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Just Before Dawn( 1981)

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Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn?

Overview

In the Oregon mountains, a pair of hunters encounter a machete-wielding killer in an abandoned church. Meanwhile, five campers arrive to examine some property one of them has inherited but are warned by the forest ranger not to venture forth. Soon after they set up camp, they begin hearing strange noises, encounter a mysterious singing girl and start disappearing one by one.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George Kennedy

      Roy McLean

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      Mike Kellin

      Ty

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      Chris Lemmon

      Jonathan

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      Gregg Henry

      Warren

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      Deborah Benson

      Constance

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      Ralph Seymour

      Daniel

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      Katie Powell

      Merry Cat Logan

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      John Hunsaker

      Mountain Twins

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      Charles Bartlett

      Vachel

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      Jamie Rose

      Megan

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      Hap Oslund

      Pa Logan

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      Barbara Spencer

      Ma Logan

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Nov 20 2024
    **_“Friday the 13th” meets “Deliverance”_** Five friends take a trip out to Silver Lake in the Great Northwest because one of them has inherited property in the remote hills, but the ranger warns them of ambiguous dangers (George Kennedy) and there are questionable inbred locals. Will any make it out alive? "Just Before Dawn" (1981) came out a year and a half after "Friday the 13th" and mixes the basics of that movie with “Deliverance.” The underrated "Trapped,” aka "Baker County, USA" came out the next year and was no doubt influenced by it. I suppose this is the least of these four movi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • psychopath
    • mountain
    • ranger
    • camp
    • maniac