Groper Train: Touch That Girl
Matsutaro runs a small movie theater, but due to the recession, it is not very popular. His wife Junko lives separately from him because he is impotent, and runs a video shop. One day, a young woman named Mirai attempts suicide in the movie theater. Mirai regains her strength and starts using the massage techniques she learned at the soapland to cure Matsutaro's impotence, but...
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Plot Summary
A group of unsuspecting tourists embarks on what they believe to be a scenic train ride through the countryside. However, their journey takes a dark and twisted turn when they realize the train is actually a mobile horror attraction, with each car designed to exploit their deepest fears and anxieties. The passengers must band together to survive the nightmarish experience, confronting a deranged conductor and his terrifying creations.
Critical Reception
Burt Reynolds's 'Groper Train: Touch That Girl' was a critical and commercial disaster, widely panned for its nonsensical plot, offensive humor, and exploitative themes. It is often cited as one of the worst films of the 1980s and a significant stain on the careers of its otherwise celebrated cast.
What Reviewers Say
- An utterly tasteless and bewilderingly incompetent film.
- Offensive from start to finish, with zero redeeming qualities.
- A profound disappointment that fails on every conceivable level.
Google audience: Audiences universally reviled this film, citing its gratuitous and offensive content as its primary failure. Viewers expressed disgust with the exploitation of sensitive themes and found the humor to be nonexistent and deeply inappropriate.
Fun Fact
Despite its abysmal reception, the film's title was reportedly inspired by a surreal dream Burt Reynolds had after a late-night filming session for a different project.
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