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'''''Psycho From Texas''''' is a 1975 American [[horror film]] directed by Jack Collins and Jim Feazell.
'''''Psycho From Texas''''' is a 1975 American [[horror film]] directed by Jack Collins and Jim Feazell.


The original title was ''Wheeler'' when it first came out in 1975. It was then refilmed in 1978 featuring the [[Linnea Quigley]] sequence. It was filmed in El Dorado, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cultcelebrities.com/psycho-from-texas-1975/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Albright |first1=Brian |title=Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9780786472277 |page=178 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Regional_Horror_Films_1958_1990/tSH25LXGOksC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22psycho+from+texas%22&pg=PA178&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>
The original title was ''Wheeler'' when it first came out in 1975. It was then refilmed in 1978 featuring the [[Linnea Quigley]] sequence. This was one of Quigley's first film appearances.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=Louis |title=Tales from the Cult Film Trenches: Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9780786429943 |page=186 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Tales_from_the_Cult_Film_Trenches/ZiKfBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22psycho+from+texas%22&pg=PA186&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> The movie was filmed in El Dorado, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cultcelebrities.com/psycho-from-texas-1975/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Albright |first1=Brian |title=Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9780786472277 |page=178 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Regional_Horror_Films_1958_1990/tSH25LXGOksC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22psycho+from+texas%22&pg=PA178&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>


The film's 1976 promotional stunt in [[New York City]] attracted attention. In 1990, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' said "This obscure slasher [film] is best remembered from its cowboy-style promo campaign, when a loudspeaker-equipped truck bearing an outsized ''Psycho from Texas'' banner struck terror into unwary [[Times Square]] pedestrians when the pic premiered here back in '76."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Texas Terror |journal=[[New York Daily News]] |date=January 10, 1990 |page=35 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/467576021/?terms=%22psycho%2Bfrom%2Btexas%22 |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>
The film's 1976 promotional stunt in [[New York City]] attracted attention. In 1990, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' said "This obscure slasher [film] is best remembered from its cowboy-style promo campaign, when a loudspeaker-equipped truck bearing an outsized ''Psycho from Texas'' banner struck terror into unwary [[Times Square]] pedestrians when the pic premiered here back in '76."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Texas Terror |journal=[[New York Daily News]] |date=January 10, 1990 |page=35 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/467576021/?terms=%22psycho%2Bfrom%2Btexas%22 |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:45, 21 March 2020

Psycho From Texas is a 1975 American horror film directed by Jack Collins and Jim Feazell.

The original title was Wheeler when it first came out in 1975. It was then refilmed in 1978 featuring the Linnea Quigley sequence. This was one of Quigley's first film appearances.[1] The movie was filmed in El Dorado, Arkansas.[2][3]

The film's 1976 promotional stunt in New York City attracted attention. In 1990, the New York Daily News said "This obscure slasher [film] is best remembered from its cowboy-style promo campaign, when a loudspeaker-equipped truck bearing an outsized Psycho from Texas banner struck terror into unwary Times Square pedestrians when the pic premiered here back in '76."[4]

Plot

A drifter/hitman is hired by a local business man to kidnap the local oil baron. The hitman had been reared in squalor, suffering the abuses of his whoring mama. When the baron escapes his assistant must chase him while the hitman takes care of a few loose ends.[5]

Cast

  • Paul Givens as Bo
  • Herschel Mays as William Phillips
  • John King III as Wheeler
  • Colette Magoon as Dead Girl
  • Reed Johnson as Steve Foster
  • Tommy Lamey as Slick
  • Christian Feazell as Young Wheeler
  • Angela Carnon as Wheeler's Mother
  • Jack Collins as Sheriff Tom Peterson
  • Joanne Bruno as Bertha
  • Candy Dee as Connie Phillips
  • Janel King as Ellen Peterson
  • Cathy Poole as Cafe Waitress
  • Tony Givens as Bo's Friend
  • Carol Hall as Bank Teller
  • Henry Evans as Pool Player
  • Richard Charon as Bike Rider
  • Randy Snider as Bike Rider
  • Mike Snider as Bike Rider
  • Jerry Smith as Bike Rider
  • Roger Ellis as Banker
  • Mark Martindile as Hunter
  • Marland Proctor as Deputy Carl
  • Linnea Quigley as Barmaid
  • Donald Moran as Man in Bar
  • Harold Grimmett as Band President
  • Norman Fields as Salesman
  • Shane Feazell as Young Wheeler's Friend
  • Helen Collins as Margie
  • Roger Labriscu as Drug Store Clerk

Other Crew

  • Directed by Jack Collins and Jim Feazell
  • Written by Jim Feazell
  • Produced by Jack Collins, Jim Feazell, and Sherry Feazell
  • Music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava
  • Cinematography by Paul Hipp
  • Film Editing by Arjay
  • Production Management by Ron Johnson
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director by Marland Proctor
  • Sound Department by Bill Nelson and Darcy Vebber
  • Camera and Electrical Department by Doug Armstrong, Bob McVay, and Mike Petrich
  • Script and Continuity Department by Jeanne Scott

Further reading

  • Feathers, autobiography by Jack Feazell, iUniverse (2011)

References

  1. ^ Paul, Louis (2008). Tales from the Cult Film Trenches: Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema. McFarland & Co. p. 186. ISBN 9780786429943.
  2. ^ https://www.cultcelebrities.com/psycho-from-texas-1975/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland & Co. p. 178. ISBN 9780786472277. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Texas Terror". New York Daily News: 35. January 10, 1990. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082955/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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