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Film historians seeking the quintessential ham performance by William Shatner would be advised to choose this mid-seventies effort, made during Shatner's lowest career point after Star Trek. Ruth Roman's little girl can't convince her that her new boyfriend (guess who) is really a psychotic murderer. Shatner, sporting a different hairstyle in almost every shot, sucks his pinkie, jumps up and down as if he has to go to the bathroom, twists his face into indescribable expressions, and uses his famous stop/start enunciation to ludicrous extremes. His performance alone makes this a must for bad movie fans, but if you need further incentive, there's an appearance by Harold “Oddjob” Sakata as Karate Pete.