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| James Carroll Pickett | ... | Billy Townsend (as James Pickett) | |
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Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens, but the father helps his son as he has in the past. When the boy meets a girl and begins falling in love, the father worries about a repeat performance. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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30 April 1975 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Filmed in and around Louisville, Kentucky, home of director William Girdler. See more »Goofs
When Billy is driving the truck at night the headlights alternate between being off and being on between shots. See more »Crazy Credits
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Why is it that every time handsome, young Billy brings a girl home that she ends up butchered?
One of a number of drive-in horror flicks that William Girdler made in the '70's, this one being fairly memorable. As with many films of its budget, the raw, natural settings add to the moody believability of the picture. James Pickett turns in a decent performance as the films main character, who seems to have some problems indeed. Charles Kissinger plays off well enough as Pickett's odd father. Girdler gives the film a gritty, but nicely moody music score.
As with many exploitation films of its day, there's plenty of gore and skin to see. After all, what would you expect from a movie with this memorable title!
All in all, Three on a Meathook is a film that's certainly not for all tastes! Fans of the B genre, especially from this era will likely enjoy this horrific and unintentional funny flick.
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