Back home

The Mad Bomber

22 votes

Producing House

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1973-04-01

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Bert I. Gordon

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Original title: The Mad Bomber

Production Companies: College Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

W

Wuchak
**_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-
2025-11-10

Recommendations

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1.5

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998-10-04

A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and

So I Married an Axe Murderer
3.1

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993-07-30

Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces

The Trixxer
3.2

The Trixxer

2004-05-20

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clue

Ambition Without Honor 2
0

Ambition Without Honor 2

1997-06-13

Tetsuya, a young yakuza, returns to his family after his adoptive father is wounded in an attack fro

Closing the Ring
3

Closing the Ring

2007-09-14

During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with

The Last Boy Scout
3.4

The Last Boy Scout

1991-12-13

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detect

Desperate Measures
3

Desperate Measures

1998-01-30

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor

Fear City
2.6

Fear City

1984-07-18

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and

Split Second
3

Split Second

1992-05-01

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner an

Memphis Belle
3.4

Memphis Belle

1990-09-07

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids int

Turner & Hooch
3.2

Turner & Hooch

1989-07-28

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigge

One Way
2.8

One Way

2006-10-21

To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an accu

The Skulls II
2.4

The Skulls II

2002-04-09

After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the o

Dick Tracy
3.1

Dick Tracy

1990-04-05

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t

Lethal Weapon
3.6

Lethal Weapon

1987-03-06

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in orde

Lethal Weapon 2
3.5

Lethal Weapon 2

1989-07-07

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in cri

No Good Deed
2.7

No Good Deed

2002-06-28

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon

Waste Land
2.5

Waste Land

2014-09-26

A Brussels homicide cop (Jérémie Renier) begins to lose control of his life as he tries to solve a b

Red Heat
3.1

Red Heat

1988-06-17

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is s

Mystery Street
3.4

Mystery Street

1950-06-23

When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas