
Overview:
An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.Status: | Released (1968-08-15) |
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Awards: | 1 win |
Screen: | Peter Bogdanovich, Polly Platt, Samuel Fuller |
Productions: | Saticoy Productions, Paramount Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

Casts
- 84628: Tim O'Kelly - Bobby Thompson
- 2922: Boris Karloff - Byron Orlok
- 84629: Arthur Peterson - Ed Loughlin
- 44823: Monte Landis - Marshall Smith
- 84630: Nancy Hsueh - Jenny
- 39012: Peter Bogdanovich - Sammy Michaels
- 20550: Daniel Ades - Chauffeur
Crews
- 1495617: Sam Kopetzky - Sound - Sound
- 3075091: Phil Miller - Production Manager - Production
- 8955: Paul Lewis - Production Manager - Production
- 39012: Peter Bogdanovich - Director - Directing
- 39012: Peter Bogdanovich - Screenplay - Writing
- 102429: Roger Corman - Executive Producer - Production
- 1571210: Daniel Selznick - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
adorablepanic
Review text:
Roger Corman offered to produce (without credit) whatever film first time director Peter Bogdanovich wanted to make under two conditions: He had to cast Boris Karloff, who owed Corman two days work; and to keep the cost down, he had to pad the running time with footage from an earlie ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
Review text:
**_As relevant today as it was when it was made_** An aged horror icon (Boris Karloff) wants to retire because he’s weary of the biz and thinks modern life has become more horrifying than his old-fashioned movies. But a director/writer (Peter Bogdanovich) encourages him to read an ....
Continue reading ->griggs79
Review text:
Hmmm… I’ve never quite got Bogdanovich. I’m still not convinced. _Targets_ is a good idea—old-school horror legend (Karloff, doing his best with what he’s given) crosses paths with a modern-day, real-world killer—but it never quite lands. Karloff’s great, obviously, and there’s so ....
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