Night of Terror

I generally love these 1970s TV movies - especially the thrillers and horrors but this one I found lame - not much of a story to keep my interest though I do believe others my like this film - give it a chance!

1/10

This is a 1972 ABC movie of the week and whilst not startlingly original is fairly diverting. Most interesting for the excellent performance of Eddie Egan as an ex-cop, when, of course, he was the ex-cop that inspired The French Connection, in which he also had a small part. Similarly convincing is the ever menacing Chuck Connors as chief bad man who spends the whole film trying to get at the heroine, played by Donna MIlls. Donna is excellent here in a difficult role, mostly performed in a wheelchair, and yes we do get a sequence of her travelling up one of those sinister little one man internal lifts. She would later perform equally effectively with Clint Eastwood in Play Misty For Me.

In NIGHT OF TERROR, Linda Daniel (Donna Mills) and her friend Celeste (Catherine Burns) are giving their usual, children's art class in Linda's apartment. Outside her door, a scuffle draws Linda's attention, causing her to witness a man being brutalized and killed in the hallway for something he supposedly has.

Believing she's been given whatever it is, a group of mob-types, led by Brian Dipaulo (Chuck Connors), begin following and terrorizing Linda and Celeste. These guys mean business! While fleeing from Dipaulo, the women are involved in a tragic automobile accident, resulting in Linda's lengthy hospitalization. With Celeste gone, and Linda's legs out of commission, she fears she'll have to face the relentless, maniacal Dipaulo on her own.

Enter Captain Caleb Sark (Martin Balsam), who agrees to help Linda. Taken to an undisclosed location, Linda and Sark hunker down. Meanwhile, Dipaulo and his fellow thugs close in.

Tense and perfectly-paced, this made-for-TV suspense thriller is a great example of the care put into these 1970's productions. Mills and Balsam are fantastic, as is Connors in his eeevil role.

EXTRA CREDIT FOR: Agnes Moorehead as Linda's strict physical therapist, Bronsky. Highly recommended...

Could have been better but, then again, it's was a TV movie.

With your bad low reviews. This movie was not that bad and y'all know it. If you acting like it's a 1 u haven't seen movies like This or scale is outta wack