The Town That Dreaded Sundown

1976 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 10,350 VOTES · DIR. Charles B. Pierce

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Overview

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,062 lines

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00:00:11 [paperboy shouting]
00:03:52 [whispering] I heard something.
00:09:07 Miss Jenkins?
00:11:10 that if they see any of the kids on lover's lane
00:13:31 Why?
00:16:44 Base, this is unit two.
00:22:24 for orders for new locks, deadbolts, and safety chains
00:24:40 Excuse me, gentlemen, I want to get a cigar.
00:27:20 Thank you, sir.
00:31:09 Patrolman A.C. Benson.
00:33:25 Day after tomorrow is Sunday, that's, uh, April 14.
00:36:02 Now, we're supposed to be lovers.
00:40:13 For auld lang syne my dear
00:45:34 [screams]
00:51:25 Oh, no, please don't hurt me.
00:54:26 Listen, I think I'll just-
00:56:25 why he hasn't taken any money off of his victims?
00:58:21 So, I hand it to him.
01:01:41 Watch— wa— wa— wa—
01:03:53 Did you state to this man that you killed five people in Texarkana?
01:09:03 with Texas license.
01:16:13 [steam whistle sounds]
01:18:40 We ain't never gonna catch him, are we Captain?
01:25:23 never come out.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,062
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:25:23

Production Record

DirectorCharles B. Pierce
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000
IMDb votes10,350