Directed by:
David SchmoellerCinematography:
Nicholas Josef von SternbergComposer:
Pino DonaggioCast:
Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Dawn Jeffory, Keith McDermott, Linnea Quigley, Albert Band, Dal McKennon (a.f.)Plots(1)
An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausens Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (Including Tanya Roberts) are lured into a very deadly Tourist Trap. Slausen (Chuck Connors) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come. (88 Films)
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The film Tourist Trap is an example of a film of its time. Tobe Hooper pointed the way with his The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and other filmmakers followed. David Schmoeller didn’t make a downright great film, but I don't think it’s downright bad either. The human-sized puppets were able to inspire terror, which I think is the main thing you should expect from a horror film.
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At times, it’s pretty scary B-movie horror that despite having several good scenes, feels twice as long as it should. Really, it felt as if from a certain point on the film only shuffles its feet on the same place and the plot doesn’t move forward much, making it very sluggish overall, though I can’t say it’s boring. Adding everything up, what I get is an easygoing slasher to watch once.
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