SYNOPSIS:

A paranoid, leisure-suit-wearing conman/gigolo named Matt Stone seduces lonely women, bilks them of their savings via an investment scam, then kills them. When he begins seeing an attractive widow, her daughter Tina becomes suspicious of his motives.

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Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present one of the most shocking and demented thrillers of the 1970s. Directed by legendary exploitation filmmaker William Grefé (THE DEATH CURSE OF TARTU), and co-starring Jenifer Bishop (Al Adamson's THE FEMALE BUNCH), Ruth Roman (Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN), Harold "Oddjob" Sakata (GOLDFINGER) and William Kerwin (Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST), IMPULSE is being presented in a beautiful new master lovingly restored in 4K from rare archival 35mm film elements.

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THE RT SCORES:

IMPULSE has the following scores: 

• Audience Score: 52% 

• Critical Score: N/A

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REASONS TO WATCH: 

"[William Shatner is] riveting in Impulse from start to finish. It isn't necessarily an Academy Award-caliber performance, but for what it is: it's perfect." - Seattle Film Blog

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"Shatner is incredible and frightening during his lapses into insanity.
There are a number of vividly horrifying murder scenes which make even adults cringe." - The Evening Independent

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"William Shatner is very effective in it. It's a performance right up there with his work in THE INTRUDER." - Variety

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THE BONUS FEATURES:​​

• Spectacular new 4K restoration created from rare archival film elements

• Provocative, in-depth interviews with director William Grefé

• KINGDOM OF THE SHATNER - William Shatner Live in Santa Monica - Oct. 9, 2022

• Additional interviews with producer and make-up artist Doug Hobart (FLESH FEAST, SCREAM BABY SCREAM) and art director Roger Carlton Sherman

• Audio commentary by William Grefé

• Haunting alternate French soundtrack

• Hours of rare cinematic treasures from the vaults of William Grefé

• Two bonus features! - THE DEVIL'S SISTERS and THE GODMOTHERS