The Sadist
The Sadist (also known as Profile of Terror and Sweet Baby Charlie) is a 1963 American thriller film written and directed by James Landis. It stars Arch Hall, Jr. as a psychopathic spree killer, patterned after Charles Starkweather, who takes a trio of hostages at a junkyard. The low-budget, independent film is notable for being the debut of future Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond. It was distributed by Fairway International Pictures in the United States.
Plot
Three high school teachers, Ed, Doris, and Carl, are driving through California's Antelope Valley on their way to a Dodgers game in Los Angeles. The group’s Chevrolet Bel Air has some trouble and they are forced to pull off to a gas station/junkyard on the side of the road. After examining the vehicle Ed concludes that the fuel pump will need to be replaced. Doris and Carl search the junkyard looking for the owner, but they cannot find him.
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| author | James Landis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | James Landis |
| editor | Anthony M. Lanza |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | antelope valley arizona baseball game bel air carburetor chevrolet bel air colt .45 dead bodies dodger drive end force gas station hide high school teacher kill law enforcement listen los angeles los angeles dodgers m1911 pistol mourn school teacher scream steal taunt teenage girl their way traumatize turn unfinished wander work out young man |
| musicBy | Paul Sawtell |
| producer | L. Steven Snyder |
| publisher | Fairway International Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | exploitation independent serial killer |