Episode 206 · Film year 1979
Tourist Trap (1979)
- Special Guests
- David Schmoeller, Charles Band
- Guest Co-Host
- Alex Jowski
Show notes
We're talking about the 1979 film from David Schmoeller, Tourist Trap. When a quintet of young people meet creepy Mr. Slaussen (Chuck Connors) -- the proprietor of a roadside wax museum -- bad things happen.
We talked to the co-writer/director David Schmoeller, cinematographer Nicholas Von Sternberg, and producer Charles Band. Joining us in the booth this week is Alex Jowski, head honcho at Geek Juice Media (opens in a new tab).
We talked to the co-writer/director David Schmoeller, cinematographer Nicholas Von Sternberg, and producer Charles Band. Joining us in the booth this week is Alex Jowski, head honcho at Geek Juice Media (opens in a new tab).
Labels: Alex Jowski Charles Band David Schmoeller Geek Juice Radio Nicholas Von Sternberg
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Music credits
- "Main Title" - Pino Donaggio
- "Into the Pool" - Pino Donnagio
- "Showroom Dummies (Cha Cha Cha)" - Señor Coconut
Links & resources
- Buy Tourist Trap on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official David Schmoeller website (opens in a new tab)
- Read an interview with David Schmoeller (opens in a new tab)
- Read a review of the Tourist Trap DVD at DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
- Hear the first part of our Charles Band interview on our Trancers episode (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (1)
DokG Chuck Connors also gave his all in the seriously weird beard comic strip gangster movie, '99 and 44% Dead', as the unhinged killer pitted against Richard Harris. Back in the early 60s, he was cast as Doc Savage in an aborted film project.