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William Girdler (writer)
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30 April 1975 (France) more
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A Padlocked Shed, Hooks of Cold Steel -- a Maniac on the loose more
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Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm... more | add synopsis
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An enjoyable piece of grainy horror! more (26 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Charles Kissinger | ... | Pa Townsend |
| James Carroll Pickett | ... | Billy Townsend (as James Pickett) |
| Sherry Steiner | ... | Sherry |
| Madelyn Buzzard | ... | Becky |
| John Shaw | ||
| Marsha Tarbis | ||
| Carolyn Thompson | ||
| Kiersten Laine | ||
| Linda Thompson | ... | Debbie |
| Hugh Smith | ||
| Thomas Todd | ||
| Smith Haynie | ... | Young Billy |
| Alice Summers | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tobin Fields | ... | Nude girl swimming |
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3 on a Meathook! (UK) (video title)
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80 min
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UK:18 | France:-16 | Australia:R | USA:R
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According to director William Girdler, the truck Billy drives in the film wasn't working on the night when the scene where Billy picks up the four girls was shot, so crew members had to push the truck into the shot to make it appear that it 'drove' up. This is also the reason why we don't hear the motor running during this scene. more
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Edited into Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987) (V) more
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William Girdler's "Three on a Meathook" is obviously inspired by the Ed Gein case.It's a very bizarre tale of a twisted murder and cannibalism in the tradition of Tobe Hooper's "Texas Chain Saw Massacre".There's plenty of nudity and cheesy gore,however the film is not as gory as the title suggests.Still there are some good kill scenes,a good amount of blood plus a nice plot twist at the end.The film is quite slow at times,but its low-budget gives it a raw look.Highly recommended and a good companion piece to "Daddy's Deadly Darling"(1972)-another grainy horror masterpiece from early 70's.