PLAYGIRL KILLER (1967) – Oh, Canada! With the passing of Neil Sedaka I no longer had an excuse to put off reviewing this Canadian-made “horror” film which was Sedaka’s first, last and only thespian effort.
Though Playgirl Killer, also released as Decoy for Terror with unrelated footage edited in, is close to So-Bad-It’s-Good territory Neil Sedaka doesn’t have a very big role in the film. If he’s your only reason for checking out this movie you can quit right after Neil’s character rides off in a limo. He does get to sing, though!
Taking things from the top, William Kerwin from blood-soaked Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks like Two Thousand Maniacs is our star. He plays serial killer Bill wearing facial hair that makes him resemble William Campbell as a Klingon on the original Star Trek series.
We see Bill in the Canadian wilderness rowing a beautiful young lady in a boat while the French song Montage is heard, performed by female singer Andree Champagne. Playgirl Killer was filmed in and around Quebec, hence the French language song and some French signs here and there.
Bill and his lovely lady pull up at a rock overlooking the lake and he starts trying to sketch her since he’s an artist. She’s not in the mood to sit still, though, and starts laughing at how bizarrely angry Bill gets about it.
Pssst! Bill! There are people called artist’s models who can be paid to sit still and let you paint them, buddy. Rather than pursue that common-sense solution, Bill grabs a handy harpoon gun (What the hell kind of fishing gets DONE at this lake?) and shoots her to death with it. Continue reading
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