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Targets

1968 · 90 min

A slow-burning, unsettling thriller that juxtaposes old Hollywood with modern horror, building quiet dread toward a tense climax.

Genres
Thriller, Crime, Horror
Tagline
TARGETS are people...and you could be one of them!
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • obsession
  • fate
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, crime, horror
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Fuller
Starring
Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Arthur Peterson, Monte Landis, Nancy Hsueh, Peter Bogdanovich, Daniel Ades, Stafford Morgan
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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