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TEETH GRINDING TERROR!
Like other's who have seen this movie (more than two decades ago) it stands out in your mind like a close family tragedy would! It took me along time to finally find out what the title of this movies was (original title was "Profile of Terror") since there were no key actor's in it and the movie was a low budget flick. I know for sure anyone interested in horror or thriller type movies' will also agree this is one movie you won't soon(if ever) forget because of the tenacity of it. Check it out and see what you think.......closest thing to actually being victimlized in real life. Arch Hall Jr. is absolutley terrorizing in his role as crazed killer Charlie Tibbs, and although looney girlfriend Judy (played by Marilyn Manning) doesn't say much in the film 90 plus minutes but she doesn't have to it show's throughout the film. And although some claim none of the good people live isn't true and the way this thriller ends will leave the sound in your mind for longtime.
Un-natural Born Killers...
"The Sadist" is a relentlessly disturbing film. Released in 1963, it had to be absolutely shocking then. Arch Hall jr. plays serial killer Charlie Tibbs. He and his mostly silent, equally psychotic girlfriend Judy have been traveling the countryside, murdering whoever is unlucky enough to cross their path. Three teachers (on their way to a baseball game) are stranded in a salvage yard when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Everything's fine until Tibbs and company enter the scene. From that point on the story spirals out of control! There are many violent parts, many unexpected twists. Very realistic, considering the year it came out and who made it. The director (James Landis) specialized in dorky, teenybopper movies. He definitely left that genre behind with this flick! Arch Hall jr. is a sadistic super-creep. I found myself wanting to knock him in the head! He is unpredictable, crazy, and therefore terrifying. You never know who's going to be executed next. There is a growing sense of dread, desperation, and terror. This is a horror movie. Charlie Tibbs is like so many gruesome headlines today. "The Sadist" holds up well. I was amazed by it's frankness and unflinching portrayal of evil on the loose. Yes, there is a hero, but you're not sure who it will be. I highly recommend this movie...
Eegah! Arch Hall Jr. is The Sadist.
You may have seen Arch Hall Jr. in the cult classic EEGAH! (1962). This is another cult classic film, The Sadist (1963) also stars Arch Hall Jr. and Marilyn Manning plays the part of "Judy". Richard Alden, Don Russel and Helen Hovey (her first film) have traveled from Lancaster, California and are now stuck in a desert town off the highway. (This was before they built the Antelope Valley Freeway in 1977)) They need to be at Dodger's Stadium for the baseball game, but the car needs a new fuel pump. They have 40 more miles to go. No one seems to be around at this garage. So they abide their time with a Coca-Cola. They decide to fix the car themselves and the older gentleman discovers in the house the food on the table is still warm. Nobody else is around, until suddenly The Sadist makes his appearance known, and with a gun. He continues to terrorize them. Really excellent black & white mood film. Disturbing to watch. If this film isn't your cup of tea, Arch hall Jr and Marilyn Manning are a gentleman and a lady in EEGAH! (1962) (Arch even sings beach music in EEGAH!) Once you have seen Arch Hall Jr and Marilyn Manning in EEGAH! and then you see The Sadist (1963), you will really see how versitile these actors are. Wild Guitar (1962) and Deadwood '76 (1965) are also available on DVD.
Very surprised!
I'd heard about this movie many years ago from Sinister Cinema and wondered what it was like. Knowing that it starred Arch Hall from the laughably bad "Eegah", I didn't know how to accept its praises. After seeing it, I am still shocked that a "studio" responsible for something so awful, could also produce something this good within the same year! Arch Hall is everything the other reviewers claims he is, and the movie delivers suspence and tension from start to finish. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars out of 5, is that I envisioned it to be more of a road-trip film... instead of ALL the action taking place in one central location.
SURPRISE! THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE!
Well, THE PSYCHO is a better title. I got this flick thinking it would be full of SO BAD IT'S GOOD laughs. After all, I have just seen WILD GUITAR, (...), by Hall Jr. But he is very convincing in this role. Yes, he's still not [good], but this is a one dimensional character, and he's good in this regards. This movie reminds me of a drama on Richard Boone's dramatic series in the early 60s: WALL TO WALL WAR. How good is Arch Hall Jr. I want his victims to GET THAT [VILLAIN]!! The other acters are excellent, and I read that one of the crew had a part in THE DEER HUNTER. This is an unknown gem: get it!
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That Poor Rabbit Needed A Better Agent!
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