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The Sadist (1963) -- Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend.

Overview

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7.0/10   830 votes
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Director:
James Landis
Writer:
James Landis (written by)
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Release Date:
1967 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Never before a motion picture Rampacked with... Suspense... Terror... Sudden Shock, as The SADIST more
Plot:
Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
An Academic look at the Horror Genre...
 (From Fangoria. 29 April 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)

Vintage horror and genre historians on DVD
 (From Fangoria. 19 February 2009, 9:46 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Dodger Stadium or die. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Arch Hall Jr. ... Charles A. 'Charlie' Tibbs

Richard Alden ... Ed Stiles
Marilyn Manning ... Judy Bradshaw
Don Russell ... Carl Oliver
Helen Hovey ... Doris Page
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Profile of Terror
Sweet Baby Charlie (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Arch Hall Jr. based his performace as psycho killer Charlie Tibbs on "Tommy Udo," Richard Widmark's character in Kiss of Death (1947), right down to the giggle. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Charlie has a crippled walk which comes and goes throughout the film. more
Quotes:
Charles A. 'Charlie' Tibbs: School's out, teacher! more
Movie Connections:
References The Third Man (1949) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Dodger Stadium or die., 10 May 2006
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Author: copper1963 from Staten Island, New York

Always have your mechanic check the fuel pump before taking in an afternoon of baseball. But if you don't--be prepared to shake your head. Wince. Now run for your life! All good advice when dealing with "The Sadist." Arch Hall Jr. carves out one of the most demented portrayals in screen history. There is not a sliver of goodness in his contorted face or stooped walk. He drinks soda pop and wolfs down apple pie with ghoulish glee. He also kills people. Often. He hates cops and teachers. The movie has both present: three egg heads and two swine. A meal only a true psycho can savor. And does he ever. Along for the ride is his mute, sycophant lady friend--a Miss Manners reject. Together they torture the living daylights out of anyone who crosses their path. The director pulls no punches in realizing this stark land of visual terror. Surprisingly, the cameraman, Zsigmond, has gone on to win an Oscar and a raft of prime Hollywood assignments. Everyone else--in this 92 minute movie--only wishes to escape and catch a few innings of a good ball game. Instead, they all suffer from heat stroke and a terminal case of hooky from the rest of the world. Amen.

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