The Town that dreaded sundown

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

Charles B. Pierce, the director of this (and THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK) passed away a few days ago.

That sucks....I really enjoyed Legend of Boggy Creek...still do...

R.I.P. Mr.Pierce

[slayergriffith]

R.I.P. Charles Pierce

[Wolf Man]

I always thought this was such a cool title and could be used for a Vampire film, Werewolf film or pretty much anything else scary that comes at night.  30 Days of Night could have been called the Town That Dreaded Sundown.  I have not seen this movie but for a weird piece of trivia.  The town of Texarkana was named after James Bowie.  Those were three states he had ties to, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. 

[zombiehorror]

Heads up for those that haven't seen this one or who want to see it again, TCM has it scheduled for Sat. 9/22 at 1:15  am!

[horror1o1]

Heads up for those that haven't seen this one or who want to see it again, TCM has it scheduled for Sat. 9/22 at 1:15  am!

dammit! I don't have cable

[Sly Wolf]

Good thing that my dorm has cable, but real problem is that I need to find TCM channel on it because I don't know where to find it. LOL

[Mord]

It is creepy and worth a few viewings.

[Count_Zirock]

TCM shows this 2-3 times a year, always early in the morning. They now use a widescreen print.

Man....I remember seeing a standee advertising this in a theatre Lobby back in Bel Air Maryland, and felt a bit of a chill. I've always wanted to see this.

I'll take a look around to see who might own this now.

OG

MGM owns it, but they have no plans for a DVD release. Apparently, Johnny Depp and Tim Burton don't know about this film, so they could profess their love for it and produce an abominable remake that, at least, would get the original released on DVD.
... OR DO THEY?!

[Count_Zirock]

Heads up for those that haven't seen this one or who want to see it again, TCM has it scheduled for Sat. 9/22 at 1:15am!

Just to clarify, it starts at 2:15AM Eastern Time.

[Monsters For Sale]

There is a great widescreen DVD edition of this movie.  I own one of these and the picture quality and sound are both superb.

The movie itself was something of a disappointment.  I remembered something much creepier.  It plays very much like an episode of TV's "Unsolved Crimes".  But remember this was made long before such shows were all over the tube.

This is listed all the time on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-TOWN-THAT-DREADED-SUNDOWN-DVD-WIDESCREEN-REMASTERED-HORROR-1976-/261099434646?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item3ccabd3296

[Count_Zirock]

There is a great widescreen DVD edition of this movie.  I own one of these and the picture quality and sound are both superb.

The movie itself was something of a disappointment.  I remembered something much creepier.  It plays very much like an episode of TV's "Unsolved Crimes".  But remember this was made long before such shows were all over the tube.

This is listed all the time on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-TOWN-THAT-DREADED-SUNDOWN-DVD-WIDESCREEN-REMASTERED-HORROR-1976-/261099434646?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item3ccabd3296

Gotta be a bootleg. All my sources say it has never had an official USA DVD release.

[horror1o1]

Gotta be a bootleg. All my sources say it has never had an official USA DVD release.

that's what i was thinking too

[Count_Zirock]

Plus, they list everything but the distributor. I have a feeling that "remastered, anamorphic widescreen" print comes from TCM.

[Monsters For Sale]

It comes from "Underground Empire" and is a DVD-R.

Just found my copy.  The picture does look like a made-for-TV 70's Videotape.  Maybe it was copied from a videotape, but it was very nicely done - very watchable.  And the sound is clear and crisp.

This is NOT a great movie.  I don't see it having a Special Anniversary, Director's Cut BLU-Ray Edition anytime in my lifetime.

The story and acting seem SO bland today.  Not at ALL the way I remembered what I saw in the theater back in 1976.

[horror1o1]

Plus, they list everything but the distributor. I have a feeling that "remastered, anamorphic widescreen" print comes from TCM.

ya  i bet it's a bootleg