Directed by:
James LandisScreenplay:
James LandisCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondCast:
Arch Hall Jr., Richard Alden, Marilyn Manning, Don Russell, Helen Hovey, Joan Howard, Arch Hall Sr. (narrator)Plots(1)
Three small-town teachers are stranded at a deserted gas station on their way to a Dodger game. They are mercilessly tortured by a homicidal maniac and his imbecilic girlfriend. (official distributor synopsis)
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Great! Almost surprisingly brutal for the early 1960s (on a psychological rather than a physical level, yeah, but still), something like a predecessor of the exploitation sub-genre that would have its boom a decade later. At first, the film is pretty bland, but the moment the titular asshole shows up, the fun is guaranteed – I don’t remember ever seeing such a nasty villain. It makes you root for the victims, hoping that they’ll be able to defend themselves and really hurt that bastard in the end (or a turn into a revenge film). The last twenty minutes are an incredible thrilling chase. A great surprise, really, and another horror film found during my research into the 1960s that I must recommend. ()
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