YMMV / The Sadist

• He Really Can Act: Known mainly for teen fare like Wild Guitar and Eegah!, especially by fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000, nobody was expecting Arch Hall, Jr. to give a credible performance as a psychopathic killer. His terrifying, sinister performance has helped make it a cult film and a favorite of many, including Rob Zombie.
• Retroactive Recognition: Director of photography Vilmos Zsigmond cut his teeth on films like this and The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies before winning two Oscars for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Deer Hunter.

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