# Tourist Trap (1979)

> A stranded group of teenagers encounters a telekinetic killer whose abandoned desert museum is populated by horrifyingly animated mannequins.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7878

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy
- Director: David Schmoeller
- Cast: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya Roberts, Dawn Jeffory, Keith McDermott, Arlecchino
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, surreal, menacing, midnight movie, cult horror night

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- [Phantasm (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/4813)
- [The Funhouse (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/7864)
- [Night of the Demons (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/14749)
- [Dolls (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/14371)
- [Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/17165)
- [Waxwork (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/17874)
- [Nightmare at Shadow Woods (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/17230)
- [Chopping Mall (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/17763)
- [House of Wax (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/11197)
- [Race with the Devil (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/20114)

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