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Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start disappearing one by one. If that sounds too run-of-the-mill, there's a genuinely shocking plot twist half-way through...
Movie Tagline:
Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn?
Title: Just Before Dawn
Release Date: March , 1982
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Adventure
All Genres: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 6.0
Buried.com Rating: 7 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With J
MPAA Rating: R
Director(s):
Jeff Lieberman
Cast:
George Kennedy ...Roy McLean
Mike Kellin ...Ty
Chris Lemmon ...Jonathan
Gregg Henry ...Warren
Deborah Benson ...Constance
Ralph Seymour ...Daniel
Katie Powell ...Merry Cat Logan (as Kati Powell)
John Hunsaker ...Mountain Twins
Charles Bartlett ...Vachel
Jamie Rose ...Megan
Hap Oslund ...Pa Logan
Barbara Spencer ...Ma Logan
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Doro Vlado Hreljanovic
Doro Vlado Hreljanovic
V. Paul Hreljanovic
David Sheldon
Writer(s):
Mark Arywitz
Jeff Lieberman
Jonas Middleton
Composer(s):
Brad Fiedel
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Heart Of Glass"
More Movie Taglines:
- Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn?
- The nightmare has begun
Movie Trivia:
- The original script included a sixth camper named Eileen, who dies when she is thrown off of a cliff. It also included a climax involving Connie being forced to handle rattlesnakes by the in-bred villains.
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The title of the original screenplay was 'The Last Ritual'. The title was changed after the scripts heavy religious theme was axed and the story was rigorously revised.
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Director Jeff Lieberman cites Deliverance (1972) as the films primary influence.
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Actor Richard Kiel was at one point auditioned for the role of the films dual killers.
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Actor Chris Lemmon was performing a truly dangerous stunt when he was shot clinging to ropes after his fall into the rushing river. Lemmon had to psychically hang on to the ropes for a time as the powerful river pulled at him. Only a matter of feet from him was the top of a huge waterfall that was quite infamous for fatal falls.
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Keywords:
Mountain, Forest Ranger, Forest, Camper, Ranger ...[more]
Keywords All:
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Rating: 7.0 out of 10.0 - 53 votes cast total
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