{{short description|1964 film directed by Ben Parker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Teen-Age Strangler | image = Teenage strangler.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Ben Parker | producer = | writer = Clark Davis | narrator = | starring = Bill Bloom<br>John Ensign<br>Jo Canterbury<br>John Humphreys | music = Danny Dean | cinematography = Fred Singer | editing = John Detra | distributor = Ajay Film Company | released = {{Film date|1964}} | runtime = 61 minutes | country = United States | language = English }}
'''''Teen-Age Strangler''''' is a 1964 American independent juvenile delinquency crime drama film directed by Ben Parker.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=TEEN-AGE STRANGLER|url=https://mubi.com/films/teen-age-strangler|access-date=2021-08-15|website=mubi.com}}</ref> It was made in Huntington, West Virginia. It was re-released in black & white in 1990, resulting in local screenings, newspaper write-ups, and cast reunions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Weldon|first=Michael|title=Psychotronic Video Guide|year=1995|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|location=New York|isbn=0312131496|page=559}}</ref> It has become a cult film ever since it was featured on an episode of the TV series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LAVENDER|first=DAVE|date=August 19, 2011|title=Captured on film|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/captured-on-film/article_89e632ce-6700-5af2-b85d-ea5a2c86f287.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=The Herald-Dispatch|language=en}}</ref>
==Plot== A serial killer is on the loose, baffling policemen. Their main suspects are mostly a gang of street racers with one of them, Jimmy, never having an alibi. Even though he's innocent, a can of worms opens as Jimmy's life is thrown into chaos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=MST3K: A Guide to the Youth Gone Wild Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/youth-gone-wild-mystery-science-theater-3000-episodes/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528131936/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/youth-gone-wild-mystery-science-theater-3000-episodes/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2020|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-12|title=Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Legacy == It was featured on a Season 5 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'').<ref>{{cite news|last=Wloszczyna|first=Susan|title=Guerrillas in the 'MST' / Reloading to take shots at bad films|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 21, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prigge|first=Matt|date=April 14, 2017|title=10 best 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' episodes ever - Metro US|url=https://www.metro.us/10-best-mystery-science-theater-3000-episodes-ever/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.metro.us|language=en-US}}</ref> Actor John Humphreys, who played the role of "Mikey" appeared at the MST3K first Conventio-Con in September, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=MST3k Info FAQ: Conventions|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/mstfaq/concon.html|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref>
== Home media == ''Teen-Age Strangler'' was released by Sinister Cinema on VHS in 1990 as part of its "wild youth" roster.<ref>{{cite news|title=These horror films are treasures|newspaper=Washington Times|date=October 25, 1990}}</ref> The film was released by Something Weird Video in 2001 with the movie ''Teenage Gang Debs'' as a DVD double feature.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tribbey|first=R.|title=Image's April Slate|journal=Video Store Magazine|date=11 February 2001|volume=23|issue=7|page=12}}</ref> The ''MST3K'' version has been released by Rhino Home Video as part of the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 10''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-02|title=MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME 10 (DVD) {{!}} Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/mystery-science-theater-3000-volume-10-dvd/|access-date=2021-08-15|language=en-US}}</ref> (on both Rhino's and MST3K's official websites) and ''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 10.2'' box sets.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0059786|title=Teen-Age Strangler}} * [https://watch.shout-tv.com/video/602956 MST3K treatment on Shout! TV] * [https://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Strangler-Bill-Bloom/dp/B07D2LQL67 ''Teenage Strangler'' on Amazon]
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