Terror Train
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Sep 10, 2026
Jared HornbeckHOST
Well, 'cause what's interesting about this one in terms of it being a Canadian production is it feels very much, more so than other movies at the time, feels more like a tax shelter production.
Jared HornbeckHOST
I think when I think of other Canadian movies, horror movies particularly of 1980, like Paul Lynch making Prom Night, Roger Spottiswoode making Terror Train-
Steve GuntliHOST
Yeah
Jared HornbeckHOST
... um, those movies were kind of the same thing, where like Paul Lynch, I think, was a, a Canadian guy, but like-
GaryHOST
Hello and welcome to Off The Shelf Reviews.
GaryHOST
I sometimes go off the rails and I'm Gary and today we're going to review and discuss Terror Train which released in 1980 from writer T.Y. Drake and director Roger Spotterswood.
GaryHOST
Ian why don't you give us the synopsis.
IainHOST
Well, the story follows Jamie Lee Curtis' character, Elena.
IainHOST
the film
GaryHOST
heavily relied upon ben johnson in its advertising and subsequently the film didn't do quite as well as some of the other slashes of its
IainHOST
time yeah yeah i remember seeing this poster again in the video store when i was younger and i used to look at the the face you know the groucho type face and i was like terror train Why the fuck am I going to watch a horror movie about a scary ass train? Like,
GaryHOST
it doesn't sound scary.
Blake HowardHOST
Great cover.
Drew TaylorHOST
Um, yeah, Terror Train, Jamie Lee Curtis.
Blake HowardHOST
Oh.
Drew TaylorHOST
4K.
BobbyHOST
this is all happening on a moving train to a destination we do not know.
MikeHOST
Tonight, we're talking about the 1980s slasher, Terror Train.
MikeHOST
[upbeat music] I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare.
MikeHOST
Scare.
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MikeHOST
Let us know if you got my who said that or if the clues even, even made sense.
MikeHOST
[laughs] But- Now that we are done, we're gonna travel back to 1980.
MikeHOST
We are talking, as we said before, Terror Train.
MikeHOST
Um, I've never seen this before.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
very similar.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Have you seen terror train? No.
Neal McLaughlinHOST
It's a very similar setup.
Neal McLaughlinHOST
It's a slasher from 1980.
Neal McLaughlinHOST
Like, she doesn't really realize how far they intended to take it.
Neal McLaughlinHOST
Like, she knows it's...
Neal McLaughlinHOST
Whatever, we're not talking about Terror Train.
Neal McLaughlinHOST
But, you know, you can...
JohnHOST
Jamie Lee-icle?
RachelHOST
I picked Terror Train from 1980.
RachelHOST
Oh,
JohnHOST
good one.
RachelHOST
Did Prom Night come out? Because I was considering.
RachelHOST
Yes, Prom Night also came out in 1980.
RachelHOST
And I went between these two for my list and I went with Terror Train because I like Terror Train better.
JohnHOST
Yeah, I like Terror Train way better.
BobbyHOST
And don't get me wrong, that's my shit too, but like, the fuck?
MikeHOST
I mean I can also hear her let's go before I keep saying shit please we will see y'all next week I believe our next episode is Terror Train
BobbyHOST
hey will we
MikeHOST
get to see will she have a wig
BobbyHOST
no no no the OG there is a remake of Terror Train just to let people know
MikeHOST
and there's a Terror Train 2 it is it's a 2B one But I want to know if Lori has a wig in this movie, so I'm very excited to see this.
MikeHOST
She doesn't.
BobbyHOST
It's her natural hair.
MikeHOST
okay well
BobbyHOST
we're doing terror train okay
MikeHOST
so the episode after this y'all will be but did you die in which we discussed if we would survive a horror movie or not various horror movies and why and then we will be doing terror train right after that unless something catastrophic happens and people start killing people left and right and you know
BobbyHOST
you'll get it when you get it um
MikeHOST
All right.
RichardHOST
Oh, for shame.
MarkHOST
Would she have been in, like, Pr- Prom Night? And would she have been in Terror Train?
RichardHOST
Oh, God, I wish.
RichardHOST
I wish.
Seb HopeHOST
Oh, mate,
Rob KeirHOST
have you ever watched Terror Train?
Seb HopeHOST
I haven't watched Terror Train, but I feel, is it the one with the guy? It's the
Rob KeirHOST
one with David Copperfield in it.
Seb HopeHOST
Yes, but is the mask where it's got the dude with basically a big nose and curly hair masked like a weird...
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