A farmer (George Kennedy) is bitten by a rabid skunk and chains himself up to protect his wife and son before the disease takes over his mind.
This was a tension filled TV movie that I haven't seen since first broadcast. Oscar winner Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke) was in between Airport movies is very good in the lead. Joanna Pettet plays his much younger wife who has to go for help since they are in an isolated area and no telephone. Pettet was one of the prettiest actresses of this era, she was in another very good TV movie called The Weekend Nun two years before this.
The suspense is heightened when we find out about a flash flood warning and she is stuck on the road when her truck breaks down. Lee H. Montgomery plays the son who has to tend with a chained Kennedy, who may go violent and delusional at any moment. There are many 1970s TV movies on Youtube but some are too dark or have out of sync sound. The copy of this one on there is excellent.
This was a tension filled TV movie that I haven't seen since first broadcast. Oscar winner Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke) was in between Airport movies is very good in the lead. Joanna Pettet plays his much younger wife who has to go for help since they are in an isolated area and no telephone. Pettet was one of the prettiest actresses of this era, she was in another very good TV movie called The Weekend Nun two years before this.
The suspense is heightened when we find out about a flash flood warning and she is stuck on the road when her truck breaks down. Lee H. Montgomery plays the son who has to tend with a chained Kennedy, who may go violent and delusional at any moment. There are many 1970s TV movies on Youtube but some are too dark or have out of sync sound. The copy of this one on there is excellent.