let me just start out by say that tourist trap be a good movie then 99 . 9 % of the horror film that have come out of hollywood lately . if you do not believe me see darkness fall or they . and it be certainly well than any of those crappy direct to video release like stab and bleed and the pool and and so on . one of the big problem with the film tourist trap be that be never really find an audience . when the film open in 1979 it be give a pg rating by the mpaa . anyone that know horror film know that a pg on a horror film be usually the kiss of death for the film . ( director david schmoeller talk about this problem on the dvd commentary track . ) there be exception though like poltergeist and which have also receive a pg rating . however and there be big difference between tourist trap and poltergeist . tourist trap be not a big budget hollywood film like poltergeist nor be it produce by steven spielberg . that alone be enough to guarantee poltergeist success . ( still for those of you that have see tourist trap and you will even scratch your head a to why the mpaa rat this film pg . the heart burst scene alone should be enough for the film to be slap with and r rating . or how about the pipe in the back with the blood run out of it . ) i have to admit though that when i be young i look at a copy of poltergeist in the video store shelf and pick it up and saw that it be rat pg and put it back on the shelf in favor of an r rat film instead . year later and i finally saw poltergeist and realize what a great film i miss out on for not rent a pg horror film . from then on i would never judge a film base on it rating again . this be most likely what happen to tourist trap . people and like me with poltergeist and will probably overlook it in favor of the r rat film . most likely it would be a teenager too and which most of these type of film be target at . friday the 13th be no masterpiece either but do extremely well at the box office due to the fact it be rat r and be heavily advertise by paramount at the time . it find it audience and make enough money to spawn several sequel . when you look at it folk and tourist trap be just as good a friday the 13th . the same thing could have happen to tourist trap . we could have see tourist trap 2 and 3 and 4 and and so on . as far a the film go and tourist trap be an entertaining horror film make on an extremely small budget and but it be well act and well direct and well make on many level . chuck connors be a riot a mr. slausen and give the best performance in the film . special credit must be give to composer pino donaggio and whose score for this film really be what set it apart from others and give it it creepiness . the music in the scene involve the mannequin be especially creepy . donaggio work on the horror film carrie and many other film score since tourist trap . he have do exceptionally good work in film and continue to score film to this day . the weakness with tourist trap be that there really be never any explanation of davey power . maybe that be how it suppose to be . he just have them and and we should accept that in order for the movie to work . we do accept it to a point and but then the screenplay have incident like how davey make the phone ring in the store while he in the basement of the house . in that case and be davey limit in use his power . can he make a phone ring in houston and detroit and los angeles . what be his range . those be thing that people that do not care for this movie would most likely to point out a flaw . others would accept it a a mistake . i accept it . there be not enough of those type of question generate by this film to make me hate it . this be a horror film . we should not be require to read too much into it . many people have call this the killer mannequin movie . i assure you that no mannequin kill anyone in this film . the mannequin be control by the power of davey who use them a a weapon . this be a common misconception about this film . some people have a problem with the mannequin and some have even say they be just downright silly . i think they add to the overall creepiness of the film . overall tourist trap be a good fun rental . ( out of 5 ) .