"The Sadist" is a hell of a movie. Hall, Jr., excels as a dangerous psychopath and the movie creates a kind of raw-edged reality that the filmmakers could only generate on an ultra-low budget. Since the entire epic takes place in a junkyard, it combines the three dramatic unities of space, time, and action. Think of "Wait Until Dark" in the middle of the desert at high noon and everybody can see, but the villains have effectively cut the heroes off from help. Hall and his whacked out girlfriend take three teachers hostage who were driving across the desert to Los Angeles to see a football game. This is a minor, rough-hewn gem that features a sniveling, homicidal villain and the heroes have a tough time with him.
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