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- 1968
- Peter Bogdanovich
- 86 mins
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Summary
Crime thriller starring Boris Karloff. Vietnam veteran Bobby Thompson has a gun fixation. Ageing film star Byron Orlok is planning to retire. Their paths are destined to meet at a drive-in cinema, in a most horrific manner.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Tony Sloman
This stunning crime drama - the feature debut of film critic-turned-writer/director Peter Bogdanovich - is graced by a marvellous valedictory performance from Boris Karloff. Karloff plays Byron Orlok, an ageing horror star who finds himself in the gun sights of that scourge of contemporary America, a random sniper, here chillingly portrayed by Tim O'Kelly. Based on the real-life killing spree of Charles Whitman in 1966, this is genuinely disturbing and immaculately crafted, with themes that are still relevant today. With Karloff originally only available for two days' shooting, would-be production schedulers might care to observe how cleverly Bogdanovich builds around his star. The cinematography, by debuting émigré Laszlo Kovacs, is superb: he would follow this with Easy Rider and other movies for Bogdanovich before graduating to the films of Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters) and Martin Scorsese (New York New York) in the 1970s.
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rolenameByron OrlokBoris KarloffBobby ThompsonTim O'KellyJennyNancy HsuehRobert ThompsonJames Brown (1)Kip LarkinSandy BaronEd LoughlinArthur PetersonCharlotte ThompsonMary JacksonIlene ThompsonTanya MorganMarshall SmithMonte LandisSammy MichaelsPeter BogdanovichDrive-in managerPaul Condylis
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rolenameDirectorPeter Bogdanovich
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Theatrical distributor
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Released on
1969-09-28
Languages
English
Guidance
Contains violence and swearing.
Available on
DVD
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