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Terror Train (1980)

R 97 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   3 October 1980 (USA)
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A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong years earlier and whom are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Johnson ...
Jamie Lee Curtis ...
Hart Bochner ...
David Copperfield ...
Derek McKinnon Derek McKinnon ...
Kenny Hampson (as Derek MacKinnon)
Sandee Currie Sandee Currie ...
Timothy Webber Timothy Webber ...
Mo
Anthony Sherwood Anthony Sherwood ...
Howard Busgang Howard Busgang ...
Ed
Steve Michaels Steve Michaels ...
Greg Swanson Greg Swanson ...
Vanity ...
Merry (as D.D. Winters)
Joy Boushel Joy Boushel ...
Pet
Victor Knight Victor Knight ...
Donald Lamoureux Donald Lamoureux ...
Shovels the Stoker (as Don Lamoureux)
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Storyline

A college fraternaty prank goes bad and student ends up in the mental ward. Four years later, it's graduation time, and the members of the fraternity decide to have a costume party aboard a train trip to celebrate thier graduation. Unknowingly to them, a killer has slipped aboard, wacking them off one by one, disguised in the costumes of the victims. Written by Humberto Amador  

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Plot Keywords:

Costume | Prank | Party | Train | College  | See more »

Taglines:

Don't waste money on a return fare. You won't be coming back! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Le monstre du train See more »

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The observation type passenger car used in the film called the 'Denehotso' is being restored and is now located at the Arizona Railway Musuem in Chandler AZ. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After the killer murders the student in the lavatory, a witness opens the door to find the dead body and blood everywhere. Minutes later, a second witness opens the door to find the lavatory in a clean, pristine state. It would be virtually impossible for the killer to have disposed the body and cleaned up the mess (without help) in the short amount of time it took for the second witness to see the lavatory. See more »

Quotes

Carne, Train Conductor: Have you ever shoveled any coal?
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Connections

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) See more »