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Terror Train

Not to be confused withNight Train to Terror.

Terror Trainis a 1980slasher filmdirected byRoger Spottiswoode— in his directorial debut — written byThomas Y. Drake,and starringJamie Lee Curtis,Ben Johnson,andHart Bochner.The film follows a group of pre-medical school students holding aNew Year's Evecostume party on a moving train who are targeted by a killer who dons their costumes. It features supporting performances from Sandee Currie,Anthony Sherwood,andDavid Copperfield.

Terror Train
Original theatrical one-sheet, prominently featuring the villain in aGroucho Marxmask
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
Written byT. Y. Drake
Produced byHarold Greenberg
Starring
CinematographyJohn Alcott
Edited byAnne Henderson
Music byJohn Mills-Cockell
Production
companies
AstralBellevuePathé[1]
Sandy Howard Productions
Triple T Productions
Distributed byAstral Films (Canada)[2]
20th Century Fox(International)
Release dates
  • October 3, 1980(1980-10-03)(United States)
  • October 10, 1980(1980-10-10)(Canada)
Running time
97 minutes[3]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million
Box office$8 million[5]

The concept for the film was based on an idea by executive producerDaniel Grodnik,who sought to "makeHalloweenon a train ". A full-length script for the film was composed byT. Y. Drake,and production began within four months. The film was shot inMontrealbetween late November and late December 1979, shortly after Curtis had completed filming forProm Night(1980).Terror Trainhad to have a primarily Canadian cast and crew to qualify for a tax credit.

An independently produced film,Terror Trainwas purchased for distribution by the major studio20th Century Fox,which had yet to release a slasher film; the studio spent an estimated $5 million on an expansive marketing campaign for the film. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 3, 1980, grossing $8 million during its theatrical run. The film's gross disappointed 20th Century Fox, falling short of their expectations for $40–50 million. Writer David Grove attributed the movie's box office performance to an oversaturation of the slasher film market.

Terror Traingarnered a mixed reception, with several reviewers considering it an above-average example of its subgenre. Critics noted the film's themes of revenge, illusion, andgenderbending.Terror Trainbecame acult classic,inspiring a remake in 2022, which was followed by a sequel that same year.

Plot

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At aNorthern Illinois Universityfraternity'sNew Year's Eveparty, a reluctant Alana Maxwell is coerced into participating in aprank:she lures the awkward andvirginalpledge Kenny Hampson into a bedroom with the promise of sex. Kenny finds that the students have placed a woman's corpse that they stole from the medical school in bed. Kenny is traumatized by the prank and sent to apsychiatric hospital.

Three years later, the members of the same fraternities and sororities hold a New Year's Evecostume partyaboard a train. They include Alana, class clown Ed; prank ringleader Doc; Jackson; Mitchy, Alana's best friend; and Alana's boyfriend Mo. Also aboard is amagicianand his female assistant, hired to entertain the students.

Ed is murdered before boarding and the killer dons Ed'sGroucho Marxmask, allowing him to board unnoticed. As the train journeys into the wilderness, the killer wanders amongst the students, who believe him to be Ed. In thesleeperbathroom, he murders Jackson. Train conductor Carne finds Jackson's body, still wearing his lizard costume. When Carne returns to the scene with brakeman Charlie, the killer has hidden Jackson's body and is now wearing the lizard costume; Charlie believes he's simply drunk.

The killer murders Mitchy in thecompartment;Carne finds her corpse. During a magic show, Doc finds Mo dead. Subsequently, Carne and Charlie discover two of the crew members dead. They sequester the students into one car while thepullman portersfind the corpse of another student. Carne pulls the train'semergency brake,throwing everyone off-balance onboard. As soon as the train comes to a halt, the porters escort the students off, many thinking this is one of Doc's stunts.

Suspecting that it might be Kenny, Alana tells Doc about her attempt to visit Kenny at the hospital, where she learns that he is disturbed and that he may have been involved in a murder. Doc seals himself in the sleeper car but isdecapitated.Alana believes the magician is Kenny in disguise.

The masked killer pursues her through the train. After finding the magician's dead body in hissword box,she realizes her theory is wrong and runs to inform Carne and Charlie. She instead finds Kenny, who is indeed the killer, dressed in Charlie's uniform after having killed him. Kenny reveals a blonde wig, and she realizes he has been posing indragas the magician's female assistant the entire time.

Alana apologizes for the prank three years earlier, but Kenny refuses to accept it and forces Alana to kiss him. The kiss causes Kenny to relive his trauma from that prank, and he suffers another mental breakdown. Carne beats Kenny with a shovel, which leads to Kenny falling out of the train's open door to his death. His body lands in an icy river as the train roars off.

Cast

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Conception

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AfterHalloween(1978) grossed nearly $60 million, film producers wanted to exploit its success, leading to a horror movie boom in the following two years. Film criticRoger Ebertsaid horror movies made in the wake ofHalloweentended to include attacks on young girls, knives, and blood.[6]ProducerDaniel Grodnikhad the idea for the film's central narrative, which he had wanted to be "likeHalloweenon a train ".[7]He also drew inspiration from the comedy-thrillerSilver Streak(1976), which was set on a train.[8]He discussed the concept with his wife, who thought it sounded terrible. Grodnik then coined the titleTerrible Train.[8]Grodnik had been a friend ofHalloweendirectorJohn Carpenterand producerDebra Hill,both of whom gave him their blessing when he told them of his idea.[7]Grodnik pitched the film to American producerSandy Howard,who was impressed by the concept.[7]Afterward, Grodnik wrote a twelve page version of the film's story.[8]

The film was the first motion picture directed by Roger Spottiswoode (a former editor forSam Peckinpah),[7]Spottiswoode was hired to direct the film by Howard on the condition that he also edit it.[9]Anne Henderson was later brought in to edit.[1]Because it was made under a Canadiantax shelter,Daniel Grodnik was appointed executive producer, as he was legally unable to serve as a primary producer.[7]The film became one of the first American-Canadian co-productions ever.[8]

There was no stage show magician in the original script, but producer Howard was a fan of magic tricks and illusions, so a magician character was written in.[10]Prior to pre-production, the film's title changed fromTerrible TraintoSwitchbacktoTrain to TerrortoTerror Train.[8]

Casting

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It just seemed like a classy picture on all levels. Roger was a good director, and great at cutting scenes together, and good at communicating with actors. John Alcott was just a genius and the way he controlled the lights was amazing because he would look at the grid, see what light was needed, and talk through the radio in this funny English voice and the lights would appear on cue. I knew, if nothing else, that it was going to be a beautifully-shot picture, just because John Alcott was there.

—Jamie Lee Curtis[8]

Since the film was made under a Canadian tax shelter, nearly all of its cast and crew had to be Canadian.[8]Grodnik sought Jamie Lee Curtis for the lead role of Alana Maxwell based on her performance inHalloween.[7]AfterHalloween,Curtis auditioned for many films, but only received offers for horror parts. She didn't feel she was in a position to turn them down.[8]

Curtis completed filming anotherslasher film,Paul Lynch'sProm Night(1980), which she filmed in Toronto, shortly before filming forTerror Trainbegan.[8]She felt Alana was similar to the character she played inProm Night,but stronger and more sophisticated. Curtis hoped she could add depth to the character.[8]She didn't seeTerror Trainas too derivative ofHalloweenand liked its train setting,[8]though she preferred the titleSwitchbackto the "gimmicky"Terror Train.[8]

Veteran actorBen Johnsonwas cast as Carne, the train conductor, whom Grodnik said was "amused" to have been in a horror film amongst such a young cast.[7]He took the role out of fondness for Spottiswoode, whom he had worked with onThe Getaway(1972), with the caveat that some vulgar words be removed from the film's script.[8]The majority of the supporting cast was made of Canadian actors, includingHart Bochner,Sandee Currie andAnthony Sherwood.The film included a number of untrained actors, including Derek MacKinnon in the role of the villain, as well as illusionistDavid Copperfieldas the Magician, and singerVanityas one of the partygoers.[11][12]Vanity was credited under the name D.D. Winters.[12]

Howard, a fan of magic tricks, approached Copperfield to be in the film.[8]By that point, Copperfield had appeared in two successful network television specials and wanted to begin an acting career. He agreed to be inTerror Train,though he was nervous to make his debut in a feature film.[8]The casting of three mid-level celebrities—Curtis, Johnson, and Copperfield—was unheard of for a slasher movie of that time period.[8]

MacKinnon, a localcross-dressingperformer, was cast as Kenny, the movie's killer. He knew little about movies or Curtis when he tried out for the role, but his audition was welcome because of his background indrag.[8]In his recollection, the actors were not told about the film's story or Curtis' involvement while they auditioned.[8]During the audition, Spottiswoode called MacKinnon "asissy"and" afag"in order to anger him. When MacKinnon got angry, Spottiswoode was pleased, feeling that MacKinnon's anger displayed what was necessary for the role of Kenny.[8]MacKinnon was not sure how to respond to that treatment, as he had never made a film before.[8]

Set construction

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Sleeper used in the film, located along a siding inSandwich, Massachusettsin 2014

To create the train for the film, the producers leased an actualCanadian Pacific Railwaysteam locomotive from theSteamtown FoundationinBellows Falls, Vermont.[9][10]The train's locomotive was renumbered from its original1293to #1881, and, along with five stainless-steel passenger cars, painted black with silver stripes.[11]Afterwards, the Steamtown Foundation reverted the engine back to its original number 1293 and had it restored to a historic paint and letter scheme. Production designer, Glenn Bywdwell, crafted the interiors of the train in anArt Decostyle.[13]As of January 2021, Canadian Pacific Railway No. 1293 continues to be an "operable locomotive".[14]

Filming

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Principal photography forTerror Trainmainly took place in and aroundMontreal, Quebec, Canada.[7]To qualify for a tax credit, the movie had to be completed by the end of 1979.[8]The shoot began on November 21, 1979, and was completed on December 23.[8]The bulk of the film's train sequences were shot first, while the film's opening sequence was shot on December 22, the penultimate day of the shoot; filming of it took place at a real fraternity house belonging toMcGill University.[8]The final day of shooting (December 23) consisted of a small crew completing the footage of Kenny's body plummeting from the train into a frozen river below, which was shot on location inNew Hampshire,United States.[8]The stunt man was reportedly unable to withstand the freezing temperature of the water, leading art director Guy Comtois to play the part of the dead killer instead.[8]

The interior train sequences posed numerous obstacles for the crew, specifically cinematographerJohn Alcott,who devised a unique method of lightingTerror Traingiven the limited space and scant natural lighting of the sets: he rewired the entire train and mounted individual dimmers on the exteriors of the carriage cars.[15]Utilizing a variety of bulbs with different wattages, and controlling them with the external dimmers, Alcott could light the set in a very fast, efficient manner. At times, Alcott also used medical lights (pen torches) to hand light the actors' faces,[11]as well asChristmas lights.[10]To capture some of the film's footage, Alcott used a small lens he had previously used while shootingBarry Lyndon(1975).[11]To achieve the rocking motion of a real train on film, a crew was appointed to push on each side of the stationary train car in order for the interior sequences to appear as though they were taking place on a moving train.[13]

Taking a cue from directorJohn Ford,Ben Johnson originally asked director Spottiswoode to give his character Carne less dialogue inTerror Train,rather than more.[11]Curtis had the idea that Alana should kiss Kenny to add tenderness to the film: "All during filming, I was looking for ways to make my character more interesting but there weren't many opportunities because most of the film was about the action and the killer".[8]

MacKinnon's involvement in the project was kept secret so as not to spoil the film'stranssexualtwist.[8]To flesh out his character, MacKinnon came up with a backstory for Kenny where he killed his mother while backing out of his driveway.[8]Spottiswoode had MacKinnon take boxing lessons so he would develop an angry and aggressive personality forTerror Train.[8]MacKinnon butt heads with director Spottiswoode during the shoot, which Spottiswoode claimed was a result of his inexperience: "He wasn't an actor. He was atransvestitefrom the streets of Montreal, and he wasn't familiar with the concepts of a contract and showing up for work on time. In a strange way though he did a pretty good job. He was familiar with that world of cheap theater and was strangely effective ".[8]

Themes

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Author David Grove connectedTerror Train's"transexualtheme "to rumours Jamie Lee Curtis (pictured here in 1989) wasintersex.

The motivation for the villain inTerror Train,similar to other slasher films, is revenge.[16]Ebert said the film contains a stock plot "in which a horrible event from several years ago causes terrible revenge during a gala event in the present."[6]He said the movie's story resembled that ofProm Night.[6]Paul Brener ofAllMoviesaidTerror Trainmerely had the generic slasher film set-up.[17]

Film scholarJohn Kenneth Muirnotes, the film's central organizing principle is "magic,or the often undetectable gulf between reality andillusion.... In other words, characters live and die inTerror Trainbased, in large part, on how they perceive the reality or non-reality around them ". Muir adds:" If the would-be victims can see through the illusion, they tend to survive. If they can't do so, they die. It's as simple that, but this approach makesTerror Traina more complex and layered film than the average slasher picture ".[3]Zachary Paul ofBloody DisgustingsaidTerror Trainmakes it clear from the beginning that Kenny is the killer. However, the film misleads the audience into thinking The Magician could be Kenny after achieving a more muscular physique.[18]On the other hand, Ebert felt it is not initially clear whether the killer is Kenny or another one of the passengers.[6]

InDead Funny: The Humor of American Horror,David Gillota contextualizedTerror Trainas one of many horror films with "trans-codedorcross-dressing"monsters. Gillota citesThe Devil-Doll(1936),Psycho(1960),Homicidal(1961),The Texas Chain Saw Massacre(1974),Dressed to Kill(1980),Sleepaway Camp(1983),The Silence of the Lambs(1991), andInsidious: Chapter 2(2013) as other examples. Gillota said all these films could be interpreted astransphobic.He wrote, "[T]he image of a knife-wieldinggender nonconformist(usually a man in a wig and a dress) is remarkably common in horror and may simply reinforce the widespread demonization oftransgenderindividuals. "Gillota said films with this trope usually predate conversations about transgender identity becoming widespread and mainstream.[19]Paul of Bloody Disgusting said the twist fromPsychoinspired other horror films withgenderfuckreveals. He criticizedTerror Trainand similar films for equatingqueernesswith derangement but noted the makers of these films didn't intend to offend anyone. Paul addedgender revealtwists in slasher films are likely going out of style, and that's a good thing.[18]

InJamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen,David Grove connectedTerror Train's"transsexual theme" to contemporary tabloid rumours that Curtis was anintersexindividual born with male and female genitalia. Grove said the rumor originated from Curtis'tomboyishnature. Grove argues that Curtis' character displays a masculine sexuality following her kiss with Kenny, after which she acts like a savage animal concerned only with survival.[8]

Release

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The film was purchased for theatrical release in the United States by20th Century Fox,who had recently garnered attention with the release ofStar Wars(1977).[7]The studio spent an estimated $5 million on an advertising campaign for the film,[20]which would be their only foray into the slasher film sub-genre during its peak years.[21]The campaign included billboards and trade advertisements, as well as several posters: the first one-sheet featured the killer dressed in the Groucho Marx mask, brandishing a knife; a second one-sheet emphasized the film's college youth setting, including the same image of the killer with a bonfire and a train in the foreground.[22]Regarding the movie's release, Howard toldVariety"I think we will just about slip in before the market becomes too saturated."[6]Three of Curtis' horror films were released in 1980:Terror Train,Prom Night,andThe Fog.[23]

Home media

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The film was first released onVHShome video in 1988 byCBS/Fox Video.[24]The film was released twice onDVDby20th Century Fox;once on September 7, 2004, as a single edition release[25]and again on September 9, 2008, in a triple pack alongsideCandyman: Farewell to the Flesh(1995) andThe Fog.[26]

Shout! Factoryreleased a collector's editionBlu-rayand DVD combo-pack under their Scream Factory label on October 16, 2012.[27]Scorpion Releasing released a new limited edition Blu-ray edition on July 22, 2019, exclusively through Ronin Flix.[28]Scorpion released a general retail Blu-ray edition of the film on April 7, 2020, in association withKino Lorber.[29]

In the UK, 88 Films released a limited-edition Blu-ray on November 4, 2019, with a new HD transfer plus extra bonus content.[30]

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Box office

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Terror Trainopened in the United States on October 3, 1980, and grossed an estimated $8 million at the box office on a budget of $3.5 million.[5]20th Century Fox executives noted that the slasher filmFriday the 13th(1980) had become a blockbuster. AfterFriday the 13thgrossed $39.7 million, the executives expectedTerror Trainto gross between $40 million and $50 million. When the film failed to do so, 20th Century Fox considered it a huge failure.[8]It released in Canada on October 10, 1980.[2]Grove wrote that the slasher film market was oversaturated in 1980 and 1981, with the release ofTerror Train,Friday the 13th,Prom Night,New Year's Evil(1980),Maniac(1980),Mother's Day(1980),He Knows You're Alone(1980),Funeral Home(1980),Graduation Day(1981),Hell Night(1981),My Bloody Valentine(1981),Night School(1981),Student Bodies(1981), andThe Burning(1981). Only the grosses ofFriday the 13thandProm Nightwould live up to industry expectations.[8]According to Ebert, the success ofPorky's(1981) caused Hollywood to pivot from teen slasher films to teen sex movies.[8]

Critical response

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Contemporary

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Varietydeemed the film "competent" in a mildly positive review,[31]while Ebert gave the film one out of four stars, writing: "The classic horror films of the 1930s appealed to the intelligence of its audiences, to their sense of humor and irony. Movies likeTerror Train,and all of its sordid predecessors and its rip-offs still to come, just don't care. They're a series of sensations, strung together on a plot. Any plot will do. Just don't forget the knife, and the girl, and the blood ". However, he conceded that" it's not a rock-bottom-budget, schlockexploitation film".[6]Ed Blank of thePittsburgh Presscriticized the film for its lack of characterization, saying the movie was not as good as its "neat" title.[32]

A review in theLos Angeles Timespraised the film's atmosphere and characterized it as scary.[33]Richard CorlissofTimealso praised the film's style, calling it "sleek and eerie".[34]Bill Kelley of theFort Lauderdale Newswas critical of the film's illogical plot developments and clichés, but ultimately deemed it "a respectable (if that's the word) exploitation movie".[35]Jacqi Tully of theArizona Daily Starwrote a similarly favourable review of the film, praising it for its pacing, setting, performances, and Copperfield's magic tricks.[36]Writing for theStatesman Journal,Ron Cowan commended the cinematography and noted that although the film started poorly, it had some thrills near its end.[37]

At the8th Saturn Awards,Terror Trainwas nominated forBest International Film,losing toScanners(1981), while Curtis was nominated forBest Actress,losing toAngie DickinsonforDressed to Kill.[38]At the2nd Genie Awards,Terror Trainwas nominated forBest Achievement in Art Direction(Glenn Bydwell),Best Achievement in Overall Sound(David Appleby and Bo Harwood), andBest Music Score(John Mills-Cockell).[17]

Retrospective

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Some retrospective reviews ofTerror TrainpraisedDavid Copperfield's (pictured here in 1977) appearance in the film.

Rolling Stonedismissed the film but singled out its cast and crew, noting the "marquee talent" of Copperfield, Johnson, Spottiswoode, Alcott, and Vanity, each of whom "went on to better things."[12]AllMovie praised Alcott's cinematography, but concludedTerror Trainis middling and only of interest to devoted slasher films fans,[17]whileTime Out Londonsaid it was better than other films of its type.[39]A review inLeonard Maltin's Movie Guideconcurred, claiming that the "stylish photography and the novelty of the killer donning the costume of each successive victim lift this slightly above most in this disreputable genre," granting the film two out of four stars.[40]

Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting wroteTerror Trainis an imperfect film with dull murder sequences. However, he felt the film's strengths outweighed its flaws, praising Copperfield's role.[41]Film scholar Adam Rockoff praised the film for being stylish and atmospheric.[42]Horror fiction scholar John Kenneth Muir also praised the film in his bookHorror Films of the 1980s:"The thrill of a picture likeTerror Trainis the shrewd manner in which it plays against audience expectations; the sense that the slasher film paradigm gives it parameters which it can then undercut, subvert, and if needs be, violate ".[3]Zachary Paul of Bloody Disgusting saidTerror Trainis not as acclaimed as other slasher films starring Curtis, but deemed it a personal favourite. Paul praised the film's suspenseful third act and twist ending, adding that slasher fans should seek out the movie.[18]Patrick Fogerty ofColliderdeemedTerror Trainthe most fun and subversive 1980s teen slasher movie. He praised it for having intelligent characters, as well as theracially diversecasting of Sherwood and Vanity.[23]Terror Trainis considered acult classic.[43][44][45]

On thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,Terror Trainholds a 47% approval rating based on 17 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[46]

Remake

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The filmTrain(2008) started as a remake ofTerror Trainbefore evolving into an original project.Trainis also a horror film set on a train and it starsThora Birch.[47]Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting notes many older slasher films got remade in the 2000s, butTerror Trainwas not one of them.[41]

A remake ofTerror Train,set onHalloween,was produced byTubiand Canadian company Incendo Productions. It was also shot in Montreal and was released on Tubi's streaming platform on October 21, 2022. The film was produced byGraham Ludlowand Kaleigh Kavanagh, directed by Philippe Gagnon, and written by Ian Carpenter and Aaron Martin. Included in the cast are Robyn Alomar as Alana,Tim Rozonas the magician, andMary Walshas Carne.[48][49]According to Lê of Bloody Disgusting,Terror Train(2022) is very faithful to the original film, reusing many of the same situations, costumes, and character names, though the later film is more violent.[41]The remake debuted at No. 1 on Tubi and became the platform's most popular title on Halloween 2022.[50]The remake scored 8% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews.[51]Lê feltTerror Train(2022) is suitable only for audiences unfamiliar with the original.[41]

The sequel,Terror Train 2,was released on December 31, 2022, also on Tubi.[44]The sequel revolves around characters fromTerror Train(2022) having to survive another ride on the same locomotive.Terror Train 2was also directed by Gagnon and also stars Alomar.[44]

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