A deeply disturbed man goes on a murderous nighttime rampage across Los Angeles.
Acting
Billy Drago's whisper-scream religious mania is unhinged art.
Direction
Delia squeezes genuine dread from concrete and neon.
Sound
Belzer's talk-radio narration cages you in sleaze.
Director
Francis Delia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Belzer's talk-radio segments were largely improvised, making his detached commentary feel authentically scummy.
Released straight-to-video after a botched theatrical run, it became a cult staple precisely because mainstream audiences never sanitized it.
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