The Thrill Killers

1964

Action / Crime / Horror / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 571 571

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Plot summary

Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.

Director

Ray Dennis Steckler Photo
Ray Dennis Steckler

Top cast

Carolyn Brandt Photo
Carolyn Brandt as Carol
Laura Benedict Photo
Laura Benedict as Linda
Keith O'Brien Photo
Keith O'Brien as Keith Rogers
Ron Burr Photo
Ron Burr as Ron
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642.83 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 9 min
Seeds 1
1.17 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 9 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wdw-3

"I Hate People!"

I dug this film so much when I first saw it because it epitomizes what makes low budget exploitation good camp entertainment. It seems to be made made solely to exploit itself and does it's damndest to deliver. I like the b & w cinematography and the various cinematic devices used albeit some quite cliche. The camp and subversive elements are given to us hand in hand when serial killer Mort Click tells one of his female victims "People are no good" "I hate People!" "I'm going to kill you". Super cheesy chase at the end is the capper and, because it's slightly anti-climactic, only makes the exploitation motives more obvious therefore giving "The Thrill Killers" very high camp value. I still think it's an admirable and entertaining effort by a spirited and eccentric auteur.
Reviewed by Jonny_Numb 5 / 10

cornball retro thriller

Ray Dennis Steckler was one of the more spirited low-budget schlock auters working during the 1960s, and "The Thrill Killers" bears his trademark style: dissonant camera work during the action scenes, authentic locations, and generally ridiculous plot developments (wouldn't you be a bit alarmed if some twitchy guy brought a bloody ax into your restaurant?). By today's standards, the decapitations and stabbings are in the campy vein of Herschell Gordon Lewis (and the 'hynosis' gimmick is pure William Castle), and the hipster slang is dated and laughable. Steckler, who plays the lead psycho, has some genuinely creepy moments, and Carolyn Brandt (Steckler's girlfriend) is fun to watch as an early victim. Even though "The Thrill Killers" is slow-moving and erratically paced, it's worth a look for those who enjoy low-budget cinema.5/10
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