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Point of Terror

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
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3.8/10
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Point of Terror (1971)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
A nightclub singer has nightmares about being involved in adultery and murder, only to wake up and find that they may not be nightmares.A nightclub singer has nightmares about being involved in adultery and murder, only to wake up and find that they may not be nightmares.A nightclub singer has nightmares about being involved in adultery and murder, only to wake up and find that they may not be nightmares.
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
542
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  • Director
    • Alex Nicol
  • Writers
    • Peter Carpenter(story)
    • Ernest A. Charles(screenplay)
    • Tony Crechales(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Carpenter
    • Dyanne Thorne
    • Lory Hansen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alex Nicol
  • Writers
    • Peter Carpenter(story)
    • Ernest A. Charles(screenplay)
    • Tony Crechales(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Carpenter
    • Dyanne Thorne
    • Lory Hansen
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    • 31User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Point of Terror (1971)
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    Dyanne Thorne in Point of Terror (1971)
    Peter Carpenter, Dyanne Thorne, and Leslie Simms in Point of Terror (1971)
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    Peter Carpenter and Lory Hansen in Point of Terror (1971)

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    Peter Carpenter
    Peter Carpenter
    • Tony Trelosas Tony Trelos
    Dyanne Thorne
    Dyanne Thorne
    • Andrea Hilliardas Andrea Hilliard
    Lory Hansen
    • Helayne Hilliardas Helayne Hilliard
    Leslie Simms
    Leslie Simms
    • Franas Fran
    Joel Marston
    Joel Marston
    • Martin Hilliardas Martin Hilliard
    Paula Mitchell
    • Sallyas Sally
    Dana Diamond
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Al Dunlap
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Ernest A. Charles
    • Detectiveas Detective
    • (as Ernest Charles)
    Roberta Robson
    • 1st Wifeas 1st Wife
    Tony Kent
    • Priestas Priest
    Hope Lugosi
    • Bar Extraas Bar Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alex Nicol
    • Writers
      • Peter Carpenter(story)
      • Ernest A. Charles(screenplay)
      • Tony Crechales(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Lead and story co-writer Peter Carpenter died suddenly from a stroke just two months after the film's premiere and two years before it went into national release.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Andrea: Who's your decorator? Bela Lugosi?

    • Alternate versions
      The television version features a lengthy ten minute flashback sequence showing Tony Trelos as a shoeshine boy and a nightmare recap of the various events in the story inserted at the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      This Is . . .
      Written by Bea Verdi

      Produced by Hal Davis

      Performed by Peter Carpenter (uncredited)

      Courtesy of Motown Records

    User reviews31

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    Point of Terror (1971)

    BOMB (out of 4)

    I need to admit that I have no idea what this film was about or what it was trying to say but here's the so-called plot. Tony (Peter Carpenter) is a nightclub singer at the Lobster Lounge where he's hoping to catch a break but most of the time he ends up in the beds of older women. Lately Tony has been having grisly nightmares of women being brutally murdered. Soon, one of these older woman (Dyanne Thorne of Ilsa fame) offers him a record contract. Tony, thinking he's going to get popular, starts acting like a star, which upsets the older woman.

    Make any sense? I really don't know what the horror elements are doing in this film because it's mostly about Tony and his record contract. The horror elements are mainly shown through the nightmare images but trust me, hearing Tony sing is a lot scarier than anything we see violence wise. I kept watching this movie and expecting it to turn into a horror film but it remained a record contract film with a few doses of mystery, which were just downright boring and hard to follow as well.

    The director at least knew to make the women get naked and yes boys, that includes Ilsa herself. Dyanne Thorne might not be the best actress around the block but she's got a lot of what the others don't have, if you get my drift. There's also another silly sex scene on a huge boulder (wouldn't that cause bad scratches to the back?) that the director shows using split screens. The film is bad enough to get a few laughs, especially the look at the bar, which seems to be decorated out of colored tin foil. Point of Terror fails on all other levels but I'd recommend you giving the soundtrack to someone you really hate.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Mar 14, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Crown International Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blood on the Point of Terror
    • Production company
      • Jude Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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