Teen-Age Strangler

Teen-Age Strangler is a 1964 crime drama film directed by Ben Parker.[1] It was made in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] It was re-released in black & white in 1990, resulting in local screenings, newspaper writeups, and cast reunions.[3]

Teen-Age Strangler
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Parker
Written byClark Davis
StarringBill Bloom
John Ensign
Jo Canterbury
John Humphreys
Music byDanny Dean
CinematographyFred Singer
Edited byJohn Detra
Distributed byAjay Film Company
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

It exploits the popular concern with juvenile delinquency as a serial killer is on the loose baffling policemen. Their main suspects are mostly a gang of street racers with one of them, Jimmy, never having an alibi. Even though he's innocent, a can of worms opens as Jimmy's life throws into chaos.[4]

MST3K appearance

It was featured on a Season 5 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K).[5][6] Actor John Humphreys, who played the role of "Mikey" appeared at the MST3K first Conventio-Con in September, 1994.[7]

Video and DVD releases

Teen-Age Strangler was released by Sinister Cinema on VHS in 1990 as part of its "wild youth" roster.[8] The film was released by Something Weird Video in 2001 with the movie Teenage Gang Debs as a DVD double feature.[9] The MST3K version has been released by Rhino Home Video as part of the Collection, Volume 10[10] (out-of-print) on both Rhino's and Mst3k's official websites) and Collection, Volume 10.2 box sets. As of January 2010, Volume 10.2 is out-of-print on Rhino's official website, but still available on MST3K's official website.

References
  1. MUBI
  2. Weldon, Michael (1995). Psychotronic Video Guide. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 559. ISBN 0312131496.
  3. Weldon, Michael (1995). Psychotronic Video Guide. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 559. ISBN 0312131496.
  4. MST3K: A Guide to the Youth Gone Wild Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000|Den of Geek
  5. Wloszczyna, Susan (October 21, 1993). "Guerrillas in the 'MST' / Reloading to take shots at bad films". USA Today.
  6. 10 best 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' episodes ever|Metro US
  7. "MST3k Info FAQ: Conventions". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. "These horror films are treasures". Washington Times. October 25, 1990.
  9. Tribbey, R. (11 February 2001). "Image's April Slate". Video Store Magazine. 23 (7): 12.
  10. MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME 10 (DVD)|Film Threat
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