke and Elliot Spiers both give excell...Charlotte Burke and Elliot Spiers both give excellent performances, but Glenne Headly is terrible! I don't know why she is because i have seen her in 'Mr Hollands Opus'and she's very good. Anyway in Paperhouse she was terrible.<br />xxxxxxUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470064816285226027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-82884601933002483482009-08-19T23:22:20.936-05:002009-08-19T23:22:20.936-05:00great great great movie. sad that it is soooo hard...great great great movie. sad that it is soooo hard to find especially here in manila. I did a little research too about the movie and the cast, wondering where they are now. Sad to hear that elliott spiers (marc)died a few years after the movie. They say it's suicide but the paperhouse FB page states that "...he took a bad reaction to an inoculation for Malaria. I think he fell out of a high window while hallucinating. " http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=51738489978&topic=10961Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896804165120010541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-48876084348569371072009-06-24T12:39:07.961-05:002009-06-24T12:39:07.961-05:00I absolutely loved this film ever since it came ou...I absolutely loved this film ever since it came out in 1988, and it remains one of my favourite films. Sadly, (I only found out last night) Elliott Spiers, the boy who played Marc in the film, committed suicide six years later in 1994, aged just 21. His melancholy in the film is astounding for a 15 year old, and it is made all the more haunting that he was so obviously lonely and troubled troubled in real life.L Wilksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-83935561032163698692009-05-26T12:02:44.696-05:002009-05-26T12:02:44.696-05:00Excellent well thought out review guys. This is o...Excellent well thought out review guys. This is one of my faves from the old VHS days and I used to recommend it often at the video store I worked at! And STILL NO REGION 1 DVD release!!! So many curiosities just waiting to be mined. Psychos In Love and Pieces have recently gotten the special DVD treatment, so why not titles like Paperhouse, Deadly Eyes and The Video Dead!Jay Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00943870346156273403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-90731297428499323082009-05-09T01:36:00.000-05:002009-05-09T01:36:00.000-05:00Ahhh I saw this one day on FearNet but I couldn't ...Ahhh I saw this one day on FearNet but I couldn't get past the scene where she sees her house drawing for the first time :/ now I want to finish it, if only I knew it's genius.T. R Xandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142370339947719352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-75618368795501395162009-05-08T13:10:00.000-05:002009-05-08T13:10:00.000-05:00I was obsessed with Ben Cross/Barnabas Collins in ...I was obsessed with Ben Cross/Barnabas Collins in the mid-90s and wanted to see this movie so badly. I'd totally forgotten about it until now. I guess I need to search it out.<br />-BillyTower Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117151684983587816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-4910036386644433042009-05-08T12:51:00.000-05:002009-05-08T12:51:00.000-05:00thanx for reminding me about this, i haven't seen ...thanx for reminding me about this, i haven't seen it for a long time.Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-15779731079281995792009-05-08T10:53:00.000-05:002009-05-08T10:53:00.000-05:00I've been looking for this film for a looooong tim...I've been looking for this film for a looooong time - should've remembered it when I was actually IN the UK and able to buy it. Your review makes me want to see it even more!! I've never even been able to find it on VHS....The Costuminatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568789159814677586noreply@blogger.com