THE SADIST

Based on the murderous rampage of Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate (who also provided the inspiration for BADLANDS and NATURAL BORN KILLERS), THE SADIST is one of the most gripping and accomplished independent horror films of the 1960s. Teen exploitation star Arch Hall, Jr. (WILD GUITAR, EEGAH) trades in his Fender Strat for a Colt pistol as "Charlie," a giggling, bug-eyed scumbag. With the help of his unhinged girlfriend, Charlie terrorizes a small group of travelers as they make their way to a Los Angeles Dodgers game. Beautifully photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND) and presented in real time, THE SADIST is a quiet, unexpectedly ferocious nail-biter that's filled with incredible performances and a sense of constant doom.