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The Psychotronic Man

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
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POPULARITY
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The Psychotronic Man (1979)
HorrorSci-Fi
A man discovers that he has psychotronic powers--the ability to will people to die. He begins exercising that power.A man discovers that he has psychotronic powers--the ability to will people to die. He begins exercising that power.A man discovers that he has psychotronic powers--the ability to will people to die. He begins exercising that power.
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
450
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
116,522
3,850
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    • Director
      • Jack M. Sell
    • Writers
      • Phil Lanier
      • Jack M. Sell
      • Peter Spelson
    • Stars
      • Peter Spelson
      • Chris Carbis
      • Curt Colbert
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jack M. Sell
    • Writers
      • Phil Lanier
      • Jack M. Sell
      • Peter Spelson
    • Stars
      • Peter Spelson
      • Chris Carbis
      • Curt Colbert
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    • 23User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Peter Spelson
    • Rocky Foscoe
    Chris Carbis
    • Lt. Walter O'Brien
    Curt Colbert
    • Sgt. Chuck Jackson
    Robin Newton
    • Kathy
    Jeff Caliendo
    • Officer Maloney
    Lindsey Novak
    • Mrs. Foscoe
    Irwin Lewin
    • Professor
    Corney Morgan
    • S.I.A. Agent Gorman
    Bob McDonald
    • Old Man
    • Director
      • Jack M. Sell
    • Writers
      • Phil Lanier
      • Jack M. Sell
      • Peter Spelson
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    • Trivia
      Riffed by the the former MST3K crew of Mike J. Nelson, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy under the name Rifftrax in 2017.
    • Goofs
      During the "Oyster Bar" scene, the shadow of the camera and cameraman are seen numerous times.
    • Connections
      Featured in RiffTrax: The Psychotronic Man (2017)

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    3/10
    Cult Movie
    I actually know something about this film because the producer of the movie was my landlord at one point. The Psychotronic Man is a grade B movie that's true, but it is actually an important and noteworthy piece mostly because of its relationship to film history and several other oddities that surround it.

    It was the first feature film made entirely in Chicago since the Essanay era before WW1. It was only able to be made after the death of Chicago's longest reigning mayor, who would not allow movies to be made anywhere in Chicago. It was also an independent feature film, made entirely outside any of the existing studio systems. It was shot completely on location and it used only local talent. Many of the centrally located automobile chase scenes and running gun battles were shot on the sly without the permission of any authorities because no film commission existed. Part of the movie featured a car chase in Lower Wacker Drive which is an odd funky piece of roadway under downtown Chicago. In the next year the Blues Brothers came out and featured a car chase in the exact same place.

    It was produced, written, and starred in by an out of work actor named Peter Spelson who decided the best way to get into the movies was to go out and make one himself.

    It is however probably most noted for its name. The term "Psychotronic" has come to be an almost generic term for grade B cult films. Google turns up 88,600 different references for the word, all of which come as a result of this movie.

    It did well in Europe under various names but it played only once in Chicago where it was made on April, 23, 1980 at 7:00 P.M. in the now demolished Carnegie Theater.

    Like many first efforts it is crude by comparison to the things that follow it, but it is truly one the beginnings the of modern American independent movie trend. In truth even Ed Wood had more help.
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    • Release date
      • April 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sell Communications
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Revenge of the Psychotronic Man
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • International Harmony
      • Spelson Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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