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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Tony Crechales (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
When the Demons of Evil... Take all Power of Reason... Only IMPULSE Remains! more
Plot:
A paranoid, leisure-suit-wearing conman/gigolo named Matt Stone seduces lonely women, bilks them of their savings via an investment scam... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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William Shatner ... Matt Stone
Ruth Roman ... Julia Marstow
Jennifer Bishop ... Ann Moy
Kim Nicholas ... Tina Moy
James Dobson ... Clarence

Harold Sakata ... Karate Pete
Marcia Knight ... Helen
Vivian Lester ... Matt's Mother
William Kerwin ... Soldier
Marcy Lafferty ... Hotel Clerk
Chad Walker ... Matt, as a Boy
Paula Dimitrouleas ... Belly Dancer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Love to Kill
Want a Ride, Little Girl?
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Runtime:
82 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Star William Shatner secured a bit role for his then-wife Marcy Lafferty as the curvaceous, promiscuous hotel clerk. more
Quotes:
Matt Stone: You fat!... People like you should be ground into dog meat! more

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Kirk's Waterloo, 16 June 2003
Author: rufasff from Los Angeles CA

I attended my one and only Star Trek convention in Chicago, in 1974. The whole cast was there except William Shatner. Could it have been that he had to fly down to Florida to make Impulse? Might I have done something, even at age 13, to stop him?

This is as funny and terrible as everyone says and more so.

Shatner is often unfairly teased; but in this case, he brought it on himself. Seeming to view the character as infantile, Shatner lumbers through a series of reactions as garish as his wardrobe. Could he have needed the money? Was Bill Grefe just too much fun to hang out with? Grefe claims he talked Shatner into making the film upon a chance Airport meeting.

Surprisingly the rest of the cast is pretty good(!). Ruth Roman acts like She is holding court at an upscale dinner theater. Jennifer Bishop maintains her dignity despite being victimized by Grefe's signature shot; a close up of the rump. Yet it is Kim Nichols as the explosive Tina who walks off with the film.

You cannot die having not seen "Impulse."

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