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Just Before Dawn (1981)

R 90 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   14 October 1981 (USA)
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Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Lieberman

Writers:

Mark Arywitz (screenplay), Jeff Lieberman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Kennedy ...
Roy McLean
Mike Kellin Mike Kellin ...
Ty
Chris Lemmon ...
Jonathan
Gregg Henry ...
Warren
Deborah Benson ...
Constance
Ralph Seymour Ralph Seymour ...
Daniel
Katie Powell Katie Powell ...
Merry Cat Logan (as Kati Powell)
John Hunsaker John Hunsaker ...
Mountain Twins
Charles Bartlett Charles Bartlett ...
Vachel
Jamie Rose ...
Megan
Hap Oslund Hap Oslund ...
Pa Logan
Barbara Spencer Barbara Spencer ...
Ma Logan
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Storyline

Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start disappearing one by one. If that sounds too run-of-the-mill, there's a genuinely shocking plot twist half-way through... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Camper | Ranger | Mountain | Forest Ranger | Forest  | See more »

Taglines:

Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn? See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alltför sent See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oakland Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The original script included a sixth camper named Eileen, who dies when she is thrown off of a cliff. It also included a climax involving Connie being forced to handle rattlesnakes by the in-bred villains. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first scene, when one of the mountain twins closes the door to the church to reveal himself and stabs the man through the groin, the door hinge is on the left hand side (looking from inside the church). Later in the movie, when Daniel gets stabbed in the back with the machete, Megan runs into the church through the same door the mountain twin was hiding behind, but this time, the door hinge is on the right side, and thus the door opens the opposite way. See more »

Connections

Featured in Just Before Dawn: Lions, Tigers and Inbred Twins (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Heart Of Glass"
Written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
Performed by Blondie
©(1979) Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, A Division of EMI
Under License from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets See more »