Targets

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Targets is a 1968 American thriller film, often praised as an early landmark in New Hollywood cinema, that interweaves the story of an aging horror star with a modern-day sniper rampage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
thriller film
basedOn Charles Whitman shootings (loosely inspired)
cinematographyBy László Kovács
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception praised by critics
cultStatus cult film
director Peter Bogdanovich
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
editedBy Verna Fields
era New Hollywood
featuresCharacter Bobby Thompson
Byron Orlok
filmingStyle location shooting in Los Angeles area
low-budget independent production
genre drama
thriller
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targets_(1968_film)
language English
leadActorRole Boris Karloff
surface form: Boris Karloff as Byron Orlok

Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson
medium theatrical film
musicBy Charles Fox
notableAs one of Peter Bogdanovich's earliest feature films
notableFor early example of New Hollywood cinema
meta-commentary on horror films and real-world violence
originalLanguage English
plotFocus aging horror film star planning retirement
young man who becomes a sniper
producer Peter Bogdanovich
Roger Corman
productionCompany Saticoy Productions
releaseDate 1968-08-15
releaseYear 1968
runtimeMinutes 90
setInPeriod 1960s
starring Arthur Peterson
Boris Karloff
Monte Landis
Nancy Hsueh
Tim O'Kelly
storyBy Peter Bogdanovich
Polly Platt
theme contrast between classic horror and modern violence
disillusionment with Hollywood
media and spectacle of violence
writer Peter Bogdanovich
Polly Platt

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Verna Fields notableWork Targets
Verna Fields workedOn Targets
Peter Bogdanovich directed Targets
Verna Hellman notableWork Targets
Verna Hellman edited Targets
László Kovács notableWork Targets
Polly Platt notableWork Targets
Polly Platt workedOn Targets