Ep. 153 Tourist Trap (1979)

Mr. Slausen (Chuck Connors) looks on as his creations come to life in the 1979 cult horror slasher "Tourist Trap."

A group of genial teens find themselves stranded at a nightmarish roadside attraction with a disturbed proprietor and some killer mannequins. Tune in as Chris talks Chuck Connors, Mannequins, & David Schmoeller as the LSCE screens the 1979 cult horror classic “Tourist Trap.” Join Us.

Works Cited:

Berg. “The Tourist Trap.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), Mar 21, 1979, 28, Link . Accessed 2/28/22

“FEATURE REVIEWS: TOURIST TRAP.” Boxoffice., Jun 11, 1979, Link. Accessed 2/28/22

“Large-Scale Compass Campaign Backs ‘Trap’.” Boxoffice., Mar 05, 1979, 6, Link 2/28/22

“OBITUARIES.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), Nov 16, 1992, 78-79, Link. Accessed 2/28/22

Pauline, Tim. Tourist Trap. Monthly Film Bulletin. February, 1981. Vol. 48, no.565. British Film Institute. P. 36.

“Pictures: On Borrowed Time in Doomed Shack, Director Shoots ‘Tourist Trap’.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), May 10, 1978, 34, Link. Accessed 3/1/22

“The Man Behind Tourist Trap: An Interview with Director David Schmoeller.” Terror Trap.com. Link . Accessed 3/5/22

Tonzelli, J. “The Daily Grindhouse Interview with David Schmoeller, Director of Tourist Trap (1979).” The Daily Grindhouse. 3/14/2019. Link. Accessed 3/5/22