trouble men magazine photographer adrien wilde ( well play with considerable intensity by michael callan ) have horrific nightmare in which he brutally murder his model . when the lovely lady start turn up dead for real and adrien worry that he might be the killer . writer or director william byron hillman relate the engross story at a steady pace and build a reasonable amount of tension and deliver a few gruesomely effective moment of savage misogynistic violence ( one woman who have a plastic garbage bag with a rattlesnake in it place over her head rate a the definite squirm induce highlight ) and put a refreshing emphasis on the nicely drawn and engage true to life character and further ground everything in a plausible everyday world and and top thing off with a nice smattering of tasty female nudity . the fine acting from an excellent cast help matter a whole lot represent joanna pettet a sunny and charm love interest mindy jordache and james stacy a adrien macho double amputee brother b. j. and seymour cassel a adrien concerned psychiatrist dr. frank curtis and don potter a adrien feisty gay assistant louis and pamela hensley a gutsy homicide detective sergeant fountain and cleavon little a a hard nosed police chief and and misty rowe a sweet and bubbly model bambi . r. michael stringer polish cinematography make impressive occasional use of breathtaking panoramic aerial shot . jack goga ominous rattle score likewise do the trick . pop up in cool bit part be robert tessier a a gruff bartender and sally kirkland a a saucy hooker and kathy shower a a fierce female wrestler b. j. grapple with in the ring and and france bay in one of her standard old woman roles . a solid and enjoyable picture .