Three on a Meathook
A Padlocked Shed, Hooks of Cold Steel -- a Maniac on the loose
1972 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | William Girdler |
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| Writer: | William Girdler |
| Staring: |
| Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens, but the father helps his son as he has in the past. When the boy meets a girl and begins falling in love, the father worries about a repeat performance. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1972 |
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| Director: | William Girdler |
| Writer: | William Girdler |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | decapitation, series of murders, stabbing, isolated farmhouse, proto-slasher, cannibalism |
| Production Companies | Studio 1 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Kissinger | Pa Townsend |
| James Carroll Pickett | Billy Townsend (as James Pickett) |
| Sherry Steiner | Sherry |
| Madelyn Buzzard | Becky |
| Linda Thompson | Debbie |
| Smith Haynie | Young Billy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Girdler | Writer, Music, Director |
| William L. Asman | Director of Photography |
| Bub Asman | Editor |
| J.G. Patterson Jr. | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Charles Kissinger | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Asman | Producer |
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