An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Charity World Premiere of the film was held in Boston benefited ''Project Turnabout'' which was a drug rehabilitation program in Hull, Massachusetts, USA.
- Alternate versionsIn October 1972, a 2576.00-meter (93:54) print of CLAY PIGEON was banned in Australia because of 'indecency, excessive violence, and incitement to drug abuse'. Warner Bros. immediately appealed to the Films Board of Review, who passed it with an R-rating. This was following the removal of 7.31-meters (00:16) of the 'incitement to drug abuse' footage.
- ConnectionsReferences The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
Featured review
Low-budget thriller features Tom Stern as Vietnam war hero, of late a hippy in L.A. He's set up as the bait by cop Telly Savalas to lure drug lord Robert Vaughn into a trap. Amateurishly directed, despite a talented cast- including Burgess Meredith, John Marley, Ivan Dixon and a (wisely)unbilled Peter Lawford. Director Stern manages to make all of these thespians appear at their worst. The script features endless "hip" dialogue that has dated badly and the production values have all the merit of a porno film. Only the finale staged in the Hollywood Bowl has even a modicum of style and suspense. Vaughn, whose character inexplicably wears a variety of goofy hats, was allegedly paid the (then) sizable sum of $500,000 for his role. This probably exhausted the remaining production budget. There are endless, poorly edited sequences involving dune buggy chases, though the audience might be stirred from their slumber by the frequent nudity. Not out on video in the U.S, but available in the U.K. as "Trip to Kill"
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- Trip to Kill
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA(main filming location)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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