On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
Direction
Craven's debut: documentary rawness meets Bergman theft.
Acting
David Hess's Krug: sweaty, improvisational menace.
Editing
Jarring tonal whiplash between horror and slapstick cops.
Director
Wes Craven
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