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All the Kind Strangers

  • TV Movie
  • 19741974
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
698
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Robby Benson, John Savage, Samantha Eggar, Stacy Keach, Arlene Farber, Brent Campbell, Patti Parkison, and Tim Parkison in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
HorrorThriller
A couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a a group of orphans who want them to become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that par... Read allA couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a a group of orphans who want them to become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that particular honor.A couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a a group of orphans who want them to become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that particular honor.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
698
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Burt Kennedy
  • Writer
    • Clyde Ware
  • Stars
    • Stacy Keach
    • Samantha Eggar
    • John Savage
Top credits
  • Director
    • Burt Kennedy
  • Writer
    • Clyde Ware
  • Stars
    • Stacy Keach
    • Samantha Eggar
    • John Savage
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    • 27User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Samantha Eggar and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    Samantha Eggar and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    John Savage and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    John Savage and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    Samantha Eggar and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    John Savage and Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
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    John Savage in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    Stacy Keach in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
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    John Savage in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    Samantha Eggar in All the Kind Strangers (1974)

    Top cast

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    Stacy Keach
    Stacy Keach
    • Jimmy Wheeleras Jimmy Wheeler
    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Carol Annas Carol Ann
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Peteras Peter
    Robby Benson
    Robby Benson
    • Johnas John
    Arlene Farber
    • Marthaas Martha
    Tim Parkison
    • Gilbertas Gilbert
    Patti Parkison
    • Ritaas Rita
    Brent Campbell
    • Jamesas James
    John Connell
    • Babyas Baby
    • Director
      • Burt Kennedy
    • Writer
      • Clyde Ware
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    Storyline

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    On an endless cross-country road trip to sunny California, the photo-journalist, Jimmy Wheeler, stumbles upon the flaxen-haired seven-year-old hitch-hiker, Gilbert, somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the half-forgotten backwaters of Tennessee. However, as the kind-hearted stranger offers the innocent boy a lift to his farmhouse, Jimmy will soon find himself lured deeper and deeper into the wilderness, up against the unforeseen consequences of his generous benevolence. Is it true that no good deed goes unpunished? —Nick Riganas
    running through the woodsmanipulative behaviorvietnam war veteranabsent motherabsent father28 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • There's Nothing More Dangerous Than a Kind Face.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The car that Jimmy Wheeler (Stacy Keach) drives is a 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic two-door convertible.
    • Goofs
      Jim Wheeler holds up a Polaroid camera, telling Gilbert that he uses it in photojournalism. Polaroid photos were generally low-quality, very small, short-lived images used for more casual snapshots, they have never been used for photojournalism. Photojournalism requires photos that will last a long time, can be easily archived, resized and that are very clear, so Polaroids used in photojournalism is an idea that would be considered very bad.
    • Connections
      Edited into Muchachada nui: Episode #4.3 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      All The Kind Strangers
      Music and Lyrics by Regis Mull
      Vocal by Robby Benson

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    6/10
    Not bad
    A couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a a group of orphans who want them to become their parents.

    Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that particular honor.

    TV movie from the 70s when harder, more adult film work was possible.

    Stacy Keach at the height of his coke habit.

    It's a pretty good movie.

    TV doesn't make good anything any more so cherish this.

    It's very well made and directed. The 70s were a good time for TV movies
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    • arfdawg-1
    • May 9, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Evil in the Swamp
    • Filming locations
      • Lebanon, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kind Strangers Company
      • Cinemation Industries
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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