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Targets
Sign in to saveTargets is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who, disillusioned by real-life violence, is contemplating retirement.
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Targets is a 1968 American horror film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The screenplay was written by Polly Platt, Peter Bogdanovich, and Samuel Fuller, with Roger Corman serving as producer and executive producer. The cast includes Boris Karloff, Peter Bogdanovich, Mary Jackson, and Mike Farrell. Ronald Stein composed the music, while László Kovács handled cinematography and Bogdanovich edited the film. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles, specifically within a movie theater environment. The plot involves a sniper who is a Vietnam veteran, leading to murder and serial killer themes at a drive-in theater. The film has a runtime of 90 minutes and was originally produced in English. Production costs and budget are listed as 130000.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.7 out of 10 and an 89% rating. Other metrics show a vote average of 7.1 on TMDb and a rating of 7.3 on IMDb. The film is categorized under crime, drama, and thriller genres in addition to horror. It was released in the United States on August 13, 1968, with subsequent dates in August and September 1968 and 1969.
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Film · TMDB
7.1An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.
Cast
- Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson
- Boris Karloff as Byron Orlok
- Arthur Peterson as Ed Loughlin
- Monte Landis as Marshall Smith
- Nancy Hsueh as Jenny
- Peter Bogdanovich as Sammy Michaels
Themes
- sniper
- vietnam veteran
- drive-in theater
- murder
- serial killer
- sniper rifle
- los angeles, california
- killing spree
- aging actor
- movie star
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Key facts
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- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Film.producer
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Film.screenplay
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Film.cinematography
- László Kovács
- Film.editing
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Film.studio
- Saticoy Productions
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 90 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $130,000 (estimated)
- Film.gross
- $62,800 (United States)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Screenwriter
- Samuel Fuller
- Cast member
- Monte Landis
- Composer
- Ronald Stein
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Cinematographer
- László Kovács
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 828992
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- publication date
- 1974-03-28
- film editor
- Peter Bogdanovich
- title
- Targets
- executive producer
- Roger Corman
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- set in environment
- movie theater
- review score
- 89%
- capital cost
- 130000
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
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- Critical response
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Targets is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who, disillusioned by real-life violence, is contemplating retirement.
Produced by Roger Corman and written by Polly Platt and Bogdanovich, the film was loosely based on the case of Charles Whitman, a mass shooter who committed the Tower shooting at the University of Texas in 1966. The film was shot in late 1967 in the Los Angeles area.
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