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Invisible Strangler (1976) (The Astral Factor)

 
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:28 pm    Post subject: Invisible Strangler (1976) (The Astral Factor) Reply with quote

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This was an odd and pedestrian TV-movie-styled sf/horror film about a prison inmate (Frank Ashmore of the V series) who suddenly gains the ability to become invisible. It's suggested that he was engaged in meditation and mysticism studies to gain this ability.

He easily escapes his imprisonment and proceeds to strangle various victims. The star is Robert Foxworth (The Questor Tapes), who plays the detective on the case.

His girlfriend is played by Stephanie Powers, a quirky and randy lady who has an unexpected nude scene but serves no purpose other than to establish an eccentric flavor to the detective's off-duty life.

Foxworth also shows off his butt in one scene, to make sure we know that it's not a TV movie. All the other roles — played by Elke Sommer, Sue Lyon, Leslie Parrish and Cesar Danova for example — are small, little more than walk-on parts that Foxworth encounters during his investigation. The film has a meandering pace and never seems to get anywhere.

Existing prints of this film, on DVD, are poor.

Astral Trivia: an odd history for this film, as well: though filmed in 1976, it only gained a release in 1984, for some reason; alternate sources list it as a 1976 or a 1984 film, depending on where one looks.

BoG's Score: 3 out of 10




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PostPosted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Here's a bad copy of the movie from YouTube just so we can see the nude scene BoG mentioned. Cool

I looked for it a little, but didn't find it, so it may not even be included. And the audio is a bit out of synch, too. Rolling Eyes

But the movie also includes Marianna Hill (spelled wrong in the credits), the hottie from the TOS episode, Dagger in the Mind and the record holder for the shortest uniform! Shocked

I checked IMDB to be sure.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw this err . . . film recently and boy is Stephanie Powers a gorgeous, sexy lady!!! Plus so is Marianna Hill who is blonde in this err . . . film, but that lady in the photo sure ain't her, Bud!!! The copy I have is also a very poor quality version sadly!
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PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2023 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnnybear wrote:
. . . that lady in the photo sure ain't her, Bud!!! The copy I have is also a very poor quality version sadly!

Yep, you're right, JB. I have no idea who that is.

But I always us the same thumbnails from YouTube that go with the links, no matter how bad they are, because whenever I find a thumbnail that no longer displays on a post, it means the YouTube video has been removed! Sad

When that happens, I start looking for a replacement, regardless of whose post it is. It's just a free service we provide for our valued members here on All Sci-Fi. Cool

By the way, does your copy of the movie look like the YouTube version? It isn't great, but it's watchable.

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