Three on a Meathook (1973)

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, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens,... See full summary »

Director:

William Girdler

Writer:

William Girdler

Stars:

Charles Kissinger, James Carroll Pickett, Sherry Steiner

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

Storyline

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, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens, but the father helps his son as he has in the past. When the boy meets a girl and begins falling in love, the father worries about a repeat performance.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | lake | decapitation | meat hook | sex | 

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Taglines:

WARNING: Not For The Bloody Mary For Lunch Bunch!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 on a Meathook!

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio 1 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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Connections

Referenced in The Get-Man (1974)

User Reviews

Oh Billy, Billy, Billy.....

Ultra-low-budget, skid row version of Psycho lands firmly in the category of so-bad-its-good!

Why is it that every time handsome, young Billy brings a girl home that she ends up butchered?

One of a number of drive-in horror flicks that William Girdler made in the '70's, this one being fairly memorable. As with many films of its budget, the raw, natural settings add to the moody believability of the picture. James Pickett turns in a decent performance as the films main character, who seems to have some problems indeed. Charles Kissinger plays off well enough as Pickett's odd father. Girdler gives the film a gritty, but nicely moody music score.

As with many exploitation films of its day, there's plenty of gore and skin to see. After all, what would you expect from a movie with this memorable title!

All in all, Three on a Meathook is a film that's certainly not for all tastes! Fans of the B genre, especially from this era will likely enjoy this horrific and unintentional funny flick.

** 1/2 out of ****