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Booby Trap

1970 · 90 min

A scrappy, grim chase thriller that coasts on menace and period grit rather than polish.

Directed by
Dwayne Avery
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Carl Monson, Angela Carnon, Maybe Smith
Tagline
A Madman with the Power to Blow a City to Hell...Can they find him before thousands die?
Overview
A crazed military explosives expert heads for Los Angeles with an RV full of explosives, intending to blow up a rock festival and kill all the "hippies". An army officer is sent to stop him.

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Directed by
Dwayne Avery
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Carl Monson, Angela Carnon, Maybe Smith
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • violence
  • crime
  • madness
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, action
Directed by
Dwayne Avery
Written by
Art Hedberg, Dwayne Avery
Starring
Carl Monson, Angela Carnon, Maybe Smith, Sharon Masters, Christopher Geoffries, Norman Fields, Buck Kartalian, Art Hedberg
Music
Vic Lance
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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