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You'll never be the same again!
After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the mysterious Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of supernatural mannequins
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Tourist Trap
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Armadilha para Turistas, Le motel de la terreur, Trampa para turistas, Kuoleman mannekiinit, Le piège, Horror puppet, Puppet, Pulapka na turystow, A Ratoeira, Dödens mannekänger, 阴魂不散, 旅行陷阱, Ловушка для туристов, Turystyczna pułapka, Nightmare of Terror, Le Piège, Horror Puppet, Tourist Trap - Die Touristenfalle, 吓破胆, 투어리스트 트랩, Путешествие в Ад, Dødens mannequiner, Pułapka na Turystów, มันอยู่ในหุ่น
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France
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
Theatrical limited
14 Mar 1979
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USAPG
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16 Mar 1979
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USAPG
12 May 1979
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21 Nov 1980
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Germany
10 Dec 1982
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25 Jul 2023
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France
25 Jan 1979
- Premiere Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
Germany
21 Nov 1980
- Theatrical
Italy
25 Jul 2023
- Physical
Japan
12 May 1979
- Theatrical
Portugal
10 Dec 1982
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14 Mar 1979
- Theatrical limitedPG Los Angeles
16 Mar 1979
- TheatricalPG
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Flexes that late 70’s slasher formula that in a few short years would be perfected for mass consumption via numerous genre icons and directors, Tourist Trap is a strange little picture filled with tons of idiosyncrasies that make it such a special gem in my eyes, plus it also serves as time stamp of grim fandango 70’s horror movies that shaped the genre for every decade since.
First off, the Texas Chain Saw Massacre rip-off is one of my favorite subgebres and while there’s a bit of that here (some might say every movie rips off TCM and my love for that monolith would find it hard for me to disagree with that statement) there’s even more in the production…
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🔪 Broken down car full of 20-something kids
🔪 Gorgeous locales, ripe for skinny-dipping
🔪 Supernatural mannequins
🔪 Maniacal laughing
🔪 Spine tingling soundtrack full of tense stringsTourist Trap is a great example of an innocent late 70s slasher that's not pretending to be something it's not. While not technically perfect, it is terrific fun with some freakishly fatal moments.
"You're so pretty. It's a shame you have to die."
Weird, surreal, slightly bonkers and heaps of fun, the film is brought alive by Chuck Connors who puts in a fantastic performance as local fearmonger Mr. Slausen.
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The first movie of The Last Drive-In was the last one I watched because Shudder was having a moment when the stream first started and I couldn’t get it to load. Thankfully, they have added all of the movies with the JBB commentary to the service so we can all enjoy them at any time and that is why they are my favorite streaming service. Also they are a horror service so that’s got a lot to do with me thing they’re the best and I’m sure nobody is surprised there.
This movie is so damn weird and surreal so of course I love it. After watching a million times, the overall impact lessens a bit, but damn there are…
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I’m going on record saying this is the creepiest movie ever made that was rated ‘PG.’
Essentially a mashup of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and Herbie Hancock’s ‘Rockit’ music video.
If you’re a horror fan and you’ve never seen ‘Tourist Trap,’ you need to rectify that shit immediately!
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Always a good call to put your killer in jeans. It’s night for the heroes but for the killer it’s 2pm on a Sunday and he’s running to Home Depot to pick up some mulch for the yard.
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When you realize the ‘00s House of Wax remake was secretly a stealth Tourist Trap reboot.
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This may lack the filthy, visceral power of something like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but this off-road wax museum mood-piece is quite creepy and unsettling. All of the doll/mask imagery and sound work pushes the PG rating to its limits, and Chuck Conners' performance as Mr. Slausen is fucking great.
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#SlasherSaturday
Score felt like it was pulled from Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies (compliment). Pretty weird flick that’s feels like its drawing from a lot of different sources. (Carrie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Pretty wild for a PG flick too. 😁 I have to wonder if anyone was surprised by this killer reveal? Just saw that Barbara Crampton is producing a remake/sequel which sounds intriguing though. Great pick, BenDegrees of Kevin Bacon: 1
1. Robin Sherwood and Kevin Bacon in Hero at Large
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