Abducted

Plot

Dan Haggerty, TV's Grizzly Adams, has a more complex role than usual in Abducted. Haggerty plays the father of a mixed-up mountain boy (Lawrence King-Phillips) who has kidnapped a pretty college student (Roberta Weiss). Though Haggerty tries to explain why his sons behaves the way he does, the girl would just as soon dispense with the backstory and make her escape. But the son has no intention of freeing his captive, thereby setting the stage for a final showdown with his own father. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Review

This low-budget Canadian thriller is effective because it goes for a simple but very direct approach. Writer/director Boon Collins makes excellent use of scenic mountaintop locations and maintains tight control of his storyline, allowing the tension to develop in a slow-burn style before paying off during the third act. Better yet, there is a nice plot switcheroo that changes the game up around the film's midway point and adds another dimension to the storyline. Collins also gets strong performances from his cast: Roberta Weiss's underplayed performance is a welcome antidote to the shrieking scream queens in a lot of horror fare from this era while Lawrence King Phillips brings the right amount of menace and glee to his half-crazed mountain man role. One of the most interesting elements of Abducted is that the focus is suspense instead violence or sleaze - and effective filmmaking and performances allow the film to pull this mandate off. In short, Abducted is a nice low-key effort that will provide a nice change of pace for horror fans seeking a break from the usual blood-and-thunder shocks. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi

Cast

• Dan Haggerty - Joe
• Roberta Weiss - Renee
• Lawrence King-Phillips - Vern

Jim Brown; Skip Borland; Nelson Camire; Rae Ford; Earl Jergens; Jarold J. McCullough; Steven E. Miller; William Nunn; Roy Waggoner; John Welsh; Rob Morton

Credit

Kim Steer - Art Director, Boon Collins - Director, Bruce Lange - Editor, Michel Rubini - Composer (Music Score), Kathy Kuzyk - Makeup, Todd McIntosh - Makeup, Robert McLachlan - Cinematographer, Harold J. Cole - Producer, Alan Wilson - Set Designer, Peter Clements - Sound/Sound Designer, Don White - Sound/Sound Designer, Dave Appleby - Sound/Sound Designer, J.J. Makaro - Stunts, Jacob Rupp - Stunts, Dawn Stofer - Stunts, Lindsay Bourne - Screenwriter, Boon Collins - Screenwriter

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