Teen-Age Strangler
{{short description|1964 film directed by Ben Parker}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Teen-Age Strangler
| image = Teenage strangler.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ben Parker
| producer =
| writer = Clark Davis
| narrator =
| starring = Bill Bloom
John Ensign
Jo Canterbury
John Humphreys
| music = Danny Dean
| cinematography = Fred Singer
| editing = John Detra
| distributor = Ajay Film Company
| released = {{Film date|1964}}
| runtime = 61 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Teen-Age Strangler is a 1964 American independent crime drama film directed by Ben Parker.{{Cite web|date=|title=TEEN-AGE STRANGLER|url=https://mubi.com/films/teen-age-strangler|access-date=2021-08-15|website=mubi.com}} It was made in Huntington, West Virginia. It was re-released in black & white in 1990, resulting in local screenings, newspaper write-ups, and cast reunions.{{cite book|last=Weldon|first=Michael|title=Psychotronic Video Guide|year=1995|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|location=New York|isbn=0312131496|page=559}} It has become a cult film ever since it was featured on an episode of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.{{Cite web|last=LAVENDER|first=DAVE|date=August 19, 2011|title=Captured on film|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/captured-on-film/article_89e632ce-6700-5af2-b85d-ea5a2c86f287.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=The Herald-Dispatch|language=en}}
Plot
It exploits the popular concern with juvenile delinquency as a serial killer is on the loose baffling policemen. Their main suspects are mostly a gang of street racers with one of them, Jimmy, never having an alibi. Even though he's innocent, a can of worms opens as Jimmy's life is thrown into chaos.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=MST3K: A Guide to the Youth Gone Wild Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/youth-gone-wild-mystery-science-theater-3000-episodes/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-03-12|title=Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en}}
Legacy
It was featured on a Season 5 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K).{{cite news|last=Wloszczyna|first=Susan|title=Guerrillas in the 'MST' / Reloading to take shots at bad films|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 21, 1993}}{{Cite web|last=Prigge|first=Matt|date=April 14, 2017|title=10 best 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' episodes ever - Metro US|url=https://www.metro.us/10-best-mystery-science-theater-3000-episodes-ever/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.metro.us|language=en-US}} Actor John Humphreys, who played the role of "Mikey" appeared at the MST3K first Conventio-Con in September, 1994.{{cite web|title=MST3k Info FAQ: Conventions|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/mstfaq/concon.html|accessdate=24 March 2013}}
Home media
Teen-Age Strangler was released by Sinister Cinema on VHS in 1990 as part of its "wild youth" roster.{{cite news|title=These horror films are treasures|newspaper=Washington Times|date=October 25, 1990}}
The film was released by Something Weird Video in 2001 with the movie Teenage Gang Debs as a DVD double feature.{{cite journal|last=Tribbey|first=R.|title=Image's April Slate|journal=Video Store Magazine|date=11 February 2001|volume=23|issue=7|page=12}}
The MST3K version has been released by Rhino Home Video as part of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 10{{Cite web|date=2006-10-02|title=MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME 10 (DVD) {{!}} Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/mystery-science-theater-3000-volume-10-dvd/|access-date=2021-08-15|language=en-US}} (on both Rhino's and MST3K's official websites) and Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 10.2 box sets.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0059786|title=Teen-Age Strangler}}
- [https://watch.shout-tv.com/video/602956 MST3K treatment on Shout! TV]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Strangler-Bill-Bloom/dp/B07D2LQL67 Teenage Strangler on Amazon]
Category:1964 crime drama films
Category:1964 independent films
Category:1960s crime thriller films
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:Films set in Huntington, West Virginia
Category:American independent films
Category:American serial killer films
Category:Films about juvenile delinquency
Category:Films shot in West Virginia
Category:English-language crime drama films