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a. Describes the fear-induced state (literal or figurative) where an person seems incapable of movement.
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Scared Stiff is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. One of the 17 films made by the Martin and Lewis team, it was released on April 27, 1953 by Paramount Pictures.
Scared Stiff was Carmen Miranda's final film. The Portuguese-Brazilian musical star died of a heart attack, two years later, in August 1955.
Scared Stiff (小生夢驚魂) is a 1987 Hong Kong comedy thriller film directed by Lau Kar-wing and starring Eric Tsang, Chow Yun-fat and Michael Miu.
This film has been seen as a Hong Kong take-off on the plot of the 1987 US thriller Dreamscape. A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.
Scared Stiff is a 1996 pinball game designed by Dennis Nordman and released by Midway (under the Bally label), featuring horrorshow-hostess Elvira. It is the follow-up to 1989's Elvira and the Party Monsters, also designed by Nordman.
Scared Stiff (aka Treasure of Fear (American reissue title) and You'll Be The Death Of Me Yet) is a 1945 American comedic murder mystery directed by Frank McDonald for Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Jack Haley, Ann Savage and Barton MacLane.
Scared Stiff may refer to:
- Scared Stiff (1945 film), a comedy directed by Frank McDonald
- Scared Stiff (1953 film), a haunted house comedy starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Scared Stiff (1987 film), a Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat
- Scared Stiff (pinball), a game featuring horrorshow-hostess Elvira
- Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death, a collection of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell
- Scared Stiff (2001), a children's book by Willo Davis Roberts
- Scared Stiff (2008), a horror anthology series created by Douglas A. Plomitallo
Usage examples of "scared stiff".
Young Dana had heard the stories about Mister Watson, he was scared stiff, and soon as he got done being sick, he commenced to cry again.
But I am sure that whoever took the books knows about it, and that the blonde down in the store is scared stiff about something.
Suddenly Abby's anger was replaced by a feeling of being scared stiff.
The untalented are never going to be contemptuous of the psychic abilities, they're going to continue being scared stiff.
The poor kid's scared stiff of the Russians and in a few hours' time I'm going to order him to jump.