I'm 39. I saw this movie as a kid. No movie ever caused me to lose so much sleep! I used to sleep over at a friend of the family's - on her porch. After I saw this movie, I was so petrified in the dark out there with the wind blowing and all. So so glad I've finally found it again to show to my kids! I've looked everywhere in the past so thank you!
Right, a whole town of people that just drop whatever their doing in the moment for a chance to hunt down and slaughter a borderline retarded person. Very convincing.
This is one of those films that I missed the first time around but always heard about. I'm 38 now and just saw it recently and I have to say this film is AMAZING! I'm glad I never saw it as a kid because no one can say I'm just being nostalgic. DNOTS is truly a spooky, well-told tale that creates a mood of both dread and sadness. The child actor in this film is many cuts above others I've seen. The scene where she confronts Charles Durning at the dance is is very intense.
The man who played D.A. Sam Willock is named Tom Taylor. He was my high school Drama teacher. He is a fantastic actor and an awesome teacher. He would have made a lot more movies but chose to spend more time with his wife instead of being on the road. You have to respect that.
i wish that all the pricks talking about how shit CGI is would just shut the fuck up, no bodys forcing you to watch it so stop acting like retards and watch the god damn movie!!! >:(
what i hate the most about nowadays movies is they are choke-full of CGI. The stupidiest special effects ever created!!!
Watch "The Thing" (the one with Kurt Russel in the lead not the stupid prequel) and see how marvelous the special effects were back in the day when i was a little kid.
wow!!! 30 years ago tonight, i was 12 years old watching this great suspense flick with my grandma, who turns 89 in 3 weeks! this is what fantastic film making is all about!! decades later, this is still stuck in my memory! debuted on 10-24-1981 on cbs. a rare tv film that was as good as any thriller playing at the local drive-in theatre! where the hell did 30 years go?!
Dear Kids of Today....this is what called TALENT in movies, when actors were masters of there craft and great storylines were the real thing...untouched by CGI and todays "actors" in rehab and on the cover of SLUT magazine...who agrees?
@actuary33 I dare say we live in an age of what I will here call "visual porn." Directors have gradually, over the last twenty years or so, accustomed audiences to being saturated with slick computer generated images designed to 'wow' us. We, for our part, are like drug addicts who can't get enough. Look at how we judge the quality of films.
made for tv movie, but far superior to many of the movies madetoday!I have watched many times and I think Otis is that he had bad intentions with the little girl!
I, too, saw this when I was just a kid. 9 or 10, I think. The ending was so scary to me back then. It seems so harmless now, but I have had a phobia of scarecrows ever since, because of this flick.
I remember this movie on tv when I was just a kid. I only got to see the first half hour and then my parents made me got to bed. I was always curious about what happened in the rest of the movie. I never forgot the title but couldn't find it anywhere for years. I sort of forgot about it but recently something jogged my memorie and I found it on here. I'm so glad I finally got to see the rest. Thanks so much for uploading it!
It's interesting, you got films like BATMAN and such which make vigilantism looking like a good thing. Rare that they make something like this, a film which shows that Vigilantism isn't really all it is cracked up to be.
For all you out there not fortunate to be around in this era: my apologies...you have been cursed with CGI, hollow actors and no substance movies..this was the last era when movies SAID something...no special effects, no bells and whistles....just true actors and actresses in doing their craft excellently...anyone agree?
@actuary33 I agree, but I must move the timeframe back to the '60s. The '70s was when the crap started; that's why movies like this one stood out. But remember that they weren't popular with our parents' generation. It took us (their kids) to grow old enough to bring back the memory of them before they recieved their due credit.
@actuary33 BTW, some other examples: "Gargoyles" with Cornel Wilde, "Duel", Speilberg's first movie, "Don't be Afraid of the Dark", with Kim Darby, "Trilogy of Terror", w/ Karen Black....
@actuary33 I was just a little kid and this movie sacred the bejeeeesus out of me. I couldn't sleep for a week. Now it's all blood and slashing and gore.
I love watching this movie, I love watching my Uncle play in all these classic movies Claude Earl Jones he is the one who got killed in the grain silo I think he only made about 3 (movies, TV shows) where he didn't get killed he will be 72 years old this month. Love you Uncle Claude.
I love the Mailman's face at 3:32 because he is such a perv and is obviously jealous of Bubba getting a kiss on the cheek. The fact he is watching them makes it even creepier.
I loved this growing up. Such a classic horror film from the 80s. It proves that a movie can be effective as a horror film without all the cheap gore.
R I P Lane Smith (he actually died quite a while a go) He was an excellent character actor who played Parry White on "Lois and Clark" and the father in "Son in Law".
this movie just came out on dvd at amazon.com I liked this movie too on how bubba got his revenge! I was in the 7th grade when this came out thanks for the post!
Yeah, despite any drawbacks there was something about that time that seemed good. Even with all the talk of the cold war and the scandals, there was still a sense of hope and that everything had a purpose. You watch the films and hear the music, no matter how populist, and it was there somehow.
Nowdays, the world has become more grey, and with the economy people are really struggling.
@MrZombieGenocidest For me it was a time of great imagination. I heard friends or older relatives talk about new movies and series that I wasn't allowed to watch so I had to imagine what they would look like. Also nice to secretly rent a horror movie like 'Evil Dead' on VHS from my pocket money and watch it when my parents went out for a party.
Nowadays you can find everything on the internet. It's more easy but less mysterious.
Thank you very much for posting this. I remember watching it as a young boy back in England. Great telemovie; another good one was 'The Intruder Within' AKA 'The Lucifer Rig'.
this is what happen when u give a bunch of mis informed, not knowing all the details, take care of the situation ignoramuses, with guns do. that need some cause to do harm whether they have all the information on what really happened are not love this movie though, last time i seen it i was 17 years old, and this is a perfect movie showing perfect revenge.
This movie, ever since I first watched it as a little girl when it originally aired, still creeps me out. Perfect for the month of October, late at night.. or any time. So glad it's been given a dvd release! Thanks again for uploading this, Wes!
Looks good!
RomancesyBoleros 2 days ago
Instead of whining about this guy hanging around kids why don't these people keep an eye on their own kids so it won't happen!!!!!
Ligeti43 1 week ago
I'm 39. I saw this movie as a kid. No movie ever caused me to lose so much sleep! I used to sleep over at a friend of the family's - on her porch. After I saw this movie, I was so petrified in the dark out there with the wind blowing and all. So so glad I've finally found it again to show to my kids! I've looked everywhere in the past so thank you!
wrenchrocketvideos 2 weeks ago
@wrenchrocketvideos Out on blu ray and dvd on amazon too
DEACONFROST11 2 weeks ago
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Right, a whole town of people that just drop whatever their doing in the moment for a chance to hunt down and slaughter a borderline retarded person. Very convincing.
kewldevice 2 months ago
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kewldevice 2 months ago
This is what happens when you stop telling your kids NO .
mugwugthemagnificful 3 months ago
thank you for posting good horror movies,the 80's rules in good horror
devilplaymateful1 3 months ago
Kool Keith
FLUIDFLY 3 months ago
This is one of those films that I missed the first time around but always heard about. I'm 38 now and just saw it recently and I have to say this film is AMAZING! I'm glad I never saw it as a kid because no one can say I'm just being nostalgic. DNOTS is truly a spooky, well-told tale that creates a mood of both dread and sadness. The child actor in this film is many cuts above others I've seen. The scene where she confronts Charles Durning at the dance is is very intense.
RazorFriendly 3 months ago
the guy from LA LAW...so sweet!
mediblue9 4 months ago
The man who played D.A. Sam Willock is named Tom Taylor. He was my high school Drama teacher. He is a fantastic actor and an awesome teacher. He would have made a lot more movies but chose to spend more time with his wife instead of being on the road. You have to respect that.
cassidy0011 4 months ago 2
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@cassidy0011 he is great in this movie.
niteholler 4 months ago
Movie!
MrPoshyandjoinc 4 months ago
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i wish that all the pricks talking about how shit CGI is would just shut the fuck up, no bodys forcing you to watch it so stop acting like retards and watch the god damn movie!!! >:(
epicadventuretlme 4 months ago
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epicadventuretlme 4 months ago
what i hate the most about nowadays movies is they are choke-full of CGI. The stupidiest special effects ever created!!!
Watch "The Thing" (the one with Kurt Russel in the lead not the stupid prequel) and see how marvelous the special effects were back in the day when i was a little kid.
chatnoir77777777777 4 months ago 2
Ive got 3 HBO channels and this is better than anything playing on all 3 of them! Old school is the ONLY school.
AfroLatinSouth 4 months ago
wow!!! 30 years ago tonight, i was 12 years old watching this great suspense flick with my grandma, who turns 89 in 3 weeks! this is what fantastic film making is all about!! decades later, this is still stuck in my memory! debuted on 10-24-1981 on cbs. a rare tv film that was as good as any thriller playing at the local drive-in theatre! where the hell did 30 years go?!
Likeadiamondsnake 4 months ago 2
Dear Kids of Today....this is what called TALENT in movies, when actors were masters of there craft and great storylines were the real thing...untouched by CGI and todays "actors" in rehab and on the cover of SLUT magazine...who agrees?
actuary33 4 months ago 38
@actuary33 BEST STATEMENT EVER!!!!! I AGREE 100%
TVTERRORLAND 4 months ago 11
@TVTERRORLAND thank you :)...nice to see others out there who know quality when they see it.
actuary33 4 months ago
@actuary33 id buy that for a dollar
kakarot138 4 months ago
@actuary33 AMEN LOL!
LVSWTZ 4 months ago
@actuary33 I dare say we live in an age of what I will here call "visual porn." Directors have gradually, over the last twenty years or so, accustomed audiences to being saturated with slick computer generated images designed to 'wow' us. We, for our part, are like drug addicts who can't get enough. Look at how we judge the quality of films.
Purplecatsoup30 4 months ago 2
@actuary33 yes 100% my friend.
xxxflywithme 4 months ago
@actuary33 TOUCHE'!!!!!!!!!!!!!
twain103 3 months ago
@actuary33 thank you !
thank god it's not true
but this kinda stuff DID happen
pheildcorn 2 months ago
@actuary33 I am a kid of today & i gotta say i partially agree
ThaDynasty07 1 month ago
@actuary33 "their"
octoscoob 1 day ago
so glad I was a teen in the 80's...so much amazing crap.
TehUberfemme 4 months ago
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Thumbs up if you remember watching this awesome movie on TBS!
cheapcape 4 months ago
They used to show this movie every year around halloween time. I wish they still did.
Meela234 4 months ago
Ill never forget this movie, ive found it really disturbing. i was 6 or 7. the ending is the best!
edenleviathan 4 months ago
8:30 - Is that a picture of Charles Manson on the refrigerator???
pmcmanus420 5 months ago
this movie scared the day lights out of me, but love it !!!!!
burlesonee 5 months ago
I love this one! Thanks for uploading!
tamonettX500 5 months ago
love this one.its been 20 years since this one scared the living shite out of me.
sheamus316 5 months ago
LOL This movie scared the hell out of me when I was a kid!!! <3
juliaweasley 5 months ago
I used to watch this every halloween when I was a kid. Then one year they didn't show it and it hasn't been on again. Thank you for the upload.
stlouisrocker100 6 months ago
made for tv movie, but far superior to many of the movies madetoday!I have watched many times and I think Otis is that he had bad intentions with the little girl!
nightriderlopes 6 months ago
that litle girl is probaly all hot now since shes grown up
bizzybone951 6 months ago
@bizzybone951 Tonya Crowe? Oh yeah, she growed up real nice. She was on Olivia on Knot's Landing!
pmcmanus420 5 months ago
i can always remember larry drake in dr.giggles, he was on top form in that too.
antonyj84 6 months ago
man what a bunch of redneck!
can't be the dog, it must be the guy because he has blood on him
let's load the pick up, get our guns, and kill him! yay
suprattkk 6 months ago
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I, too, saw this when I was just a kid. 9 or 10, I think. The ending was so scary to me back then. It seems so harmless now, but I have had a phobia of scarecrows ever since, because of this flick.
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I remember this movie on tv when I was just a kid. I only got to see the first half hour and then my parents made me got to bed. I was always curious about what happened in the rest of the movie. I never forgot the title but couldn't find it anywhere for years. I sort of forgot about it but recently something jogged my memorie and I found it on here. I'm so glad I finally got to see the rest. Thanks so much for uploading it!
BobSfan1 7 months ago
It's interesting, you got films like BATMAN and such which make vigilantism looking like a good thing. Rare that they make something like this, a film which shows that Vigilantism isn't really all it is cracked up to be.
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MrOtisHazelrigg 7 months ago
there is other justices in this world besides the law
blagit23 7 months ago
Those vigilantes were creeps and got what they deserved.
cheapcape 8 months ago
@cheapcape yeah with that comment shows your actually no better than they were.
slapstickaction 7 months ago
That first scene ( after the credits, in the meadow ) sort of remindes me of Frankenstien ( the old one from the 1930's ) .
Skulldini 8 months ago
There was a three or four year gap, so he had a lot of time to get bigger and age.
hatmap 8 months ago
For all you out there not fortunate to be around in this era: my apologies...you have been cursed with CGI, hollow actors and no substance movies..this was the last era when movies SAID something...no special effects, no bells and whistles....just true actors and actresses in doing their craft excellently...anyone agree?
actuary33 9 months ago 15
@actuary33 I agree, but I must move the timeframe back to the '60s. The '70s was when the crap started; that's why movies like this one stood out. But remember that they weren't popular with our parents' generation. It took us (their kids) to grow old enough to bring back the memory of them before they recieved their due credit.
varanid9 8 months ago
@varanid9 very true..:)
actuary33 8 months ago
@actuary33 BTW, some other examples: "Gargoyles" with Cornel Wilde, "Duel", Speilberg's first movie, "Don't be Afraid of the Dark", with Kim Darby, "Trilogy of Terror", w/ Karen Black....
varanid9 8 months ago
@actuary33 I was just a little kid and this movie sacred the bejeeeesus out of me. I couldn't sleep for a week. Now it's all blood and slashing and gore.
sconiersclan 1 hour ago
Out on Blu Ray in october too.Nice one.
DEACONFROST11 9 months ago
Great old movie!!! Thank you for posting!
lyricann36 9 months ago
BUBBA DIDNT DO IT.
veeseee128 10 months ago 2
I love watching this movie, I love watching my Uncle play in all these classic movies Claude Earl Jones he is the one who got killed in the grain silo I think he only made about 3 (movies, TV shows) where he didn't get killed he will be 72 years old this month. Love you Uncle Claude.
Love Cleta
CJFreeman73 11 months ago
I was so friggin traumatized by this movie when I was a little kid, I haven't seen this movie since I was about 8 I'm now 31
BoromirGurl26 11 months ago
I love the Mailman's face at 3:32 because he is such a perv and is obviously jealous of Bubba getting a kiss on the cheek. The fact he is watching them makes it even creepier.
I loved this growing up. Such a classic horror film from the 80s. It proves that a movie can be effective as a horror film without all the cheap gore.
sapphireoasis21 11 months ago
YES DR. GIGGLES I JUST WATCHED THAT LAST NIGHT!
blasterman9 11 months ago
Hold Up..is that Dr. Giggles !?!
mysterymediacorp 11 months ago
I remember watching this as a kid. Love this movie, you kick mega ass for posting this.
doneverest88 1 year ago
I love Charles Durning. And Tonya Crowe grew up to be a beauty on Knots Landing.
pdonster2 1 year ago
Larry Drake is good at playing mentally-challenged people, here as Bubba and especially as Benny on L.A. Law. Charles Durning great as usual.
hatmap 1 year ago
@hatmap I didn't like Benny on L.A. Law though, cause he was a big ole embarasing cry baby who you were just suposed to feel sorry for .
Skulldini 8 months ago
@hatmap He looked alot older and fater on L. A. Law, .. yet I dont think there was a very big time gap between that show and this movie, was there ?
Skulldini 8 months ago
@Skulldini Wasn't he also "Duran" in the original "Darkman" with Liam Neeson?
varanid9 8 months ago
@varanid9 Yeah, he was .
Skulldini 8 months ago
anybody else notice stuff like the camera mans reflection at 6:11 ?
steveorama1978 1 year ago
R I P Lane Smith (he actually died quite a while a go) He was an excellent character actor who played Parry White on "Lois and Clark" and the father in "Son in Law".
yaywhewclips242 1 year ago
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This Movie is not alowed in the gay Germany of merkels.
perdono007 1 year ago
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perdono007 1 year ago
Thanks for this. Never got to see it when it first aired. Good campfire tale.
mandala37 1 year ago
description: In a small town, a wrongfully killed man exacts revenge on those who murdered him beyond the grave.
suichi98 1 year ago
Bobba? Just like the Bobba from "Green Mile"? What a coincidence.
PufferBluntman 1 year ago
@PufferBluntman not bobba its bubba
lee0nline1 1 year ago
this movie just came out on dvd at amazon.com I liked this movie too on how bubba got his revenge! I was in the 7th grade when this came out thanks for the post!
MrVideoman44 1 year ago
I remember this movie when I was younger!!!! this is a great revenge movie!!
VNT09 1 year ago
this mustve happened in texas
coltsrule5150 1 year ago
@eyeswideopen82
Yeah, there are times I wish I could go back, too. It was a magical period in a way.
Wytchfinde 1 year ago
@Wytchfinde I really wish i was born in the 80s
MrZombieGenocidest 1 year ago 16
@MrZombieGenocidest
Yeah, despite any drawbacks there was something about that time that seemed good. Even with all the talk of the cold war and the scandals, there was still a sense of hope and that everything had a purpose. You watch the films and hear the music, no matter how populist, and it was there somehow.
Nowdays, the world has become more grey, and with the economy people are really struggling.
Wytchfinde 1 year ago
@MrZombieGenocidest For me it was a time of great imagination. I heard friends or older relatives talk about new movies and series that I wasn't allowed to watch so I had to imagine what they would look like. Also nice to secretly rent a horror movie like 'Evil Dead' on VHS from my pocket money and watch it when my parents went out for a party.
Nowadays you can find everything on the internet. It's more easy but less mysterious.
videoclog 7 months ago
@MrZombieGenocidest Actually, you wish you were born in the '60s like me, so you could have lived, enjoyed and drank beer during this amazing decade!
pmcmanus420 5 months ago
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TehUberfemme 4 months ago
@MrZombieGenocidest actually, 1977 was the best year ever.
se7endram 4 months ago
Thank you very much for posting this. I remember watching it as a young boy back in England. Great telemovie; another good one was 'The Intruder Within' AKA 'The Lucifer Rig'.
sholtovondouglas 1 year ago
I thought it had a part where there was a flying scarecrow and it was chasing a boy down the plains
trulychloe 1 year ago
Bubba had a 4.75 inch HARD dick!!
niteholler 1 year ago
@niteholler No. That's YOUR fantasy.
ehcmier 1 year ago
dammm...i stll remember this movie..
seen this when i was 5yrs old!!
my favorite movie!
gusttrailer 1 year ago
This part used to make me cry when I was little. Poor bubba :(
jamessgirl1 1 year ago
Thank you for posting!
KellyGreen5555 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this, haven't seen this one since I was a kid!
coffycup75 1 year ago
When did the Postal Service have Really Gay Hat Year?
no12va 1 year ago
I remember being a kid spending the night at Grandma's and watching this... scared the crap out of me then, of course I was 7!
stewielips 1 year ago 16
@stewielips Me too. I miss the 80s so much. Everything today SUCKS!
ming746 11 months ago 2
@ming746 pause it @ 7:43...lol
mysterymediacorp 11 months ago
I remember this long time ago
pinoyguyable 1 year ago
hey yall its on dvd buy it now @ bestbuy.com
sugerbear520 1 year ago
Now this movie reminds me of Halloween
retrofever1969 1 year ago
That mean ole mailman has a dirty mind.
niteholler 1 year ago
i was a little kid when i saw my 1st horror movie and i remember a farm death and a pitchfork i think that this is the samew movie but i'm not sure
squallcloudzell 1 year ago
this is what happen when u give a bunch of mis informed, not knowing all the details, take care of the situation ignoramuses, with guns do. that need some cause to do harm whether they have all the information on what really happened are not love this movie though, last time i seen it i was 17 years old, and this is a perfect movie showing perfect revenge.
reggie02062 1 year ago
@reggie02062 What you don't know is this film chronicles the dawning of the Tea Party.
stewielips 1 year ago
Yeah this movie is an original classic horror! I remember this movie and it is pretty creepy.
myrese99 1 year ago
This movie, ever since I first watched it as a little girl when it originally aired, still creeps me out. Perfect for the month of October, late at night.. or any time. So glad it's been given a dvd release! Thanks again for uploading this, Wes!
SuperTinybee 1 year ago
Thank god this is coming out on DVD with good quality.
DEACONFROST11 1 year ago 4