ANOTHER SON OF SAM-1977-Opens with the names of infamous serial killers. A serial killer named Harvey escapes from a mental hospital. He goes on a killing spree in a small town and a police lieutenant who's psychiatrist girlfriend was assaulted by Harvey goes after him even though his captain has brought in a SWAT team when they trap the killer in a building. Harvey is usually shown in POV shots and very tight close-ups. The police and the SWAT team don't seem to know what they are doing as Harvey outwits them several times. They really botch things up. Even killing a hostage and thinking they got the killer, who then kills the captain's son in law cop when he goes to investigate. Later they get Harvey's mom, who abused him as a child, to talk him out and despite her assurances he won't be harmed he's shot and killed to a bloody mess. The lieutenant's girlfriend dies though.
A guy named Johnny Charro sings a terrible song terribly. Filmed in Atlanta, Ga., it features a lot of slo-mo and freeze frames and the editing, acting, direction, everything sucks.
Originally called “Hostages” and filmed in 1975, the director/writer Dave Adams (his only movie) changed the title to cash in on you know who.
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