One of the weirdest slasher movies ever made is about killer. Tourist trap 1979 david schmoeller releases allmovie. Download tourist trap 1979 yify torrent for 720p mp4. Tourist trap was actually based on david schmoellers senior film project at film school. Crawl space looks pretty horrible man just found the full movie on the tube and fast fwd through most of it. As my family would gather around the tv and behold the spooky wonder of a house full of mannequins my father was a fan of chuck connors as the rifleman, i. Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. One of the weirdest slasher movies ever made is about. They played this movie several times a night on their movies channel. A truly unique concept for a slasher film, tourist trap directed by david schmoeller puppet.
Coming full circle, its astounding how strong tourist trap is 40 years later, and equally confounding as to why its still so undervalued. Chuck connors jocelyn jones jon van ness robin sherwood tanya roberts dawn. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. Robin sherwood in tourist trap 1979 tourist trap 1979 chuck connors in. Originally released in 1979, theres a lot to love if 70s slasher flicks are your jam. Tourist trap is a 1979 american supernatural slasher film directed by david schmoeller and starring chuck connors, jocelyn jones, jon van ness, robin. Tourist trap 1979 stream and watch online moviefone. Find release information for tourist trap 1979 david schmoeller on allmovie. A vehicle breakdown strands teens near a desert madmans chuck connors wax museum, full of lifelike dummies. A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by the owner of the place, who has the power to control his collection of mannequins. Slausen and populated by his collection of supernatural mannequins.
He began his directing career over 30 years ago with tourist trap 1979. One week a month, watch this offers movie recommendations inspired by the weeks new releases or premieres. Tourist trap is a 1979 american supernatural slasher film directed by david schmoeller and starring chuck connors, jocelyn jones, jon van ness, robin sherwood, and tanya roberts. Sinopsis film movie tourist trap 1979 after their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the mysterious mr.
Tourist trap 1979 combines elements of several previous horror flicks, like psycho 1960, the desert museum opening of gargoyles 1972, the texas chainsaw massacre 1974, the telekinesis of carrie 1976 and the creepy mannequins of several 70s movies. Daveys enthusiasm shows when starts adding the teenagers to his collection. Halloween 4 the night he came home full movie duration. Tourist trap was one of the sole reasons i took a renewed interest in the films of the 70s. He proceeds to use these powers to slay them one by one as well as animate the various mannequins he uses to keep himself company. A truly unique concept for a slasher film, tourist trap directed by david schmoeller. How tourist trap got even creepier over time hollywood in toto. One response to tourist trap 1979 matthew h hilton says. Tourist trap cast starring linnea quigley, albert band, dal mckennon, jon van ness, chuck connors. Stephen king,in his book danse macabre, praised the film as an obscure classic. Watch tourist trap 1979 full movie free streaming online. Different and crazy and weird b type horror film that provides some fear.
A lengthy legal spat between band and full moon prevented the latter from using the original 90 minute theatrical cut for the bluray only the. In this horror outing, a seemingly abandoned desert gas station turns out to be a. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Borrowing elements from texas chainsaw massacre the transvestite villain and house of wax, 1979 s tourist trap is wholly derivative but it is also one of the most unsettling horror flicks. A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by a masked assailant who uses his telekenetic powers to control the attractions mannequins. Film institute catalog tourist trap on imdb tourist trap at allmovie tourist trap at rotten tomatoes tourist trap at the tcm movie database. Radikal tourist trap 1979 sinopsis film movie tourist trap 1979 after their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the mysterious mr. The tourist trap bluray controversy that you need to read. In his 1981 book of essays danse macabre, future maximum overdrive director stephen king took a moment to acknowledge. Full moon is excited to announce a new chapter in their everevolving history in genre entertainment. Slausen is spelled differently than on all of the signs in the movie with his name.
Tourist trap 1979 full moon bluray dont buy edited version. Tourist trap 1979 cast and crew a vehicle breakdown strands teens near a desert madmans chuck connors wax museum, full of lifelike dummies. Stream tourist trap uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Back in the day, in the bay area, a new service called gill cable had just become a going concern, and my family had signed up for it wed just moved into their coverage area. Introducing the full moon features channel and app which is now currently available on all streaming devices the full moon features channel is the revamped. I think of this movie as one of those cultclassichiddengems. Watch cult classics and new releases from full moon such as puppet master, subspecies, evil bong, gingerdead man and many more. Tourist trap from 1979 is one film that to me is a b list horror gem the plot is a little silly and the scenes seem far fetched yet, still for its day it provided fears and fright for an audience. It did play in movie theaters for a short time but was a flop due to its pg rating. With chuck connors, jocelyn jones, jon van ness, robin sherwood. About this bungled tourist trap bluray i was finally able to sit down this week with the new tourist trap bluray released in the u.
A group of friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked. According to schmoellers commentary on the 20th anniversary dvd. There is only so much you can do with this slowpaced a horror movie. This is a good lowbudget horror movie with only a minor appearance by a snake.
Tourist trap is directed by david schmoeller puppet. I havent seen this movie in many years, chuck connors was an outstanding. Tourist trap 1979 movie ogre presents yet another highquality classic chiller. Tourist trap 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Full moon features released the film for the first time on blu ray on may 20, 2014. Trailer for tourist trap, directed by david schmoeller and available now from 88 films. Watch tourist trap 1979 full movie free online streaming tubi. The film follows a group of young people who stumble upon a roadside museum housing mannequins that wield supernatural powers.
A group of friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by a man who uses his telekinetic powers to control the museums mannequins. Released 1979, tourist trap stars chuck connors, jocelyn jones, jon van ness, robin sherwood the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Tourist trap is a 1979 american supernatural slasher film directed by david schmoeller and. Travellers stop at a lonely wax museum where the owners mannequins are a little too lifelike for comfort.
An underrated horror flick about scary dummies and a masked killer with an inventive method of murder. Looks bad but in a one off interesting 80s way so i. The bluray releases from full moon features in the united states and 88. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Among schmoellers credits are the seduction 1982 starring morgan fairchild and andrew stevens, crawlspace 1986 starring klaus kinski, as well as the cult favorite puppet master 1989. Club, were highlighting some of the best unsung slasher movies.