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Anyone who watched any Mystery Science Theater 3000 knows who Arch Hall Jr. is. While he only appeared in a single MST3K movie, his turn as the allegedly romantic lead in teen scream film Eegah! is legendary if only because he is legitimately less appealing than the film’s caveman, played by Richard Kiel. The Sadist puts Hall in the sort of role he was born to play—a stunted, psychopathic murderer. You watch Eegah! and you’ll wonder how this kid thought he had a shot at a movie career. The next year he makes this, and you wonder why he didn’t have a longer career playing psychotics.
The plot to The Sadist is as simple as they come. A trio of teachers, Carl (Don Russell), Ed (Richard Alden), and Doris (Helen Hovey in her only movie role) are on their way to a Dodgers game in L.A. on a Sunday. They have a bit of car trouble and are forced to pull into a service station in the middle of nowhere. The place seems to be deserted, though, and strangely so. There are plates on the table inside, and the food is still warm. Ed starts looking for the part that they need in the junked cars while Ed investigates the area.
