Trapped (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Frank De Felitta

Writer:

Frank De Felitta (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

There's no way out ... no time left ... and the dogs are trained to kill!

Plot:

A man is accidently locked in a department store overnight and finds himself held at bay by six vicious Doberman guard dogs.

Plot Keywords:

Dog

Cast

James Brolin	...	Chuck Brenner
Susan Clark	...	Elaine Moore
Earl Holliman	...	David Moore
Robert Hooks	...	Sergeant Connaught
Ivy Jones	...	Connie Havemayer
Bob Hastings	...	Bartender
Tammy Harrington	...	Carrie
Marco López	...	The Steward
Erica Hagen	...	Air Hostess
Mary Margaret Robinson	...	Waitress
Elliott Lindsey	...	Mr. Higgins

Also Known As:

Doberman Patrol (UK) (theatrical title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Company:

Universal TV

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chopping Mall (1986)

Nice, tight TV movie with a fair bit of suspense

Trapped is better than you might expect. After all, it's an early 1970s TV movie starring James Brolin, so it doesn't exactly sound like an undiscovered masterpiece.

The story tells of a man who recovers consciousness following a mugging in the toilets of a large department store. When he comes round, the store is closed and he finds himself trapped overnight, having to evade the vicious doberman dogs that patrol the store.

It's a reasonably tense offering. Inevitably, the thinness of the story results in occasional tedious patches, but in fairness the film contains more than its fair share of taut moments. It's the kind of thing that could happen to anybody, so in many ways the audience is able to identify with the hero and place themselves in his position. I spent much of the film wondering how I would cope under the same circumstances. The scenes involving dog attacks are quite well filmed, without being too graphic or grisly.. I like this film.... it's definitely worth trying to catch.