“We'd seen all the rushes, which we thought very funny, but the premiere audience reaction was cold and so were the reviews. However, the moment it was released it made audiences everywhere laugh like anything, and it showed that our original reaction had been right. What a relief!”

—  Fenella Fielding

Of her film Carry on Screaming http://www.allthingshorror.co.uk/#/fenella-fielding/4529104641

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