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7.1/10 • 213

1968-08-151h 30m

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"I just killed my wife and my mother. I know they'll get me. But before that, many more will die..."

An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.

Directors
Peter Bogdanovich
Editors
Peter Bogdanovich

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tim O'Kelly

    Tim O'Kelly

    Bobby Thompson

  2. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Byron Orlok

  3. Arthur Peterson

    Arthur Peterson

    Ed Loughlin

  4. Monte Landis

    Monte Landis

    Marshall Smith

  5. Nancy Hsueh

    Nancy Hsueh

    Jenny

  6. Peter Bogdanovich

    Peter Bogdanovich

    Sammy Michaels

  7. Daniel Ades

    Daniel Ades

    Chauffeur

  8. Stafford Morgan

    Stafford Morgan

    Salesman - 1st Gunshop

  9. James Brown

    James Brown

    Robert Thompson Sr.

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adorablepanic

Apr 19, 2020

7/10

Roger Corman offered to produce (without credit) whatever film first time director Peter Bogdanovich wanted to make under two conditions: He had to cast Boris Karloff, who owed Corman two days work; and to keep the cost down, he had to pad the running time with footage from an earlier Karloff film. The result was TARGETS (1968), which proved to be too topical for many theaters to touch when it initially appeared. That's a shame, because it provided Karloff with an A-level role as the sun set on his life and career. Bogdanovich tells parallel stories which converge at the finale: One involves a young man who turns to bloodshed when he feels that he has nothing ahead of him; the other revolves around an aged film star who believes that everything is behind him. Timely when released because of the social climate; timely now because of the politically charged debate over gun control; and ultimately - thanks to the presence of the great Karloff - timeless.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$130,000.00
Revenue
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