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Year: 1985
Runtime: 86 min
Language: English
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
As a brother-sister duo navigates their new life in Florida, they find themselves pitted against the ruthless grip of a twisted drug kingpin. With danger lurking around every corner, they must band together to take down the menacing force threatening to destroy their freedom and future.
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As the McWilliams sisters, Abby and Loren, embark on a new chapter in their lives in Glenby, Florida, they find a comforting presence in their uncle Charlie’s (Eddie Jones) gas station and amusement park. This cherished property becomes a sanctuary for the siblings, who are grappling with the shocking death of their parents. However, their fragile sense of safety is quickly shattered when Loren becomes romantically involved with Karen, the sheriff’s daughter, while Abby captures the attention of Mark.
The situation escalates when Loren intervenes in a heated confrontation between Abby and Eddie Dutra, a troubled youth with a knack for violence and an entourage of equally menacing friends, including Gideon, Moonie, Gordo, and Joe Bob. Dutra develops an unhealthy obsession with Abby, using her as a pawn in his dangerous game of dominance.
As Loren desperately tries to protect Abby, her efforts only aggravate Dutra’s fury. The gang retaliates against their uncle Charlie and the amusement park, transforming the once-peaceful place into a violent battleground. In a shocking turn of events, Gordo meets a horrific fate when attacked by a menacing dog. The bloodshed escalates dramatically as Dutra ruthlessly kills Joe Bob through electrocution on the bumper car ride.
Loren’s despair morphs into unbridled rage as she seeks vengeance against the gang members, turning the amusement park’s attractions into lethal weapons. Moonie meets his grisly end atop the Ferris wheel, while Gideon suffers a terrible fate as he’s decapitated by the roller coaster. In the chaos, Uncle Charlie is seriously injured amid the violence.
The tension reaches its zenith during a climactic showdown where Dutra attempts to extinguish Abby’s life. However, Loren takes control of the situation, forcing Dutra’s face into a roaring flame thrower nozzle, thus ending his reign of terror. Once the carnage subsides, the McWilliams sisters, alongside Karen, manage to escape Glenby in a car, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. Meanwhile, the vengeful gaze of Joe Bob’s younger brother lurks in the shadows, filled with dark intentions as the amusement park reopens, drawing curious crowds to witness the site of this horrific ordeal.
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