Impulse

Impulse (1974)

When the Demons of Evil... Take all Power of Reason... Only IMPULSE Remains!

A paranoid, leisure-suit-clad conman/gigolo named Matt Stone seduces lonely women, bilks them of their savings via an investment scam, then kills them. When he begins seeing an attractive widow, her preteen daughter Tina becomes suspicious of his motives.

Date of release
1974-10-01
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director
William Grefé

Casting

Interesting facts

Impulse is a 1974 American horror thriller film, starring William Shatner as a serial killer of wealthy widows. Ruth Roman, Kim Nicholas, Jennifer Bishop and Harold Sakata co-star. It was written by Tony Crechales and directed by William Grefé.

Production

The working title for the film was Want a Ride, Little Girl? According to the Examiner.com interview, director Grefé cast actors who were located in Miami at the time. He met Shatner at the airport, Bishop was Grefé's friend, and Sakata had a wrestling career there apart from appearing in the James Bond film Goldfinger.

Filming lasted 15 days, including 12 with Shatner and the final three with other actors. During one take of the scene where Shatner's character hangs Sakata's character to death, Sakata nearly died of being accidentally hanged by tight rope. Fortunately, with Sakata's "superior neck development", the crew was able to save his life.

Shatner's then-wife, Marcy Lafferty, has a small role as a motel clerk whom Matt Stone seduces.

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