| Door
to Door Maniac a.k.a.
Five Minutes to Live
Johnny Cash stars in this pseudo noir/beatnik/country/exploitation
hybrid as a contract killer hired by a
hood named Fred Dorella (played by Vic
Tayback aka Mel from TV’s Alice)
to kidnap a bank vice president’s
wife in order to hold her for ransom.
Cash takes the woman hostage and forces
her to endure creepy redneck serenades
and his undeniable beatnik/hick coolness.
Filled with great Cash one liners, a solid
B movie cast that includes many of vintage
TV’s staple stars (including a young
Ron Howard), good music, and an accurate
visual rendering of many of the 1940’s
late noir films, Door to Door Maniac is
a well made exploitation film that should
be seen again.
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