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Summary
Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.7
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −37 min on the typical 106
typical 10669Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1964
August 7, 1964
62 years ago
Genres
CrimeActionThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more22 people
- Ray Dennis StecklerMort "Mad Dog" Click
- Liz RenayLiz Saxon
- JBJoseph BardoJoe Saxon
- Carolyn BrandtCarol
- Gary KentGary Barcroft
- HRHerb RobinsHerbie Click
- KOKeith O'BrienKeith Rogers
- Titus MoedeMotorcycle Officer / Yes Man at Party
- EEErina EnyoErina Devore
- AKAtlas KingDennis Kesdekian
- NCNancy CrawfordMrs. Kesdekian
- Ron HaydockThird Police Officer
- Coleman FrancisNarrator (uncredited)
- Arch Hall Sr.Himself (uncredited)
- LBLaura BenedictLinda
- RBRon BurrRon
- GPGene PollockDetective
- GCGeorge CaldwellFirst Police Officer
- JBJames BowieSecond Police Officer
- BBBarney BarnettDrunkard at Party
- GJGeorge J. MorganHimself
- BRBrenda RenayGirl at Party (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Ray Dennis Steckler Director, Writer, Producer
- Don Russell Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Gene Pollock Writer
- Ron Haydock Dialogue
Production · 4
- Arch Hall Sr. Producer
- George J. Morgan Producer
- Titus Moede Associate Producer
- Frank West Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Lee Strosnider Director of Photography, Sound Mixer
- Joseph V. Mascelli Director of Photography
- Ray Wickman Key Grip
Editing · 1
- Austin McKinney Editor
Sound · 1
- André Brummer Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Tom Scherman Title Designer, Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Jack Cooperman Gaffer
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