DEADWOOD '76 and THE SADIST! 2 Halloween Features! Twice as scary with Arch Hall Jr! Trick or Treat?

Описание: Does going to an LA Dodgers game mean death from THE SADIST? Is Billy the Kid in DEADWOOD '76?
It's a double dose of cult Drive-In movie icon, Arch Hall, Jr. A Western Movie in color and a B&W classic with Arch as a psycho leaving a trail of corpses. Arch Hall, Jr. was never better!
Arch Hall, Jr. heads West to Deadwood in a color western from 1965 called DEADWOOD ’76. Actually filmed on location in the Badlands of South Dakota, the film reunites Hall with many of the production team from THE SADIST (1963). Same writer/director- James Landis. Same producer – Arch Hall, Sr. Same star – Arch Hall, Jr. And, most important of all, the same cinematographer early in his career, Vilmos Zsigmond, later to shoot McCABE AND MRS MILLER, THE HIRED HAND, DELIVERANCE, HEAVEN’S GATE, and THE DEER HUNTER, among others. He won an Oscar for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. A guys gotta start somewhere.
Vilmos, billed as William Zsigmond, worked several times with Arch Hall. Following THE SADIST, he shot THE NASTY RABBIT and DEADWOOD ’76, the last of Arch Hall, Jr’s starring films. Sure, they were independent low budgeted features designed for Drive-In movie theaters and triple bills, but they all had something to recommend them and DEADWOOD ’76 is no exception. Unlike Arch Jr’s comedy, THE NASTY RABBIT, horror film EEGAH! or rock and roll musical, THE WILD GUITAR, which are all filled with laughs, DEADWOOD ’76 is a straight ahead western shot on rugged locations.
Arch is “Billy May,” who joins an old timer on his way to the wild town of Deadwood to make a fortune selling cats. Yes, cats! Guess the rats were as big as dogs back then. The plot thickens as Arch, a gunfighter, is mistaken for Billy the Kid. He meets Wild Bill Hickok, played by the son of Richard Dix, Robert Dix. The action continues as Arch becomes involved in several fights, is kidnapped by Indians and comes upon his father, who he thought was dead, played by…producer Arch Hall, Sr.
There is action and plenty of bizarre and surprising plot twists. Sometimes hard to follow, this film makes the Billy the Kid Buster Crabbe westerns look logical. DEADWOOD ’76 is not a comedy, though, and Arch Hall, Jr. is surprisingly good, especially if you compare his performance to earlier roles in EEGAH and THE CHOPPERS.
The second feature is THE SADIST. Based on the Charles Starkweather murder spree with Arch as the psycho killer and Marilyn Manning as his child like girlfriend, the film is a master course in low budget filmmaking. Arch terrorizes three teachers who are on their way to a Dodgers game in LA when their car breaks down. Filled with surprises, this hard-hitting thriller delivers on all counts. It's reputation as a classic is well deserved.
You’re in for something special with our double feature presentation featuring Arch. Enjoy and let us know what you think.

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