Tourist Trap

Movie Summary

Released: 1979
Directed by David Schmoeller (the creator who brought you the original "Puppet Master"), "Tourist Trap" stars Chuck Connors ("Soylent Green") and Tanya Roberts ("Charlie's Angels" T.V. series). The plot concerns a group of youths who decide to take a summer afternoon drive, only to find themselves stranded, at, the 'Lost Oasis' wax museum owned by the mysterious Mr. Slausen. Little do they know that there is more to this attraction than just a bunch of creepy mannequins as they meet up with the deranged Plasterface! One by one, they become trapped in a nightmare of murder and madness!

With some obvious inspirations to Tobe Hooper's, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Tourist Trap" is a classic 'B movie that was considered a box-office failure, probably due to the fact that it merited a PG rating. However, years later, it was changed to 'R, much to Mr. Schmoeller's satisfaction. The opening sequence is one of the most amazing and frightening scenes ever filmed in a motion picture! During production, a cabinet had to be nailed to the ceiling, while crew members would simply drop objects downward from above. In the movie, it gave the illusion that objects were actually flying straight out. One of the greatest low-budget horror pieces of all time and also Stephen King's favorite movie! For those who arent looking for cheap scares in movies such as, Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer, Tourist Trap is worth a look!

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Phantasmagoria_3DPosted: 09/28/2005

I posted this movie and the trailer. I should mention that I had meant that it was actually INSPIRED by TCM. Just so people know! Anyways, this is a good movie!

OweparPosted: 05/03/2006

In terms of atmosphere, I think Tourist Trap is far creepier than Chainsaw Massacre. Of course, I never thought TCM was quite as good as everyone has always said it is -- it's tediously boring waiting for something to happen. Tourist Trap, on the other hand, has the fantastically creepy mannequins, some very unconventional gore (the opening scene is a classic), and a few actors who could actually ACT (a novel concept). Not a total bullseye, but it's another film that should be more a lot well-known than it is.

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