Trapped (1982 film)

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Trapped
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Directed by William Fruet
Written by John Beaird
Produced by Herb Abramson
Starring Henry Silva
Cinematography Mark Irwin
Music by Eric N. Robertson
Distributed byvid/bnd entertainment scopus video
Release date
  • May 28, 1982 (1982-05-28)
LanguageEnglish

Trapped (also known as Baker County, U.S.A. and The Killer Instinct) is a 1982 Canadian-American thriller-horror film directed by William Fruet and starring Henry Silva. [1] [2]

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Premise

A group of college students witness a redneck murdering his wife's lover. They then become his target.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the state of Georgia and the province of Ontario.

Reception

Mondo Digital says the film was "Made at the height of Canadian tax-shelter film-making, which generated such filmmakers as David Cronenberg, Trapped is another of the country’s Deliverance -inspired revenge films after the excellent Rituals ..." [3]

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References

  1. Gerald Pratley (2003). A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images. ISBN   1894073215.
  2. John Stanley (2000). Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide. Berkley Boulevard Books. ISBN   0425175170.
  3. "Trapped".