Feazell / Limited Pictures
Directed by Jim Feazell
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, Paragon Video)
A drifter from "Maine" (the main part of Texas) takes part in a kidnapping scheme with some redneck pool hall hangouts. They take the victim to a remote house where he promptly escapes. There is a long chase sequence through backwoods Texas swamps and mud. Meanwhile the bored drifter sets his eyes on various pretty girls in town, including 18-year-old barmaid Linnea Quigley, whom he orders to strip while he pours beer over her. The local sheriff quickly gets justice in the brutal ending. John King III as the drifter "Wheeler" walks a fine line between caricature and genuine sociopath. The result is less than perfect: the film doesn't know if it wants to be a comedy or depraved shocker in the vein of Texas Chainsaw Massacre which is also set in Texas and has a long chase scene. Released on video as Psycho from Texas on the Paragon label, this one has yet to find its audience.
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