Summary
Targets is an American thriller film first released in 1968,
directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
The film stars Tim O’Kelly, Boris Karloff, Arthur Peterson, Monte Landis and Nancy Hsueh.
It has also been released under the title: Before I Die.
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Credits
- Director: Peter Bogdanovich
- Script: Polly Platt, Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Fuller
- Photo: László Kovács
- Cast: Tim O’Kelly (Bobby Thompson), Boris Karloff (Byron Orlok), Arthur Peterson (Ed Loughlin), Monte Landis (Marshall Smith), Nancy Hsueh (Jenny, Orlock’s Secretary), Peter Bogdanovich (Sammy Michaels, Director), Daniel Ades (Ludlum the Chauffeur), Stafford Morgan (Salesman (first gunshop) (Brass Rail)), James Brown (Robert Thompson, Sr.), Mary Jackson (Charlotte Thompson), Tanya Morgan (Ilene Thompson, Bobby’s Wife), Timothy Burns (Room Service Waiter), Warren White (Grocery boy), Mark Dennis (Ray, Salesman (second gunshop)), Sandy Baron (Kip Larkin, Dejay), Geraldine Baron (Larkin’s girl), Gary Kent (Gas tank worker), Ellie Wood Walker (Woman on freeway), Frank Marshall (Ticket boy at Drive-in), Byron Betz (Drive-in Projectionist), Paul Condyllis (Drive-in manager), Mike Farrell (Man in phone booth), Carol Samuels (Cashier), Jay Daniel (Snack bar attendant), James Morris (Man with pistol at Drive-in), Elaine Partnow (Drive-in patron), Pete Belcher (Drive-in patron), James Bowie (Drive-in patron), Anita Poree (Drive-in patron), Robert Cleaves (Drive-in patron), Kay Douglas (Drive-in patron), Raymond Roy (Drive-in patron), Diana Ashley (Drive-in patron), Kirk Scott (Drive-in patron), Susan Douglas Rubes (Drive-in patron), Sandra Knight (Actress in scenes from ’The Terror’), Git Luboviski (Woman in car at drive-in), Milton Luboviski (Man in car at drive-in), Clark Marshall (Actor in scenes from ’The Criminal Code’), Dick Miller (Actor in scenes from ’The Terror’), Jack Nicholson (Actor in scenes from ’The Terror’), Don Steele (Himself – dejay on radio), Ethel Wales (Actress in scenes from ’The Criminal Code’)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Before I Die
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