The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber

1/4/1973 1h 31m 4.9/10

Overview

Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.

Director

Bert I. Gordon

Top Billed Cast

Hank Brandt

Hank Brandt

Inspector Blake

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

William Dorn

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

George Fromley

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Geronimo Minneli

Faith Quabius

Martha

Christina Hart

Christina Hart

Fromley's Victim

Reviews

Wuchak

11/10/2025

6/10

**_Detectives track down a mad bomber on the loose in Los Angeles_** Shot in the spring of 1972 and masterminded by Bert I. Gordon, this is a psychological crime thriller focusing on a mass murderer in the low-budget tradition of “Targets” from 4.5 years earlier. It would be followed by “Hitch Hike to Hell” and “Murderlust.” All of these analyze the mental wiring of society’s misfits who turn to murder. “Falling Down” would give the basic plot a blockbuster budget in the early 90s. A bit o’ humor is added with towering Chuck Connors having furious tirades over regular folks who make him angry due to this or that. There’s also a lot of surprising nudity, which I would mostly file under ‘bad naked,’ as Jerry Seinfeld put it. It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles & linking areas. GRADE: B-

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