Three on a Meathook
Encyclopedia
Three on a Meathook is a 1972 horror film
written and directed by William Girdler
and was based loosely on the real-life story of Ed Gein
. The film stars Charles Kissinger, James Pickett and Sherry Steiner.
by Studio One.
The film received a VHS
release by Regal Video and, later, Video Treasures in the 1980s. It has still not been officially released on DVD
.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
written and directed by William Girdler
William Girdler
William Girdler was an American filmmaker. In a span of seven years, from 1972 to 1978, he directed nine feature films in such genres as horror and action...
and was based loosely on the real-life story of Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes...
. The film stars Charles Kissinger, James Pickett and Sherry Steiner.
Plot
When four girls go on a weekend trip to a lake, they start to have car problems on the way home and meet a local young man who takes them back to his farm where he lives with his father. Later, the father begins to murder three of the girls and tries to pin the crimes on his son by convincing him he is responsible for their deaths.Release
The film was released theatrically in the United StatesUnited States
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by Studio One.
The film received a VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
release by Regal Video and, later, Video Treasures in the 1980s. It has still not been officially released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.