TARGETS
Genre
Crime, Drama
Language
VF
Duration
90
Rating
Synopsis
PARC AT MIDNIGHT
After unhinged Vietnam vet Bobby Thompson (Tim O'Kelly) kills his wife and mother, he goes on a brutal shooting spree. Starting at an oil refinery, he evades the police and continues his murderous outing at a drive-in movie theater, where Byron Orlock (Boris Karloff), a retiring horror film icon, is making a promotional appearance. Before long, Orlock, a symbol of fantastical old-fashioned scares, faces off against Thompson, a remorseless psychopath rooted in a harsh modern reality.
‘’Though the film’s commercial fate was marred by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in the months before its release, Targets still endures today as a prescient anti-gun film that captures the US in a terrifying and unsettled period of its history. Nevertheless, for all of America’s real-world flaws, Bogdanovich maintains a rich affection and sympathy for the old Hollywood cinema. This affection remained a constant and Bogdanovich would go on to expand upon it across his 50-year career.” (SENSES OF CINEMA)
Release year
1968
Release date
April 24, 2026
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Country
United States
Actors
Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Arthur Peterson, Monte Landis, Nancy Hsueh