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The Mad Bomber

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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The Mad Bomber (1973)
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • Bert I. Gordon
    • Marc Behm
  • Stars
    • Vince Edwards
    • Chuck Connors
    • Neville Brand
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    981
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Marc Behm
    • Stars
      • Vince Edwards
      • Chuck Connors
      • Neville Brand
    • 24User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast37

    Vince Edwards
    Vince Edwards
    • Lieutenant Geronimo Minneli
    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • William Dorn
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • George Fromley
    Hank Brandt
    • Inspector Blake
    Christina Hart
    Christina Hart
    • Fromley's Victim
    Faith Quabius
    • Martha
    Ilona Wilson
    • Mrs. Fromley
    Nancy Honnold
    • Anne Dorn
    Ted Gehring
    Ted Gehring
    • Police Chief Marc C. Forester
    Jeff Burton
    Jeff Burton
    • Sgt. Gribble
    Dee Carroll
    Dee Carroll
    • Miss Roman
    Pola Muzyka
    • Shelly the Stripper
    • (as Paula Mitchell)
    Cynthia MacAdams
    • Mrs. Dorn
    • (as Cynthia McAdams)
    Brett Hadley
    • Vice Squad Officer
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Man in Car
    • (as Roy Applegate)
    Jack Garner
    • Plant Manager
    James Stuart Duffy
    James Stuart Duffy
    • Youth
    Michael Stanwood
    • Youth
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Marc Behm
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The adult movie theater scene in the film is the Paris Theatre, located at 8163 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. The theater opened as the Carmel Theatre, a legitimate movie house, in 1926, and operated as a grindhouse and adults-only Paris Theatre from the mid-1960s until 1976, when the building was destroyed by a fire.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • [man throws cup on sidewalk]
      • William Dorn: You just littered the street.
      • Pedestrian on sidewalk: But it was empty.
      • William Dorn: Well, I want you to go back and pick up your trash.
      • Pedestrian on sidewalk: What?
      • William Dorn: I said I want you to go back and pick it up.
      • Pedestrian on sidewalk: Like hell I will.
      • William Dorn: It's people like you that make our world filthy my friend. You're a pig! Did you hear what I said? Tell me.
      • Pedestrian on sidewalk: It's people like me that make our world filthy, I'm a pig.
      • William Dorn: Now, go back and pick up your trash. Put it in your pocket. Now, don't you feel better?
      • [pedestrian walks off with no reply]
    • Alternate versions
      An edited-for-television cut of the film, which has been widely released on DVD, removes scenes of nudity, gore and coarse language, but also features additional footage not seen in the original theatrical version. Among the additions:
      • A slightly longer scene of the bomb construction at the onset of the film.
      • A radio description of the bomber laid over a shot of a radio tower.
      • Lieutenant Minneli giving a citation over the placement of a street sign to a theatre owner who is exhibiting "teen sex" films.
      • Removal of a piece of dialogue where the police chief says he wants to catch the "son of a bitch before he blows up Los Angeles."
      • An alternate take of a woman getting changed through a window. In the TV version, her undergarments are never visible, and she's always wearing her blue dress.
      • Alternate shots of her attack where her blue dress hasn't been ripped.
      • An alternate edit of the montage of female police officers working the streets, which removes violence, but adds additional officers walking through the night.
      • An alternate version of Lieutenant Minneli exploring the presumed suspect's apartment. In the TV version, the walls don't contain nude images of his wife, but rather just nondescript decor. When Minneli plays the projector, a different version of footage of his wife is on it, with tight shots on her face and alternate perspectives that don't reveal her nude body.
      • When the man later returns home to view the footage of his wife alone, he is watching a different film of her without nude images. However, a single topless photograph of her still appears during the bomber's explosion for a brief moment, seemingly missed by the editors.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Night Beast, Trick or Treat, and Skull Forest (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Reaching Out
      by Dan Yordan
      Vocal by Nancy Honnold

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 13, 1973 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Confessions of a Dirty Cop
    • Filming locations
      • The Ellison Suites - 15 Paloma Ave, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA(William Dorn's apartment)
    • Production company
      • College Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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