Targets (1968)
August 15, 1968Release Date
Targets (1968)
August 15, 1968Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tim O'Kelly
Bobby Thompson
Boris Karloff
Byron Orlok
Arthur Peterson
Ed Loughlin
Monte Landis
Marshall Smith
Nancy Hsueh
Jenny
Peter Bogdanovich
Sammy Michaels / Director / Screenplay / Producer / Editor / Story
Daniel Ades
Chauffeur
Stafford Morgan
Salesman - 1st Gunshop
James Brown
Robert Thompson Sr.
Mary Jackson
Charlotte Thompson
Tanya Morgan
Ilene Thompson
Timothy Burns
Waiter
Mark Dennis
Salesman - 2nd Gunshop
Sandy Baron
Kip Larkin
Geraldine Baron
Larkin's Girl
Gary Kent
Gas Tank Worker / Special Effects
Ellie Wood Walker
Woman on Freeway
Frank Marshall
Ticket Boy
Byron Betz
Projectionist
Paul Condylis
Drive-In Manager
Mike Farrell
Man in Phonebooth
Carol Samuels
Cashier
Jay Daniel
Snack Bar Attendant
James Morris
Man with Pistol / Production Assistant
Elaine Partnow
Other at the Drive-In
Pete Belcher
Other at the Drive-In
James Bowie
Other at the Drive-In
Anita Poree
Other at the Drive-In
Robert Cleaves
Other at the Drive-In
Kay Douglas
Other at the Drive-In
Raymond Roy
Other at the Drive-In
Diana Ashley
Other at the Drive-In
Kirk Scott
Other at the Drive-In
Susan Douglas
Other at the Drive-In
Sandra Knight
Helene / Ilsa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Git Luboviski
Woman in Car at Drive-In (uncredited)
Milton Luboviski
Man in Car at Drive-In (uncredited)
Dick Miller
Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Steele
Deejay on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Joey Bishop
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Regis Philbin
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Polly Platt
Costume Design / Production Design / Story
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Samuel Fuller
Screenplay
László Kovács
Director of Photography
Paul Lewis
Production Manager
Phil Miller
Production Manager
Sam Kopetzky
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingR
Budget$130,000
Genres
Wiki.
Targets is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who is disillusioned by real-life violence and is contemplating retirement.
Produced by Roger Corman and written by Polly Platt and Bogdanovich, the film was loosely inspired by Charles Whitman, a mass shooter who committed the Tower shooting at the University of Texas in 1966. The film was shot in late 1967 in the Los Angeles area.
Because of its release by Paramount Pictures shortly after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the studio's executives chose to market the film as a commentary on gun violence in the United States, fearing its content would alienate audiences otherwise, but it was ultimately a box-office bomb. Despite its commercial failure, the film was well-received by critics, and was included in the 2003 book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.