The small door is called a wicket gate. They existed for several reasons. They could be opened and closed more quickly. It was also easier to control entry as only one person could enter at a time. An example of a use would be you close the gates for the evening. If anyone shows or leaves after rather than open the big gate you just open the wicket gate.
I also imagine it to come in handy in case of negotiations with enemies. Instead of opening the big gate and exposing a weak point to the enemy, you could step out, get the parley over with and get back in. Easier to defend.
@@patross60 This is a significant part of the reason. Wicket gates were for convenience but could be forced open. Making it smaller than even the average height made it almost impossible to properly fight through so you had someone waiting with a heavy weapon to bash them as they tried to force it. Same reason for the construction of castle tower stairs. They were designed to make it MUCH harder to fight upward than downward for people with a dominant right hand. Medieval fortress designers had a looooong time to perfect their craft.
The little door is a sallyport. It was used to allow people in and out of the castle without having to open the big doors every time. It was also used to send out soldiers during a siege to conduct night attacks and counterattacks, hence the term "sally forth."
He mentioned how much Adam Ant looks like a young Billy Crystal. I remember Billy Crystal doing a comedy music video where he dressed up as Adam Ant complete with the British sailor belly shirt
In Germany, the small door was used as a nighttime security device after city gates are closed. Anyone wishing to enter in late had to crawl through, putting themselves in a vulnerable position to guards who could easily question and quickly kill an unwanted outsider. I've also heard of this being called The Eye of the Needle, in reference to the Biblical quote.
Big door is for wagons and horses. Also, just to look imposing. Small door for people on foot. It's very short so you have bend down so the guards can whack you in the back of the head if you weren't invited in.
Man, 80s and 90s Charles Band was PEAK! His stuff was so good. I'm sure Good Bad Flicks knows about it, but the book "It Came From the Video Aisle" is an awesome book all about Charles Band, Empire, and Full Moon.
3:04 Tiny doors in the big doors are common among firehouse, hangars, and bay doors in general, and it would seem castles. Just a much more ergonomic and easy way to pass through said large doorways designed for bigger vehicles. Less wear and tear on heavy duty hinges I'd imagine too. Great video as always.
Tiny door in Big Door, it was because big door to heavy oponned all the time and big door is horses and big group of people. Tiny door is for one or maybe two people and day to day use.
Ive been to that castle its Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano it is quite close to Rome, it is my favorite place to visit in Italy, their medieval armor, weapons and clothes exhibit is awesome, plus they let you look your self in 14th century mirror and there are several cool legends the guide tells on the tour that add real flavor to the visit
I love your humor, you always make me laugh when i watched these. And i also really enjoy your exploring series, love learning the story behind how a movie was created, and you are really great at providing fun little extra facts about certain actors etc. I even like the sound of your voice. Great work sir, its a pleasure to watch.
I’ve been trying to remember the name of this movie for YEARS! The only thing I remembered about it was the demon disappearing from the painting and coming to life. Couldn’t even find any info by Googling!
I've never seen it but I knew right away those were top-notch John Carl Buechler effects. It's a wonder he made so many awesome creatures on those lower budgets. Bless him. One of his earlier jobs was on Mausoleum (1983) where he designed a wonderful female demon with little demon heads for tits and that's how it kills some victims. Cheesy as hell but incredibly entertaining, and the woman who turns into the demon is drop dead gorgeous. Must-see!
I loved Spellcaster back in the day. I watched it on Cinemax. Plus I support the beautiful & Detroit's own Gail O'Grady she was my pick for Sue Storm for a 90's Fantastic Four.
@@PoeInTheDitch It's okay. Like many celebrity autobiographies, the first half where he is struggling for success is interesting, but the second half where he is rich and famous is a bit dull. He seems keen to tell us about all the women he has slept with, and he does seem to have slept with all the women.
The reason for the small door in big door is the same as why you have to pull up those pins to open the both sides of a double door; sometimes something bigger than a single person needs to enter.
The big door is for horses. The little door is for regular use. We still use similar double doors on garages, sheds, and barns. Old fire stations like in Ghostbusters had them for the ladder trucks.
Each time you show the castle lady singing she reminds me so much of the pop singer Sia, but before she came to America, back when she sang without hiding her face like on her first couple albums
I was like "NO WAY that's 1992..." and then saw it's shot in 1986 and that makes more sense. Can't believe I never heard of this one but it IS quite obscure.
Drinking game time....every time the word castle is said or shown on screen you have to take a drink, I'll go first. ....and my liver just left my body.
Okay, the tiny door inside the big door thing is because the big door is opened for major events that will have a large number of people going in and out, while the little door is just for individuals and small groups. Hey, it takes a lot of effort to open and close the big door, and it'll let a lot of heat in/out when it gets opened too. Castles like that don't have central heating and air, so you've got to do what you can to keep the temperature under control.
The tiny door is a thing because you don’t want to open the big gathe every time someone wants to come in. It is tiny because people in the medieval times where really short.
This one slipped past me at the time, but I love the peak 80's look of it. I also love how back then "stocky" was the same thing as fat. No being big unless its with roided out muscles!
The small door is a wicket gate or just wicket. They were built into gate walls of towns or castle walls outside. The big doors were for several people going out or to let through wagons. The wicket was one person wide and was for a few one or a few people. Being easier to open for small foot traffic and to also allow small foot traffic through during siege. You didn't want to have the big heavy doors open while being attacked.
And here I was thinking wow, the VJ from Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is playing another VJ, he's really good at it...well no wonder, he was an actual VJ and DJ XD
I was trying to figure out who was playing "Cassandra Castle" [she looked familiar] Then you mentioned the a-ha video & I said "That's where I know her from!" Her name is Bunty Bailey. Another great video, just wanted to tell you that "I love your channel".
I think Cassandra was based on Bananarama. Their drinking was so legendary it inspired Absolutely Fabulous. Also: So Adam Ant is the devil in this and his ex-girlfriend is an evil snake priestess in another film
What year is this supposed to be? How are they talking about an HD camera? Did they even exist at the time this was set? 2:558:15 p.s. the little door is just so they don't have to open the giant door every time someone wants to go in or out.
Big doors are heavy to open. Europe builds solid stuff. A door is made of thick and solid wood with thick and solid steel braces. Opening the miniature variant is way mor convenient 😅
(14:22) Yep. I remember when my friends and I would chill and watch MTV in the 80s when it actually had music videos. Man, cable TV used to be so fun. 😕
Tiny door in a big door was because a) during middle ages people were smaller and b) its harder for the enemy attacking the castle to get in if the door is small.
"Diabolee then uses his platform to steal men's souls and make them his slaves!" I can't be the only one who thinks this would make a *_much_* more interesting concept to explore than the movie we actually got.
I personally have the hots for Tom. The little door in the big door I assume is one people were smaller back then and two it is easier to open and close the small door than the bigger ones.
(3:04) Well, I know that in (larger) castles, smaller doors were easier to open than the big honkin' ones which were fortified for defense. But this one seems super tiny and the big door not so heavy. Maybe it was built later in the same style in mimicry of how they used to do it? 🤔 EDIT: On further examination, the big door does look pretty thick.
Holy shit. This whole thing was vaguely familiar but not until the chair are a gal did I remember this movie. Man I've seen this twice at my dad's a couple years apart as a kid, and never knew the name of it until now. Heh thanks man.
I had not heard of this Band production before. Coolness. I'm almost done showing SOAP, starring a young Billy Crystal, to a couple of friends of mine.
hahahaha, that's not even the same car exploding at 4:56; they stopped in Ford Sierra and then detonated some old (probably defunct) station wagon I honestly can't recognize.
Who else randomly came across this channel one day and now can't stop watching Good bad Flicks videos
Happened to me.
Yep, easily in my top 10 and I sub to about 200 channels 😄
Not random movie review channels gave me this recommendation.
I'm hooked for sure
I'm saying maybe 100% of people here, just a guess
"We're the winners from Cleveland."
"There's no such thing, kid."
You could feel that burn from the moon.
But is she saying there's no such thing as Cleveland, or no such thing as winners from Cleveland.
@@erikbjelke4411 The latter.
The small door is called a wicket gate. They existed for several reasons. They could be opened and closed more quickly. It was also easier to control entry as only one person could enter at a time. An example of a use would be you close the gates for the evening. If anyone shows or leaves after rather than open the big gate you just open the wicket gate.
And the period they were made in, people were not as tall. 5' 5" was average height.
And also people coming in were defenseless.
The comment below yours says they’re called a sallyport.
I also imagine it to come in handy in case of negotiations with enemies. Instead of opening the big gate and exposing a weak point to the enemy, you could step out, get the parley over with and get back in. Easier to defend.
@@patross60 This is a significant part of the reason. Wicket gates were for convenience but could be forced open. Making it smaller than even the average height made it almost impossible to properly fight through so you had someone waiting with a heavy weapon to bash them as they tried to force it. Same reason for the construction of castle tower stairs. They were designed to make it MUCH harder to fight upward than downward for people with a dominant right hand.
Medieval fortress designers had a looooong time to perfect their craft.
The little door is a sallyport. It was used to allow people in and out of the castle without having to open the big doors every time. It was also used to send out soldiers during a siege to conduct night attacks and counterattacks, hence the term "sally forth."
huh, neat!
Cool
Damn, beat me to it.
@@khornethegrim8258 Oh, sure! 😆
Just kdding. I honestly didn't know that, which is one of the reasons I love to chck out the comments section.
Or...it could be for hobbitses...
As a born and raised clevelander that “no such thing kid” line is amazing and im going to track down this movie just because of it
"Spellcaster sounds like a movie Charles Band would produce."
Produce by Charles Band
"Damn, I'm good"
"There are better things to waste your money on." I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
He mentioned how much Adam Ant looks like a young Billy Crystal. I remember Billy Crystal doing a comedy music video where he dressed up as Adam Ant complete with the British sailor belly shirt
I don't know anything about this movie and I swore that was AA on the cover hahhaha
In Germany, the small door was used as a nighttime security device after city gates are closed. Anyone wishing to enter in late had to crawl through, putting themselves in a vulnerable position to guards who could easily question and quickly kill an unwanted outsider. I've also heard of this being called The Eye of the Needle, in reference to the Biblical quote.
Big door is for wagons and horses. Also, just to look imposing. Small door for people on foot. It's very short so you have bend down so the guards can whack you in the back of the head if you weren't invited in.
I was having a really rough night. Seeing a new video from you got me excited and changed my mood. Thank you
You are very welcome! Hope things get better :)
The Cleveland thing cuts deep. The pain is real.
This should have been called, "Death Chair: The Chair That Eats." - a spin off of Death Bed
This movie makes much more sense than Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Man, 80s and 90s Charles Band was PEAK! His stuff was so good. I'm sure Good Bad Flicks knows about it, but the book "It Came From the Video Aisle" is an awesome book all about Charles Band, Empire, and Full Moon.
Holy shit. He DOES look like Billy Crystal. Now I can't unsee it. (Yes Im old.)
3:04
Tiny doors in the big doors are common among firehouse, hangars, and bay doors in general, and it would seem castles. Just a much more ergonomic and easy way to pass through said large doorways designed for bigger vehicles. Less wear and tear on heavy duty hinges I'd imagine too.
Great video as always.
Tiny door in Big Door, it was because big door to heavy oponned all the time and big door is horses and big group of people. Tiny door is for one or maybe two people and day to day use.
I like the look of the film stock here. It's really cool-looking.
I can't believe you missed this opportunity at 04:53. "The guys stop the car and ANOTHER COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CAR EXPLODES!"
Sometimes after watching the same footage over and over it all blurs lol
Ive been to that castle its Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano it is quite close to Rome, it is my favorite place to visit in Italy, their medieval armor, weapons and clothes exhibit is awesome, plus they let you look your self in 14th century mirror and there are several cool legends the guide tells on the tour that add real flavor to the visit
I love your humor, you always make me laugh when i watched these. And i also really enjoy your exploring series, love learning the story behind how a movie was created, and you are really great at providing fun little extra facts about certain actors etc. I even like the sound of your voice. Great work sir, its a pleasure to watch.
Thank you so much! New Exploring video monday!
I’ve been trying to remember the name of this movie for YEARS! The only thing I remembered about it was the demon disappearing from the painting and coming to life. Couldn’t even find any info by Googling!
Drink of choice for the castle party?
Royal Crown cola.
I've never seen it but I knew right away those were top-notch John Carl Buechler effects. It's a wonder he made so many awesome creatures on those lower budgets. Bless him. One of his earlier jobs was on Mausoleum (1983) where he designed a wonderful female demon with little demon heads for tits and that's how it kills some victims. Cheesy as hell but incredibly entertaining, and the woman who turns into the demon is drop dead gorgeous. Must-see!
I knew I recognized Richard Blade! He's still a DJ on Sirius XM's 1st Wave channel. His voice is iconic!
Traci Lind a personal favorite of mine too.
"Eurotrash Tony" !!! That was classic 🤣🤣🤣👍👍
At the end when you called out MTV for endless marathons of Ridiculousness, I was like "No shit".
lol I just got the "winners from Cleveland" joke. Great video Cecil!
Hey, the DJ is Richard Blade! I listened to him for years on KROQ in SoCal. He's on Sirius First Wave now. I bet this movie is a proud memory for him.
FINALLY!!!! Someone else that has seen this flick!!! I thought I was the only one
I was so in love with Traci Lind as a youth
Same. Had a crush after I went to see Fright Night 2.
@@13strigoi69 I love a woman who can speed read Dracula
Never seen this one. Will have to check out. A very 80s movie
Oh shit I can't unsee young Billy crystal now haha
I loved Spellcaster back in the day. I watched it on Cinemax. Plus I support the beautiful & Detroit's own Gail O'Grady she was my pick for Sue Storm for a 90's Fantastic Four.
Spellcaster had some cool kills and i now know the name of a movie i liked from the 90's that i saw once and couldn't forget some of the scenes!
9:38 totally. that guy is bill crystal.
used to watch this as a kid. Love it.
Well, that's a coincidence. I just got through reading Adam Ants autobiography, and he mentions this film. Very very briefly.
"I just got through reading Adam Ants autobiography..." just might be the most intriguingly whacky thing I've heard in a while. How was it?
@@PoeInTheDitch It's okay. Like many celebrity autobiographies, the first half where he is struggling for success is interesting, but the second half where he is rich and famous is a bit dull. He seems keen to tell us about all the women he has slept with, and he does seem to have slept with all the women.
The tiny door in the big door is to hinder the entrance to possible attackers.
The reason for the small door in big door is the same as why you have to pull up those pins to open the both sides of a double door; sometimes something bigger than a single person needs to enter.
Loved the Symphony of the night reference 👍
The big door is for horses. The little door is for regular use. We still use similar double doors on garages, sheds, and barns. Old fire stations like in Ghostbusters had them for the ladder trucks.
Each time you show the castle lady singing she reminds me so much of the pop singer Sia, but before she came to America, back when she sang without hiding her face like on her first couple albums
I was like "NO WAY that's 1992..." and then saw it's shot in 1986 and that makes more sense. Can't believe I never heard of this one but it IS quite obscure.
I swear the VJ in this movie is the the same VJ in Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! lol 😂
Drinking game time....every time the word castle is said or shown on screen you have to take a drink, I'll go first.
....and my liver just left my body.
I love this movie since I saw it on classic Super Channel like twenty years ago. It’s on Tubi now, but I’ve been hunting for a DVD for years!
I recall seeing that vhs cover when my family and me used to rent movies. It's making me feel nostalgic.
This is why I love your channel. This movie looks like my kind of jam, but had never heard of it. Thank you!
You are welcome!
Okay, the tiny door inside the big door thing is because the big door is opened for major events that will have a large number of people going in and out, while the little door is just for individuals and small groups. Hey, it takes a lot of effort to open and close the big door, and it'll let a lot of heat in/out when it gets opened too. Castles like that don't have central heating and air, so you've got to do what you can to keep the temperature under control.
The tiny door is a thing because you don’t want to open the big gathe every time someone wants to come in. It is tiny because people in the medieval times where really short.
This one slipped past me at the time, but I love the peak 80's look of it. I also love how back then "stocky" was the same thing as fat. No being big unless its with roided out muscles!
Charles Band got so much mileage out of this castle in the 90s...
Can you blame him? lol
The small door is a wicket gate or just wicket. They were built into gate walls of towns or castle walls outside. The big doors were for several people going out or to let through wagons. The wicket was one person wide and was for a few one or a few people. Being easier to open for small foot traffic and to also allow small foot traffic through during siege. You didn't want to have the big heavy doors open while being attacked.
And here I was thinking wow, the VJ from Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is playing another VJ, he's really good at it...well no wonder, he was an actual VJ and DJ XD
I was trying to figure out who was playing "Cassandra Castle" [she looked familiar]
Then you mentioned the a-ha video & I said "That's where I know her from!"
Her name is Bunty Bailey. Another great video, just wanted to tell you that
"I love your channel".
Thanks!
More than just the dog attack, the suit of armor attack scene reminded me a lot of the suit of armor Las Plagas from Resident Evil 4.
I think Cassandra was based on Bananarama. Their drinking was so legendary it inspired Absolutely Fabulous.
Also: So Adam Ant is the devil in this and his ex-girlfriend is an evil snake priestess in another film
What year is this supposed to be? How are they talking about an HD camera? Did they even exist at the time this was set? 2:55 8:15
p.s. the little door is just so they don't have to open the giant door every time someone wants to go in or out.
Its a Piaggo Ape, when i am not wrong, funny little vehicle 1:40
Piaggio
Well done, Cecil!!! I'm a fan of Charles Band's work, so keep up the great work...
I’m currently reading Charles Band’s memoir. So fun to see the castle pop up in this today
Take a shot every time Cecil says...
There's also a touch of Faust in this story (selling your soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, fame or power).
Cecil, the small door is called a wicket gate, or simply a wicket
Big doors are heavy to open. Europe builds solid stuff. A door is made of thick and solid wood with thick and solid steel braces. Opening the miniature variant is way mor convenient 😅
(14:22) Yep. I remember when my friends and I would chill and watch MTV in the 80s when it actually had music videos. Man, cable TV used to be so fun. 😕
Tiny door in a big door was because a) during middle ages people were smaller and b) its harder for the enemy attacking the castle to get in if the door is small.
I wonder if this was Adam's attempt to be a David Bowie in Labyrinth type situation.
One of those hidden gems I walked past at the videostore. Great reviewand I really wish I'd seen it back then.
Spellcaster follows similiar beat like 50s House on Haunted hill with few changes.
'Stockfootagestan.'
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This looks like an awesome movie ...🤣
A nineties film. Filmed in the late 80's that looked 1985
I visited this castle a few years ago. It was pretty cool. Thats my story.
Cecil, caught you in In Search of Darkness II on Shudder! Nice to put a face with a voice.
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed the doc, we're currently filming part 3 now :)
@@GoodBadFlicks Enjoyed it very much. Look forward to part 3. Thank you for all the cool content!
I'm thrilled for all those Full Moon guys who got poached by Disney and got bigger paydays. Also surprised Yuzna and Gordon were part of that group
"You're the winners from Cleveland. No such thing kid."
True 30 years later.
"Diabolee then uses his platform to steal men's souls and make them his slaves!"
I can't be the only one who thinks this would make a *_much_* more interesting concept to explore than the movie we actually got.
You have to ask yourself, "What is a man?"
@@NuminaXLT A miserable pile of secrets, that's what!
Horse and carriage through big door when necessary (although the height seems more than needed), small door for people on foot.
Had a laugh seeing the cleveland sucks video
I was just thinking How have I not seen this before? Then I realized it was uploaded 5 hours ago.🤔
I personally have the hots for Tom. The little door in the big door I assume is one people were smaller back then and two it is easier to open and close the small door than the bigger ones.
2:32 had me laughing so hard !
Epic !
Glad I bought the blue Ray from Vinegar Syndrome before it went out of print. It's a fun horror movie 🎥
(3:04) Well, I know that in (larger) castles, smaller doors were easier to open than the big honkin' ones which were fortified for defense. But this one seems super tiny and the big door not so heavy. Maybe it was built later in the same style in mimicry of how they used to do it? 🤔
EDIT: On further examination, the big door does look pretty thick.
This looks like a pretty entertaining movie.
by this point I think anything you can think of, has already been turned into a movie
Holy shit. This whole thing was vaguely familiar but not until the chair are a gal did I remember this movie. Man I've seen this twice at my dad's a couple years apart as a kid, and never knew the name of it until now. Heh thanks man.
You are welcome!
I had not heard of this Band production before. Coolness. I'm almost done showing SOAP, starring a young Billy Crystal, to a couple of friends of mine.
Anyone else here like to see an Exploring on Pumpkinhead?
And yes I'm being relentless 😆
(0:33) Don't you know? At the time, flapping arms meant..."OooOOooOOooo! I'm maaaagical!" 😜 It still might for some people. 😉
speaking of the TV Show castle, how the heck did Nathan and Stana stand each other for FIVE seasons? they hated each other's guts!
Was Adam Ant in an episode of The Outer Limits ?
hahahaha, that's not even the same car exploding at 4:56; they stopped in Ford Sierra and then detonated some old (probably defunct) station wagon I honestly can't recognize.
I love how the luger having none of the shit from the blank and refuses to cycle. Maybe it was the last round, but who's loading only one cartridge?
the tiny door is for a person. the big door is for a carriage or wagon.
Nice symphony of the night line at the end
Great video as usual
Thanks!