“Screaming Mimi” is a low-budget exploitation film that, surprisingly, turns out to be more enjoyable than it should be. That’s not exactly high praise, though. The movie is largely ridiculous, makes an obvious attempt at being a late addition to the Film Noir genre, and generally appears awkward and poorly made. However, it didn't turn out to be as bad as I thought it would be, and while Ekland wasn't going to win a…

Miss Sweden and Scooby Doo. Screaming Mimi is the product of Gerd Oswald’s direction and a screenplay by Robert Bless, based on a novel by Fredric Brown. The cast includes Anita Ekberg, Phillip Carey, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Harry Townes; Mischa Bakaleinikoff composed the music, and Burnett Guffey was responsible for the cinematography. Following an unsuccessful assault with a knife by someone unstable, a woman’s m…