Search - The Tourist Trap on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 07/28/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Cult Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Psychological Thriller

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, All Movie Guide

Chuck Connors - Slausen
Jon Van Ness - Jerry
Jocelyn Jones - Molly
Robin Sherwood - Eileen
Tanya Roberts - Becky

Cult Video's DVD of Tourist Trap delivers this lesser-known cult favorite in a package that is surprisingly nice for a low-priced title. The print that Cult used for the transfer shows its age, especially around reel changes, but delivers a vivid and surprisingly colorful widescreen image that further benefits from anamorphic enhancement. The audio is limited to mono but delivers the film's soundtrack (especially its creepy musical score) with a reasonable amount of sonic punch. In terms of extras, =Tourist Trap features the film's original theatrical trailer, a variety of trailers for other Cult Video titles like Parasite and Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity, cast lists for the film's actors, and a short interview with director David Schmoeller. The director also did a full-length commentary for the film; there is the occasional silent patch, but Schmoeller delivers plenty of information in a low-key style, including both insights into low-budget filmmaking and fun tidbits about the film's cast and crew (ex. the director of photography was the son of the legendary Josef von Sternberg). In short, =Tourist Trap is a worthwhile edition of this film for its fans and well-worth a look for cult movie fans in search of some vintage spookiness. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide