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The Candy Snatchers (1973)
Directed by Guerdon Trueblood
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Overview
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
Rated R | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Tiffany Bolling | Ben Piazza | Susan Sennett | Brad David | Vince Martorano | Bonnie Boland | Leon Charles | Dolores Dorn | Phyllis Major | Christopher Trueblood | Jerry Butts | Bill Woodard | Earl Hansen | Harry Kronman | James Whitworth | John Bill | Howard Shoup | Rosella Kronman | Alan DeWitt | Diana Vaughan Read
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2020 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is exactly the type of film I imagine when I think of VinSyn titles. Has that grimy cynical mean-spirited exploitive tone found in other similar 1970s titles. Everything feels off and uncomfortable. There’s not a likable character save for the abductee, who is merely an object here so there’s only sympathy. The entire finale is bananas.
This movie reminded me of a disturbing comic book story “A Taste of Cherry” by Hart D. Fisher under the Verotik imprint. Except his was much more violent and horrible, a truly vile story. This movie gave me a lot of the same feelings but fortunately not to same degree.
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