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The Albino sits in the control center of his van overlooking the town of Canyonland, population 963.  The Albino then initiates an experiment.  
The Albino sits in the control center of his van overlooking the town of Canyonland, population 963.  The Albino then initiates an experiment.  
The Albino and another van with the logo Agency for the Protection of the Environment, drive to the local water reservoir.  As The Albino is about to shoot a capsule full of green liquid into the water, Cowboy drives up.  Cowboy greets the Albino's Henchman and they shoot and kill him.  Albino's Henchmen push Cowboy's truck into the water and The Albino fires the capsule into the water.  Sheriff Hanks is woken up by his alarm and makes a pot of coffee.  Billy (Nightmare at Noon)|Billy plays country music over the radio and gives the weather report.  Ken Griffiths and Cheri Griffiths are driving towards Canyonland in their RV.  They see Reilly hitchhiking and Cheri suggests they pick him up and Ken offers him his soggy croissant. They introduce each other and Ken pulls over at the Canyonlands Cafe.  Lori takes their order and Ken and Reilly order a beer, while Cheri just has water.  Charley (Nightmare at Noon)|Charley walks in and takes a seat after greeting Lori.  Charley starts to shake and grabs Lori's hand and stabs it with a knife.  Ken goes up to Charley and Charley starts to choke him.  Cheri grabs a pitcher and smashes it on Charley's head and Reilly punches Charley in the face to no effect.  Both Ken and Reilly start fighting Charley and Julia (Nightmare at Noon)|Julia arrives.  Charley then starts to attack Julia and takes her gun from her.  As Charley is about to shoot Julia, Reilly shoots him.  The Albino continues with the experiment and jams any signals from coming out of Canyonland.  Julia tells Reilly he will have to wait to speak with Sheriff Hanks and takes his gun from him.  Ken and Cheri leave in the RV.  Sheriff Hanks arrives
The Albino and another van with the logo Agency for the Protection of the Environment, drive to the local water reservoir.  As The Albino is about to shoot a capsule full of green liquid into the water, Cowboy drives up.  Cowboy greets the Albino's Henchman and they shoot and kill him.  Albino's Henchmen push Cowboy's truck into the water and The Albino fires the capsule into the water.  Sheriff Hanks is woken up by his alarm and makes a pot of coffee.  Billy (Nightmare at Noon)|Billy plays country music over the radio and gives the weather report.  Ken Griffiths and Cheri Griffiths are driving towards Canyonland in their RV.  They see Reilly hitchhiking and Cheri suggests they pick him up and Ken offers him his soggy croissant. They introduce each other and Ken pulls over at the Canyonlands Cafe.  Lori takes their order and Ken and Reilly order a beer, while Cheri just has water.  Charley (Nightmare at Noon)|Charley walks in and takes a seat after greeting Lori.  Charley starts to shake and grabs Lori's hand and stabs it with a knife.  Ken goes up to Charley and Charley starts to choke him.  Cheri grabs a pitcher and smashes it on Charley's head and Reilly punches Charley in the face to no effect.  Both Ken and Reilly start fighting Charley and Julia (Nightmare at Noon)|Julia arrives.  Charley then starts to attack Julia and takes her gun from her.  As Charley is about to shoot Julia, Reilly shoots him.  The Albino continues with the experiment and jams any signals from coming out of Canyonland.  Julia tells Reilly he will have to wait to speak with Sheriff Hanks and takes his gun from him.  Ken and Cheri leave in the RV.  Sheriff Hanks arrives and Julia updates him on what is going on.  The Albino turns on a magnetic field which shuts off electrical equipment in Canyonland and Ken's RV stalls.  Ken and Cheri decide to walk back into town.  After Sheriff Hanks gets Reilly's backstory, Charley breaks free and steals Sheriff Hank's vehicle.  Ken and Cheri hitch a ride with a local after finding out there are no rental car places in town.  Charley rams into the parked car of Woman in Curlers and when she gets out, he crushes her by ramming her with the police car.  Charley starts shooting at vehicles with a shotgun and Sheriff Hanks and Julia arrive.  Deputy (Nightmare at Noon)|Deputy drives up and Sheriff Hanks tells him Charley has gone crazy.  Deputy goes up to Charley and asks him to give him the shotgun and Charley shoots and kills him.  Sheriff Hanks then shoots and kills Charley.  Sheriff Hanks tells Ken, Cheri and Reilly about finding Cowboy's truck shot up.  Ken asks if there are any rental car places and Sheriff Hanks refers him to Floyd.  Julia tells Sheriff Hanks she had Charley's blood check at the hospital and it was some kind of acid.  After some time, Sheriff Hanks and Reilly go to check on Ken.  Floyd hits Sheriff Hanks in the back with a crowbar, knocking him unconscious.  He then attacks Ken and Reilly, until Reilly shoots him with Ken's shotgun.  Cheri starts acting crazy and attacks Julia.  Reilly and Ken find Sheriff Hanks and he tells them to go back to the Sheriff's Department while he tries to get help.  When Ken and Reilly arrive at the Sheriff's Department they find Cheri about to shoot Julia, and they grab her and put her in a prison cell.  Dr. Miller arrives and tells Sheriff Hanks about Johnny Haggers' son, who just tried to strangle a nurse.  He and Ken inject Cheri with a tranquilizer.  Sheriff Hanks, Julia and Reilly guess everything happening must be due to contaminated water.  Sheriff Hanks asks Dr. Miller to check on his patients and see how many of them drank water that morning.  Dr. Miller mentions even drinking coffee might lead to infection and Sheriff Hanks lies and says he didn't drink any.

Revision as of 13:31, 31 March 2020

A couple in an RV and a hitchhiker stop in a town stricken with a chemical which makes the inhabitants go crazy.


Genre

Action, Horror

Characters/Groups

Ken Griffiths - Wings Hauser

Reilly - Bo Hopkins

Sheriff Hanks - George Kennedy

Cheri Griffiths - Kimberly Beck

The Albino - Brion James

Julia - Kimberly Ross

Charley - Neal Wheeler

Dr. Miller - David Christiansen

Deputy - Mark Haarman

Lori - Jean Pflieger

Woman in Curlers - Tabi Cooper

Billy - Todd Collard

Cowboy - Larry Campbell

Floyd - Bob Miles

Insane Mother - Sheri Griffith

Terrified Child - Christi Griffith

Minister - Pete Plastow

Albino's Henchman - S.A. Griffin, Perry Husman, Scott Mallon, Kim Milford, Herman Poppe, Terry D. Seago, John Stewart, Allen West

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

The Albino sits in the control center of his van overlooking the town of Canyonland, population 963. The Albino then initiates an experiment. The Albino and another van with the logo Agency for the Protection of the Environment, drive to the local water reservoir. As The Albino is about to shoot a capsule full of green liquid into the water, Cowboy drives up. Cowboy greets the Albino's Henchman and they shoot and kill him. Albino's Henchmen push Cowboy's truck into the water and The Albino fires the capsule into the water. Sheriff Hanks is woken up by his alarm and makes a pot of coffee. Billy (Nightmare at Noon)|Billy plays country music over the radio and gives the weather report. Ken Griffiths and Cheri Griffiths are driving towards Canyonland in their RV. They see Reilly hitchhiking and Cheri suggests they pick him up and Ken offers him his soggy croissant. They introduce each other and Ken pulls over at the Canyonlands Cafe. Lori takes their order and Ken and Reilly order a beer, while Cheri just has water. Charley (Nightmare at Noon)|Charley walks in and takes a seat after greeting Lori. Charley starts to shake and grabs Lori's hand and stabs it with a knife. Ken goes up to Charley and Charley starts to choke him. Cheri grabs a pitcher and smashes it on Charley's head and Reilly punches Charley in the face to no effect. Both Ken and Reilly start fighting Charley and Julia (Nightmare at Noon)|Julia arrives. Charley then starts to attack Julia and takes her gun from her. As Charley is about to shoot Julia, Reilly shoots him. The Albino continues with the experiment and jams any signals from coming out of Canyonland. Julia tells Reilly he will have to wait to speak with Sheriff Hanks and takes his gun from him. Ken and Cheri leave in the RV. Sheriff Hanks arrives and Julia updates him on what is going on. The Albino turns on a magnetic field which shuts off electrical equipment in Canyonland and Ken's RV stalls. Ken and Cheri decide to walk back into town. After Sheriff Hanks gets Reilly's backstory, Charley breaks free and steals Sheriff Hank's vehicle. Ken and Cheri hitch a ride with a local after finding out there are no rental car places in town. Charley rams into the parked car of Woman in Curlers and when she gets out, he crushes her by ramming her with the police car. Charley starts shooting at vehicles with a shotgun and Sheriff Hanks and Julia arrive. Deputy (Nightmare at Noon)|Deputy drives up and Sheriff Hanks tells him Charley has gone crazy. Deputy goes up to Charley and asks him to give him the shotgun and Charley shoots and kills him. Sheriff Hanks then shoots and kills Charley. Sheriff Hanks tells Ken, Cheri and Reilly about finding Cowboy's truck shot up. Ken asks if there are any rental car places and Sheriff Hanks refers him to Floyd. Julia tells Sheriff Hanks she had Charley's blood check at the hospital and it was some kind of acid. After some time, Sheriff Hanks and Reilly go to check on Ken. Floyd hits Sheriff Hanks in the back with a crowbar, knocking him unconscious. He then attacks Ken and Reilly, until Reilly shoots him with Ken's shotgun. Cheri starts acting crazy and attacks Julia. Reilly and Ken find Sheriff Hanks and he tells them to go back to the Sheriff's Department while he tries to get help. When Ken and Reilly arrive at the Sheriff's Department they find Cheri about to shoot Julia, and they grab her and put her in a prison cell. Dr. Miller arrives and tells Sheriff Hanks about Johnny Haggers' son, who just tried to strangle a nurse. He and Ken inject Cheri with a tranquilizer. Sheriff Hanks, Julia and Reilly guess everything happening must be due to contaminated water. Sheriff Hanks asks Dr. Miller to check on his patients and see how many of them drank water that morning. Dr. Miller mentions even drinking coffee might lead to infection and Sheriff Hanks lies and says he didn't drink any.