Usually films about psychopathic killers have a point or motive but this one has neitger, just an insane, vindictive crazed teacher played by Kirk Douglas who added the blue pills a gun woman who is being kind to him at random in a violent and abhorrent manner. The plot of the film as described makes it appear that Douglas is in the right for seeking revenge on ex-wife Jean Seberg for divorcing him and taking away her son so he can't see him. What is not mentioned is that Douglas and seberg have a marriage of convenience. She was pregnant with another man's child and he married her husband to stay here with her so her son would have a name. But after while, they would divorce amicably, which obviously has not happened.
She is now going to marry John Vernon (now that's a catch!), and Douglas leaves his job in a huff, stalks them to the church where they are going to be married, kills the girl, kills the detective on his Trail and then finally goes to the house where Vernon's mother, veteran actress Bessie Love, is looking after the kid. Douglas makes his move, and I made mine to the fast-forward button. Given the nickname "Mousey" because of his passive nature, Douglas has little personality and thus even less of a great role to play. This is just another attack on shy people for possibly hiding a psychopathic nature which is a bad precedent and weak motivation. In fact, the three leading actors are very Bland in their roles. I also didn't see a point in making a film like this because as a TV movie, there is little to be entertained or educated or enlightened by it. The film is vile in almost every way. Douglas made many bad movies in the 1970's, and this is by far the worst.
She is now going to marry John Vernon (now that's a catch!), and Douglas leaves his job in a huff, stalks them to the church where they are going to be married, kills the girl, kills the detective on his Trail and then finally goes to the house where Vernon's mother, veteran actress Bessie Love, is looking after the kid. Douglas makes his move, and I made mine to the fast-forward button. Given the nickname "Mousey" because of his passive nature, Douglas has little personality and thus even less of a great role to play. This is just another attack on shy people for possibly hiding a psychopathic nature which is a bad precedent and weak motivation. In fact, the three leading actors are very Bland in their roles. I also didn't see a point in making a film like this because as a TV movie, there is little to be entertained or educated or enlightened by it. The film is vile in almost every way. Douglas made many bad movies in the 1970's, and this is by far the worst.