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Tourist Trap is a american film of genre Thriller directed by David Schmoeller released in USA on 16 march 1979 with Chuck Connors
Tourist Trap (1979)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 march 1979
Length 1h30
Directed by David Schmoeller
OriginUSA
Themes Serial killer films
Rating60%
Tourist Trap is a 1979 American horror film directed by David Schmoeller, and starring Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Robin Sherwood, and Tanya Roberts. The film revolves around a group of friends who wind up stranded at Mr. Slausen's "museum," where the mannequins are very lifelike. Schmoeller co-wrote the script with J. Larry Carroll.
Synopsis
Eileen (Robin Sherwood) and her boyfriend Woody (Keith McDermott) are driving through the desert. When their car gets a flat Woody goes to find a gas station. Their friends Becky (Tanya Roberts), Jerry (Jon Van Ness) and Molly (Jocelyn Jones) are traveling separately in a different vehicle. They reach Eileen waiting at the car and they all drive off to collect Woody.Actors
Chuck Connors
(Mr. Slausen)
Jocelyn Jones
(Molly)
Tanya Roberts
(Becky)
Keith McDermott
(Woody)
Linnea Quigley
(Mannequin (uncredited))
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