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Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.
John F. Goff
- Police Det. Mike Leary
- (as Jake Barnes)
Steve Vincent
- Police Psychologist
- (as Adam Lawrence)
Verkina Flower
- Little Girl in Warehouse
- (as Verkina Flowers)
Robert E. Pearson
- Austin Johnson
- (as Newton Naushaus)
Norman Sheridan
- Orville Ingleson
- (as Norman Sherlock)
John Alderman
- Jim
- (as Frank Hollowell)
Jacqueline Giroux
- Arlene
- (as Valdesta)
Bruce Kimball
- Police Det. John Koch
- (as Michael Alden)
Martin Gatsby
- David
- (as Marty Gatsby)
Sandy Carey
- Lori
- (as Patricia James)
Janus Blythe
- Alan's Girl
- (as Tiffany Jones)
George 'Buck' Flower
- Suspect in Warehouse
- (uncredited)
Stu Segall
- Police Captain
- (uncredited)
Cheri Woods
- Murder Victim
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaThe majority of the cast used pseudonyms because this movie was made non-union and they wanted to avoid being fined by the Screen Actors Guild.
- GoofsWhen woman is killed at the start of the movie, fake skin when her neck is penetrated is apparent.
- Quotes
Detective Larry: I talked to the manager of the drive in. His name is Austin Johnson, and you're really gonna like him. He's what you'd call your perfect asshole.
- Crazy creditsMake up effects by: the Duke of Disguise
- ConnectionsFeatured in New Life (1983)
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Dreadful film about a serial killer that repeatedly butchers his victims with a sword at a Californian drive-in. On the trail of the killer are two overweight police detectives with no acting skill whatsoever - which accommodates a cast of similar types. This film has little substance: we are given the killings with no reason at all, with no killer it seems, and with no credibility in direction, script, or acting. None of the "cast" seems like a real actor(maybe a case could be made for the guy playing Germy). The actors look like they move on cue. The script gives us nothing in terms of plot except that a couple cops are looking for a killer at a drive-in and they have three forgettable leads in solving the case. The direction is sub-par as the lighting is barely able to illuminate much of the action at night. The gore is ridiculously inept in execution, and the editing is just as flawed. The film is funny for all the wrong reasons, especially some inane dialog like the fattest police detective being warned that the ham sandwich he is eating may be his father(?) The film is framed in the same type of documentary prologue and epilogue used so much more effectively in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Here it is laughable. A truly bad film with little merit.
- BaronBl00d
- Dec 12, 2005
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