Long considered an unpolished gem of film noir, the private treasure of film buffs, cinephiles and critics, edgar g. The story of a busload of tourists heading to las vegas who get hijacked and left in the middle of the fricking desert is just too awful to describe. Detour to terror tv movie 1980 detour to terror tv. Indie filmmakers waiting on major payments from itunes and amazon as d. Brea grant is an actress best known for her role on the hit nbc series, heroes, the showtime original series, dexter, and rob zombies halloween 2. The film is directed by william dickerson based on a script he cowrote with dwight moody. And those six days might have actually been three sixday weeks. Detour to terror 1980 stream and watch online moviefone. A homicidal dunebuggy trio terrorizes a busload of las vegas bound.
In addition to his work as a sportscaster and being a frequent talkshow visitor, simpson also guested on numerous tv series and won acclaim as kadi touray in abcs landmark 1977 miniseries roots. Afraid the police wouldnt believe the truth, al takes the mans identity. The film was released by the producers releasing corporation prc, one of the socalled poverty row film studios. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, the juice turned up all over television. Simpson, randallcarver, annefrancis, nicolebrown simpson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Oct 10, 20 terror on tour 1980 very poorly lit entry into the earlytomid 80s brief subgenre of heavy metalthemed horror movies. This movie from hollywoods poverty row, shot in six days, filled with technical errors and hamhanded narrative, starring a man who can only pout and a woman who can only sneer, should have faded from sight soon after it was released in 1945. Anne francis is a standout in a showy role as a cancer survivor and chemotherapy patient who stashes a wad of cash under her wig. Drowning his sorrows in whiskey harper ends up drinking with johnny ray emory cohen brooklyn, a tough redneck who offers to take care of vincent. As the case plays out, the film explores shariffs own turbulent and extraordinary personal history, from revolutionary patriot in harlem to trainrobbing convict, before eventually becoming. A homicidal dunebuggy trio terrorizes a busload of las vegas bound tourists with. Law student and allaround good guy harper tye sheridan mud, the tree of life suspects his stepdad vincent stephen moyer true blood of causing the car crash that landed his mother in a coma. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. This is what happens when two different lives take a detour. The stupid seventies disaster movie lives on thanks to the wide, wide range of cable channels to be found in even the most basic package these days. Detour, called by many the ultimate film noir, made on a shoestring budget, and utilizing nightfornight cinematography, creates a bleak, uncompromising, pessimistic nightmare world where its. Detour is a 2016 british thriller film written and directed by christopher smith.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Detour movie take a look to this teaser poster of detour, the upcoming psychological thriller movie directed by chris smith and starring tye sheridan, bel powley, stephen moyer, and jared abrahamson. Terror on tour 1980 very poorly lit entry into the earlytomid 80s brief subgenre of heavy metalthemed horror movies. In a gas station, he gives a lift to vera, a woman that. The crazed men are intent on kidnapping one of the passengers, an heiress, and force the tourists into a harrowing detour in the middle of the desert. Lines of wellington 2012 conceived by ruiz, completed by valeria sarmiento. My name is william dickerson, the writerdirector of the film well, i technically wrote the film with my screenwriting partner, dwight moody, but writerdirector has such a nice ring to it, doesnt it. Oj simpson is driving a busload of tourists to las vegas only to be terrorized by a gang of atv enthusiasts featuring a young lorenzo lamas. Detour film synonyms, detour film pronunciation, detour film translation, english dictionary definition of detour film. It is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and 5. In 2007 two of the original detour members, john trevorrow and denis donoghue, saddled up again mixing it with the riders, showing what its really like to be inside the barriers, on the actual race route. Detour is a movie so filled with imperfections that it would not earn the director a passing grade in film school. Detour to terror tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With a relationship that seems to have no resolution, a opportunity for reconciliation, leads to a totally different road of redemption. Terror films acquires rights to found footage horror film documenting. A homicidal dunebuggy trio terrorizes a busload of las vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of them. Documenting the witch path conjures a release date. Detour is a 1945 american film noir directed by edgar g. It was adapted by martin goldsmith and martin mooney uncredited from goldsmiths 1939 novel of the same name, and released by the producers releasing corporation, one of the socalled poverty row film studios in mid20thcentury hollywood. The silver brumby 1993 full movie hd family movie duration. Detour on dvd august, 20 starring neil hopkins, brea grant, john forest, ptolemy slocum. Anne francis is a standout in a showy role as a cancer survivor and chemotherapy patient who stashes a. Detour 2016 r 1h 37m crime thrillers convinced his stepfather caused the crash that left his mother in a coma, a law student drunkenly agrees to his murder, then cant rescind the deal.
He portrayed a killer in the 1980 madefor television film detour to terror. In a gas station, he gives a lift to vera, a woman that knew charles and blackmails al with tragic consequences. The movie was adapted by martin goldsmith from his own novel, and was directed by edgar g. A bus driver and tour guide must save their stranded passengers after hoodlums hijack their las vegasbound vehicle. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. He portrayed a killer in the 1980 madefortelevision film detour to terror. This movie from hollywoods poverty row, shot in six days, filled with technical errors and hamhanded narrative, starring a man who can only pout and a woman who can only sneer, should have faded from sight soon after it was. Simpson in a lead role, back towards the beginning of his acting career. List of film director and composer collaborations wikipedia.
The terror, restored from original 35mm elements, was released april 26, 2011 from film chest and hd cinema classics. With more than a passing nod to the disaster film cycle, detour features the prerequisite assortment of characters. This movie, made in 1980 and executive produced by simpson himself is simply awful, he should have stuck to football, this movie sucks. A homicidal dunebuggy trio terrorizes a busload of las vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of. He also spends some time, because hes a film buff, watching detour, the grimy 1945 nobudget noir directed by edgar g. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route. Popeye 1980 parks is credited as music arranger and conductor for songs in the film. The only bpicture to make it into the national film registry of the library of. Taking that into consideration and being a true horror fan im going to say some kind words. Detour definition in the cambridge english dictionary.
Ulmers detour 1945 has recently earned a new wave of recognition. Ulmer and starring tom neal and ann savage al roberts is a piano player at a rather seedy nightclub in new york city. Brea grew up in marshall, texas and earned a ba and ma in american studies from the university of texas. Sep 28, 2016 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Aug 17, 2007 detour is such an intense distillation of noir that it continually threatens to topple over into parody. Everything you need to know about detour movie 2017. His bus is waylaid by a trio of murderers, who intend to kidnap one of the passengers and bump off. Welcome fellow surfersoftheweb and film fanatics to the official website of detour. Detour is a tautly efficient thriller that fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with. I had a great time with it though, laughing all the way, never quite sure if i was meant to or not. Carver started his acting career in the late 1960s, and had roles in films and. The release date of detour is set for march 29, 20. Detour on dvd april 25, 2017 starring tye sheridan, emory cohen, bel powley.
On the road to a highpowered lunch meeting, smoothtalking ad man jackson alder is brainstorming his next big pitch when he is blindsided b. Al roberts, a new york nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to hollywood to meet his girlfriend sue. Harper tye sheridan, a seemingly naive law student, obsesses over the idea that his shifty stepfather was involved in the devastating car. Bel powley in detour, an ambitious film that spirals out of control in the third act. That it comes so early in the cycle is kinda bizarre. This particular piece of silliness is only notable for the presence of o.
Detour is without a doubt an intense and nailbiting film worth watching. Simpson plays a chartered bus driver shepherding a group of wealthy tourists to las vegas. It was adapted by martin goldsmith and martin mooney uncredited from goldsmiths 1939 novel of the same name, and released by the producers releasing corporation, one of the socalled poverty row film studios in mid20thcentury hollywood in 1992, detour was selected for preservation in the. This short film, is about the winding road of choices and how one road may lead to new beginnings. Young law student harper blames his powerful stepfather vincent. Simpson plays the driver of a tour bus on its way to las vegas hijacked by a gang of men in a dunebuggy. Here, for the fans of a cinema at the margins, it is a typical gesture to insist on detour as the work of an auteur and find the film redeemed by the insistence of an artists worldview. Detour was written and directed by steven taylor the source with steve grabowsky also writing and producing. Creepshow breaks viewership records for amcs shudder. Detour to terror is, by tv standards, a real oldieit debuted february 22, 1980.
But in this lies its fascination and perhaps charm for film scholars and cinephiles. With rick styles, chip greenman, rich pemberton, dave galluzzo. When his girlfriend sue lights out to hollywood to try and make it in the movies, al follows her. Smith draws a direct connection between the hardedged sexiness of that films star ann savage and the offbeat good looks of powley, whose hair here is platinumized, and who would look drawn even if the side. The names 1977 1980 a great little rock group from the late 1970s whose 7 single why cant it be made them a viable footnote in powerpop history. The complete directory to prime time network and cable tv shows. Explain only the first part of the gimmick, and you leave the reader with false expectations about how the movie is put together. The gimmicky neonoir detour feels like a film school project. Detour is such an intense distillation of noir that it continually threatens to topple over into parody. Detour official movie site starring tye sheridan, emory.
This is a film made by a director very early in his career and cast with actors many of whom this is their first or second feature film. Detour to terror michael oherlihy, 1980 the stupid seventies disaster movie lives on thanks to the wide, wide range of cable channels to be found in even the. Jan 19, 2018 throughout the 1970s and 80s, the juice turned up all over television. The ending was really heartrending and shocking it left my mouth opened.
There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including split, the founder and xxx 3. The release date of detour is set for march 29, 20 tags. Detour to t error tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. United states january 20, 2017 limited canada january 20, 2017. Not a film id use to introduce people to the catagory. A rock band called the clowns comes under suspicion of murder when several prostitutes are killed by individuals made up like members of the band. The film stars tye sheridan, stephen moyer, emory cohen, bel powley, john lynch, gbenga akinnagbe and reine swart. There were also a couple of twists that were so jawdropping and clever. In the words of film critic david thomson, it is simply beyond remarkable. Detour dvd detour 1945 is a film noir classic that stars tom neal andann savage.
Hes hitchhiking through arizona when hes picked up by a man by the name of charles haskell. Detour senses of cinema film journal senses of cinema. Mar 09, 2015 detour movie take a look to this teaser poster of detour, the upcoming psychological thriller movie directed by chris smith and starring tye sheridan, bel powley, stephen moyer, and jared abrahamson. Jan 20, 2017 he also spends some time, because hes a film buff, watching detour, the grimy 1945 nobudget noir directed by edgar g. She has received national attention for both her acting work as well as her use of social media and geek stardom in the. Simpson plays a chartered bus driver shepherding a group of.
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