Scarecrow-88 Wheeler(King III)is to help Slick(Tommy Lamey)kidnap a retired wealthy businessman, a known fixture in his community, in the hopes of getting a ransom.Phillips(Herschel Mays)is a retired oil man who meets Wheeler, both exchanging positive interaction with each other. Wheeler, at this point(..the meet up twice, with Phillips treating Wheeler to a pop and coffee, kind gestures from a kind man)doesn't know Phillips is the man he is to kidnap.I don't know where they got this kid at but he's an adorable Dennis the Menace clone and his reactions towards slutty mama's sex with a john is priceless! You see the film establishes that the reason, the major contributing factor, for Wheeler's psychosis derives from watching his mama sleep with guys! His views of older men and women is skewed to say the least.I don't know where they dug up John King III, but he's quite a character. Pudgy, with a mop of hair, King III(..we'll such say that he's not the most snappy dresser) isn't exactly the most imposing presence, but his unspectacular look actually makes him a rather interesting psychopath. His scene with Phillips(..after smashing his glasses for kicks!)teasing the "old man" by working around his face with a pocket knife, talking about what he might do to his daughter, is a riot(..it takes place as Slick is driving Wheeler's Dodge to his cabin where they plan to keep Phillips). Slick sure doesn't expect to have such a deranged partner, and Wheeler gets so worked up sometimes, he can't help but torment Phillips, for whom he has contempt for. Wheeler's a confident, cocky bastard, and King III provides the character with a swagger. He's so repulsive, Wheeler spends time with Phillips' daughter stopping "by for a visit" he so claims, but it's more or less just for his own sick amusement. What Phillips' daughter, Connie(Candy Dee)doesn't realize is that her fiancé is the slime who has masterminded this whole scenario.The rural Arkansas setting sure gives the movie a Southern flavor(..there's a deadness in the open spaces, rail road tracks, and abandoned buildings which line the fields and roads, barb-wire fences, cattle grazing) and mood. But, I won't pretend it's handsomely made, which would be false, but it's lack of quality results in a cheap feel which suits the material. And, just wait until you get a load of the extensive chase(..it's quite a marathon!) where Slick must pursue Phillips, who breaks away once Wheeler has left to call to confirm the kidnapping, through fields and forest(..even coming across some pigs!)..both are so exhausted at the end, neither can barely move! While all this is going on, Wheeler is goofing off, stopping by to attempt to score some weed, pick up some Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a bar to pour beer over a teenage(..and buck naked) Linnea Quigley(..he humiliates her because she reminds him of his abusive mommy!). Not to worry, the film features a SECOND(!)foot race as a police deputy chases after Steve(Reed Johnson), the one responsible for the whole kidnap plot(..it ends inside a factory).This would undoubtedly fall under the "hickploitation trash" category..Rob Zombie would love this one. Country music is the score of choice featured throughout, adding to the sleazy atmosphere of the whole movie. Regarding Quigley, the camera lingers on her doused naked body for long periods as she sobs in embarrassment..I didn't know how to respond to this scene as I had conflicting feelings, as I'm sure others will as well. Wheeler's unflattering fate, appropriate for such a disgusting cretin, is shot in slow motion(..with flashbacks of mama kicking her boy on the ground!)fittingly closing the film.

Jeff Norris License plate on the car and the main actor are from Texas. Where is this taken place? Nobody says anything about that, in a town, and in no time in the middle of nowhere with a run down refinery. My Grandfather was the Bank President and Mr. Phillips best friend. His role was short and sweet to the point and I believe he acted as himself with no lines. He was just like, think about this, and added logic reasons, he should have been asked in the meantime why weeler cashed a check with no I.D. from someone else's account. Sound was what can I say, horrible, chase scene was miles long, so still trying to figure out where they were! I could tell though that the courthouse in El Dorado was noticeable in South Arkansas. More porn on this movie than movies of that nature nowadays. It's alright if your bored! I watched it only for the 2 or 3 minute scene my Grandfather played as the best friend to Mr. Phillips.

Mr Yakamoto A powerhouse of terrible 80s cinema, you will have to re-examine your entire life after you see this film. Possible the finest example of how not to edit together a chase scene, and how to not make it less than 45 minutes long. The "psycho" comes off more like a cross between Slim Whitman and Barney Fife. Slick is definitely one of the greatest hillbilly roles ever attempted and is a finely crafted gem of character acting.If you are a fan of absolutely terrible 80s cinema, this film is not to be missed!Highly recommended.

mr_facehead This film is so bad, i did not believe what i was seeing. i paid £1 for this, and if you are someone who doesn't find bad films funny, you would probably want your money back, as it is not even worth 1p. fortunately, i do find bad films funny, and i would be happy to pay £10 for this. An average day, ordinary man, is in a bar, and he starts talking to the barman. in the middle of the conversation, he has a flashback, where his mum shouts at him, this is accompanied by some music, that sounds like a narrator, singing his lines. Note: the flash back was not triggered by nothing whatsoever, he just had a flash back. the flash backs happen in random places every now and then. that is the worst thing ever! dance! the acting is amazing. weeler is supposed to be some crazy psychopath, but he just looks like some dick doing random stuff, and having flashbacks. and best actor in the film. (he only kills one person) the plot is very loose. throughout the film, this one man is chasing another man, at one point the man being chased, gets tired, and lays down. this allows the other man to catch up. however he is also tired, and lays on top of the man he is chasing, he then gets away. the chase music, is intense, but sometimes, they run out of intense music, and put in some spare music, which makes it sound like a chase from a comedy film. my favorite bit, is dance! weeler goes into this place, and hits a man with a bottle, which actually has no sound, usually you can hear the glass smashing, but not in this film. then, he pours himself a drink, which he barley drinks any of, most of it goes over a woman's head, whilst he is telling her to dance. the word dance is used about a million times. he says dance over and over again. then walks out. at the end, a sheriff drives along, gets out of his car, and shoots weeler. end. as bad as the story, acting, directing, music, and sound is, the editing is also terrible. in one part, it cuts to the next scene, and then you see a brief second of the last scene, i cant believe they left that like that. i could go on forever telling you about this, one day, they should release it on DVD, and let me do commentary for it. when i see bad films, i think, thats the worst thing ever. but no. this film really is, you have to trust me, no matter how bad other films are, they cant be as bad as the butcher.ha ha, evil + hate = killer.the mask on the box isn't in the film.