Madhouse
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Madhouse may refer to:
- Madhouse is a colloquial term for a psychiatric hospitalPsychiatric hospitalPsychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
or other mental institution - Madhouse is the nickname given to Double One in darts
Films
- Madhouse (1974 film)Madhouse (1974 film)Madhouse is a 1973 British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions. It stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri and Linda Hayden.-Plot:...
, a 1974 film featuring Vincent Price - Madhouse (1980 film)There Was a Little GirlThere Was a Little Girl is a 1981 Italian horror film directed by Egyptian filmmaker Ovidio G. Assonitis....
, a 1980 Italian horror film - Madhouse (1990 film)Madhouse (1990 film)Madhouse is a 1990 film starring Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette as a successful married couple whose idyllic California life is ruined when their house is overrun by unwelcome houseguests. This begins when their mail is delayed due to forwarding issues and they find out a cousin, Fred, and his...
, a 1990 film starring Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette - Madhouse (2004 film)Madhouse (2004 film)Madhouse is a 2004 horror film, directed and co-written by William Butler and starring Joshua Leonard. It was released directly to DVD on December 20, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on February 22, 2005 in the United States...
, a 2004 film starring Joshua Leonard
Music
- Madhouse (band)Madhouse (band)Madhouse is a jazz-fusion band from Minneapolis that was created by Prince. Two Madhouse albums were officially released in 1987.-History:...
, an American band that was a side project for Prince - Madhouse (1978 band), a short-lived German rock band consisted of Jo KapplJosef KapplJosef Kappl is a former bass player of the Romanian rock band Phoenix. He was born in Petrila. He graduated from the Music Conservatory in Timişoara. He also played the violin and the flute with Phoenix . He is also a former member of the German rock band Lake.-External links:...
, E. KrauserErlend KrauserErlend Krauser is a Romanian-born German new age guitarist.A self-taught guitar player, he played violin and guitar with arguably the most popular rock band in Romania at the time, Phoenix .He settled down in Osnabrück.He...
and O. LipanOvidiu LipanOvidiu Lipan 'Ţăndărică' is a Romanian drummer.He played between 1966 and 1975 with the Romanian rock band Roşu şi Negru. In 1975 he joined Transsylvania Phoenix. In 1977 he settled in Germany, but after 1990 he moved back to Romania. Now he has solo projects and also plays with Phoenix... - Madhouse (1985 band), an American gothic rock band by Monica RichardsMonica RichardsMonica Richards is a singer, songwriter, artist and writer from the United States. A graduate of the American University with honors in literature and a minor in anthropology, she is considered to be an icon of the goth subculture and has been the frontwoman of numerous bands including Madhouse,...
- "Madhouse" (song)Madhouse (song)"Madhouse" is a song by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released as the only single from their second album, Spreading the Disease. The song is an up-tempo time signature with heavy distorted guitar riffs. The song has become a staple of live concerts, and has also appeared on...
, by the thrash metal band Anthrax - Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax, an album by Anthrax
- Madhouse (Silver Convention album)Madhouse (Silver Convention album)Madhouse is a 1976 album by German euro-disco group Silver Convention, which at the time consisted of vocalists Penny McLean, Ramona Wolf and Rhonda Heath, along with producer-songwriters Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay. The album is considered to be "funkier" than their previous releases"...
, an album by Silver Convention - Madhouse RecordsMadhouse RecordsMadhouse Records is a record label founded by Dave Kelly and his business partner Janet Davidson. The label is named after its out-of-the-box approach to making music, which earned the label the name Madhouse. In 1987, Janet was living in London, running Germain Music along with producer Donovan...
, a record label - Mad'House, a short-lived French house music project that did cover songs of MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
- "Mad House", song from Rihanna's 2009 album Rated R (Rihanna album)Rated R (Rihanna album)Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released November 20, 2009, on Def Jam Recordings. The album is a musical distance from her previous effort Good Girl Gone Bad , which contained up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs, and it heavily incorporated pop and...
Television
- MadHouse (TV series)MadHouse (TV series)MadHouse was a TV series on History Channel. It followed four teams of modified race-car drivers through a season at Bowman Gray Stadium. The modifieds are NASCAR's oldest division and a fan favorite at Bowman Gray Stadium. Junior Miller, Tim "The Rocket" Brown, Burt and Jason Myers and Chris...
, a television series about weekly racing at Bowman Gray Stadium - The Madhouse on Castle StreetThe Madhouse on Castle StreetMadhouse on Castle Street is a British television play, broadcast by BBC Television on the evening of 13 January 1963, as part of the Sunday Night Play strand. It was written by Evan Jones and directed by Philip Saville...
, a 1963 BBC television play co-starring Bob Dylan
Books
- Archie's Mad HouseArchie's Mad HouseArchie's Mad House was a comic book published by Archie Comics from 1959 to 1982. The series went through a number of overhauls and name changes. Classic stories have occasionally appeared in digest magazines.-History:...
, a comic book published by Archie Comics - Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern MedicineMadhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern MedicineMadhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine is a 2005 book by the distinguished psychiatric sociologist Andrew Scull which discusses the work of controversial psychiatrist Henry Cotton at Trenton State Hospital in New Jersey in the 1920s...
, a 2005 book - Madhouse (novel)Madhouse (novel)Madhouse is a novel by Rob Thurman, the third in her Cal Leandros Series, after Nightlife and Moonshine. Its plot centers around the vicious Sawney Beane, who has mysteriously come back from the dead, and is killing innocent New Yorkers...
, a novel by Rob Thurman
Other
- Vekoma MadhouseVekoma MadhouseA Vekoma Madhouse is a flat ride manufactured by Vekoma. The ride is designed to be an optical and physical illusion, consisting of several rows of seats attached to a swaying gondola within a rotating drum...
, a type of theme park attraction - Madhouse (company)Madhouse (company)is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
, a Japanese animation studio - Chicago StadiumChicago StadiumThe Chicago Stadium was an indoor sports arena and theater in Chicago. It opened in 1929, and closed in 1994.-History:The Stadium hosted the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1929–1994 and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA from 1967–1994....
's nickname "The Madhouse on Madison" - Madhouse (magazine)Madhouse (magazine)Madhouse was an Argentine heavy metal music magazine edited from 1989 to 2001. It was established by César Fuentes Rodríguez, along with other journalists from the former Riff Raff magazine....
, Argentine heavy metal magazine