Targets
Targets is a 1968 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who, disillusioned by real-life violence, is contemplating retirement.
Plot
Byron Orlok, an aged, embittered horror movie actor, abruptly announces his decision to retire from Hollywood and return to his native England to live out his final days. Orlok considers himself outdated because he believes that people are no longer frightened by old-fashioned horror, citing real-life news stories as more horrifying than anything in his films. However, after much persuasion, particularly from young director Sammy Michaels, Orlok agrees to make a final in-person promotional appearance at a Reseda drive-in theater before leaving Hollywood for good.
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author | Peter Bogdanovich Polly Platt Samuel Fuller |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Peter Bogdanovich |
editor | Peter Bogdanovich |
genre | crime horror thriller |
keywords | crime scene delivery boy disturb drive-in theater england even horror movie insurance agent killing spree morning after movie actor parking lot pass police officer san fernando valley shoot walking cane |
musicBy | Ronald Stein |
producer | Peter Bogdanovich |
productionCompany | Saticoy Productions |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
theme | neo-noir |