Walter, a busboy at a beatnik café who doesn’t fit in with the cool scene, attempts to woo his co-worker Carla by sculpting her. After accidentally killing his landlady’s cat, he hides the body in plaster. But when artists enthuse over the artwork, he decides to create some more elaborate pieces…

A sendup of beatnik culture, Roger Corman’s cult classic A Bucket of Blood is an insightful study of the artistic process. Reveling in a rare sense of macabre humor, the film’s unforgettable finale and what precedes it escape all explanation. This is a must-see film from the “Pope of Pop Cinema.”