Tourist Trap
by David Schmoeller
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Actor: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya RobertsDirector: David Schmoeller
Brand: Koch International
Composer: Pino Donaggio
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-07-28
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: CULT VIDEO
Movie Reviews of Tourist Trap
Movie Review: Mannequins can be really creepy!.............
Summary: 5 Stars
Although widely under appreciated, "Tourist Trap" is still a notable and worthwhile entry into the horror genre. The first film directed by David Schmoeller (of Puppet Master fame). Pino Donaggio's score is nothing short of amazing; elevating the film to a whole other level in terms of both tension and atmosphere. Tourist Trap is directed by David Schmoeller (who also made another great horror flick The Puppet Master), features Tanya Roberts, and superbly mixes elements from the original House of Wax, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Carrie. The result was truly a one-of-a-kind horror film which wonderfully exploits the fear created by wax dummies and mannequins. This was something Mario Bava had touched on in his films Blood and Black Lace and Hatchet for a Honeymoon.
Director Schmoeller and his co-writer J. Larry Carroll took it even further in Tourist Trap by having the dummies laugh, scream, and even move which is very creepy to say the least. The score was composed by Pino Donaggio, who also created the memorable music for both Carrie and Dressed To Kill. As with those films, his work on this one was typically classy. The story was about a group of young people who are traveling through the desert. Eileen (Robin Sherwood) is with her boyfriend Woody (Keith McDermott) while their three friends Becky (Tanya Roberts), Jerry (Jon Van Ness) and Molly (Jocelyn Jones) are driving separately in a jeep. When the car Molly and Woody are driving in gets a flat tire, Woody takes the tire and goes off to find a gas station.
He finds one but it appears to be deserted. They end up in a place called Slausen's Lost Oasis and it includes a western museum and they also meet the proprietor Mr. Slausen (Chuck Connors) and that's when the horror starts. The film uses atmosphere instead of gore whichy is a nice change of pace and some of the visuals in this film were quite stunning and very memorable including the killer with the blond wig and doll mask "You look sooooo pretty!!". The scriptwriter delivers many original moments, and the final ten minutes are simply splendid. And, apart from the killer's costume there are no predictable cliches either, this excellent horror flick has quickly become one of my favorites. A must see for fans of supernatural 70's horror and slasher films.
Summary of Tourist Trap
An eerie and deserted wax museum slausens lost oasis is the site for spine tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers are lured into a very deadly tourist trap. Slausen is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction which is actually more like a macabre chamber or horrors. Studio: Koch International Release Date: 08/27/2002 Starring: Chuck Connors Jon Van Ness Run time: 90 minutes Rating: R Director: David SchmoellerHorror DVD Video
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