The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American comedy horror mystery film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, the town dunce and a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas.

Sep 28, 2011 · The terrif offering to which I refer is no less than 1966’s The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, starring the one and only, the legendary iconic comic genius, Mr. Don Knotts. Even though the American Film Institute somehow forgot to include this priceless suspense-comedy gem in its 2000 retrospective of the 100 Funniest Movies (American style, that is ...

Feb 27, 2006 · They thought to put it in Kingpin as a random homage to The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, because it's one of the Farrelly Brothers' favorite movies. Re: 'Attaboy, Luther,' … I try doing the atta boy during a dull moment but no one really gets it because they haven't seen the movie but it cracks me up every time. Re: 'Attaboy, Luther,' …

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American comedy-drama film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas. The working title was Running Scared.

Luther Heggs : Can't you curb your tongue for a minute? Man in audience : Atta boy, Luther! See also

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken: Directed by Alan Rafkin. With Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent. A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a …

Another one of the film's memorable running gags is the frequent exclamation "Atta boy, Luther!" yelled by an unseen gent in town; this bit was suggested by Andy Griffith. Another of the enduring charms of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is the wildly inventive music score by Vic Mizzy.

According to Don Knotts 's autobiography, the off-screen voice yelling, "Attaboy, Luther!" belongs to screenwriter Everett Greenbaum. This film inspired a short-lived craze for yelling out "Attaboy, (name)" during speeches and other situations. This came from a running gag used in this film.

Summary: A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house. Production: Universal Pictures

Feb 12, 2006 · During preproduction, Andy Griffith visited Knotts and went over the script. He pointed out that one line early in the film could be repeated several times and provide a recurring comic effect. The "atta boy, Luther" bit was Griffith's idea.