SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Crappy film

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Elvis Presley must have been secretly wishing that his manager Col. Tom Parker would get lost and He would have the Freedom to dig into some Edgy, Sleazy Stuff like this. That, of course, was never going to happen and Elvis could only Dream (he did manage to get one good Role and He Shined, King Creole (1958).But here His Sun Record Label Contemporary Johnny Cash had no such restrictions and went Hog Wild with this Low-Low-Budget Grindhouse Movie that was Raw and Raunchy. It is a Psychotronic Cult Movie to be sure with its Nastiness and Cheap Charm. Cash vibrates with Glee as He taunts & tortures a Hostage, wrecks Her Home and it is all quite Believably Terrifying.He holds a Guitar with as much Fun as His Gun, and when asked "Are you an entertainer?" He replies..."No, I'm a Killer". That's just one of the many good Lines He growls in this Whacky, Whipped-Up, and thoroughly Crazed Delight. A must see for Fans of Low-Budget Sleaze and Trash Cinema as well as The Man in Black, who gives a Hopped-Up display that is Uneasy and Disturbing.

This does not make sense. Why would the plot say that these killers went door to door killing whoever answered the door. That is a down right lie. No where in the movie did this ever happen!!!! It had only one motive, one event, no maniacs going door to door. I just wanted to know why it is stated that a band of killers go from door to door killing the people who answer the door. There is no band, just two characters who are involved with this bank robbery. There is basically one hostage and one ransom plea of $70,000. If you are going to rob a bank, you would not use your real name, would you? The manager of the bank discovers a wanted poster with the robber's name and picture. Too obvious.

Hi, I'm Johnny Cashless. I need to make a quick buck and I have a guitar that Merle Travis actually plays while they show my hands which are really Merle's finger pickin' hands. Got it so far? Oh, and I have a gun with a silencer but it makes a big noise when I shoot it.Merle Travis and Johnny Cash are both country music legends who appear here as actors. They act like they are acting. Dolly Parton was too young and Minnie Pearl was busy with a function at Grinder's Switch so they got some blonde who looks like Barbara Billingsley to be the female lead who also has to pretend to act.Good cast with Vic Taybeck thrown in. He is OK as a sleasey guy. Ronnie Howard does a good job. The old dinosaur who plays the bank guard is a believable character. There's also a dark haired other woman, who I guess is either Pamela Mason or Tiny Tim or Raymond Burr. She looks a lot like Jack Lemmon did in Some Like it Hot but she is less desirable, of course.The plot is a basic bank robbery gone wrong/telephone/nice '60s cars type of chowder served with a fur covered negligee and some broken statuettes. If it were not for the great names in the cast this one would have disappeared altogether like many other fun films that gave us a look at the technology and attitudes of 50 years ago.The only thing I missed seeing here was a revolving door at the bank. That is always a great place for a shootout.The title song is so bad even Johnny Cash can't save it. The song could be done worse by Wayne Newton or Dinah Shore, but it really kills any popcorn appetite you might have brought into your viewing room.Other than that it was OK and I did watch it for free so I am not complaining. I want to watch it again after I have watched every other movie that has ever been made.Johnny Cash did do some other acting roles where he was pretty good. Many pop singers became good actors such as Bobby Darin and John Denver and Burl Ives.

I had never heard of this flick before I discovered it at the dollar store. It was only a buck so i had to get it and I can definitely say it was worth the money. I almost feel as if i should go back to the store and insist they let me pay them so more(it was that worth it to me) Johnny Cash's hair is perfect it's almost another character altogether. When he gets mad it gets mad and when he's cool it stays cool. And it stays cool most of the films as Johnny Cash does a good job playing the well dressed bad guy. The guitar playing is really interesting and kind of creepy. Creepy because who wouldn't be a little freaked out by a guy whose been sent to kill you; singing and playing the guitar? I liked the story line, of course it's very dated being as it was a low budget film made in 1961; but it was still enjoyable. I also really liked Vic Tayback's performance. I know he's been in a lot of things but I only really remember him when he was fat and balding Mel Sharples on ALICE. Seeing him in this movie made me want to look for some other stuff he's in. Also, little Ronnie Howard is adorable!