Arthur Peterson, Boris Karloff, James Brown II
TARGETS is a thrilling horror film that follows the story of Byron Orlok (Karloff), an aging horror film star who is contemplating his retirement. Meanwhile, Bobby Thompson (O’Kelly) is a seemingly m...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
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September 30, 2009Considering Bogdanovich was given various different pieces from various different puzzles, it?s amazing a film was made at all. Targets is a great film though, Boris Karloff in a very contemporary horror film that revels the fact that the Bogey man isn?t real, it?s the guy standi...( read more)
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September 15, 2009One of the most impressive and yet overlooked debuts. From Roger Corman's pupil Peter Bogdanovich, pulling off the job with the same guerrilla filmmaking techniques of his master, a very tight budget and shooting schedule.
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October 11, 2008this stunning low budget thriller features the last great role of boris karloff's career, sending himself up by playing an aging horror star who is talked into one last personal appearance before retirement. movie horror meets real-life horror when a sniper shows up. loosely ba...( read more)
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March 21, 2008Targets is pretty damn good when you consider it had the budget of a pair of sneakers and cup of coffee. Some of the scenes were well done and the family scenes with the Thompsons and their eventual squeaky clean tragedy was great and disturbing all at the same time. There was al...( read more)
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September 5, 2008Superbly filmed and enticing in its narrative description,there are plenty of homages for every film-buff to enjoy,plus a frustrating comment towards gun-use and the obsessiveness of addiction.Either it's the glamorous industry or shooting for fun...
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July 2, 2008Chilling movie about a guy who decides to go on a killing spree and "shoot some pigs". The great climax will make you wary of drive-in theatres forever after.
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