Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap (1979)

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In this horror outing, a seemingly abandoned desert gas station turns out to be a grotesque museum filled with murderous mannequins who come to life when visitors come to call. The ill-fated "guests" are lured in by a strange siren's song. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
David Schmoeller
Written By
David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Mar 16, 1979 Wide
On DVD
Jan 11, 2000
Astral Films

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    Unless you have a severe phobia of mannequins, you'd best be looking for your cheap scares a little further on down the road.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lee ?


    Late 70s slasher all set in a mannequin museum where four unlucky friends find themselves preyed upon by the psychotic owner. What this one lacks in gore and sleaze it makes up for in sheer creepiness! There's some real spine-tingling moments with the mannequins being used very… More

  • Tim S


    Completely batshit. Pure creepy lunacy. This is a guilty pleasure all the way. I don't know what it is that makes mannequins to damned creepy, but they are. I remember seeing the episode of The Twilight Zone called The After Hours when I was a kid and having nightmares. If I… More

  • vieras e


    Holy crap, those were some creepy dolls. Slightly reminiscent of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Maniac with a hint of The Boogeyman (1980).

  • A.D. V


    Strange little slasher-style film that has a delightfully weird Chuck Conners playing the owner of a run down wax museum. Could've been great but the lead actress is borderline terrible.

  • Lafe F


    A creepy and scary slasher classic from the late 70's. People's vehicles break down near an old frontier museum, and they never return. We follow the tale of a group of kids who fall into the trap. It involves Mannequins which can come alive. The opening sequence with Woody… More

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