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Tourist Trap (1979)

PG | | Horror | 16 March 1979 (USA)
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A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by a masked assailant who uses his telekenetic powers to control the attraction's mannequins.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
... Mr. Slausen
... Molly
... Jerry
... Eileen
... Becky
... Tina
... Woody
Shailar Coby ... Davey
Arlecchino ... Mannequin
Victoria Richart ... Mannequin
Millie Dill ... Mannequin
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Teenagers come across a shut-in psychopath with telekinetic powers. He proceeds to use these powers to slay them one by one as well as animate the various mannequins he uses to keep himself company. Written by Dan Coker <pammyk@primenet.com>

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Trivia

Robin Sherwood provided the heart-shaped sunglasses Eileen wears in the film because she thought they fitted Eileen's personality. See more »

Goofs

In the scene where Mr. Slausen leaves Molly with the rifle in the truck, you can see a short male mannequin standing behind her in a sort of saloon setting. Thereafter any time you see her from the same shot, he's no longer there. See more »

Quotes

Davey: [deep, raspy voice] We're going to have a party!
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In the credits, Mr. Slausen is spelled differently than on all of the signs in the movie with his name. See more »

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Where have YOU been, little movie!?
3 February 2012 | by – See all my reviews

It's funny.....you get to middle-age....you have amassed a huge DVD collection, heavy on horror, particularly the 50's through the 80's, and you think you have seen all the "A-list" stuff. All you're trying to do now is round out the collection with obscure "B" and "C" list films....maybe some TV movies. Then, you see "Tourist Trap", and you think 'how did I miss this film?', which could easily be discussed in the same breath with Halloween, Nightmare on Elm St. and Creepshow.

This is a great, fun, scary movie. It helps that mannequins are naturally a bit creepy, being so life-like. I recall that excellent Twilight Zone episode with Anne Francis, with the mannequins moving in the department store. Tourist Trap has a big scare scene very early on, which could have been too much, too soon, but it really worked, and set the unnerving tone that the rest of the film continues. It made me realize how long it's been since I 'jumped' because of an unexpected scene in a scary movie.

Tanya Roberts was very good in this -- much better than she was as "Sheena" a few years later. The gore is not excessive for the sake of titillation, and the tension is unrelenting. The ghastly images of the mannequin mouths dropping so far open, and the screams coming out, will stay burned in my mind for a long time to come.
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