Trick or Treat: Wake In Fright (1971)

Episode Theme: Trick or Treat The Fumblers find themselves broke and in a strange town. They drown their sorrows with gallons of beer and forget their troubles by watching Wake In Fright. One of us bets heads and tosses tails and leaves us destitute, and which one of us it is might surprise you. Wake In Fright 1971 - R - 1h49m After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent. Director: Ted Kotcheff Writer: Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook, Ted Kotcheff Stars: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty Thanks for listening to Fumbling Through Film! New episodes drop every Thursday. Got feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Bluesky at @filmfumblers and on Instagram at @film.fumblers. You can also follow Keith on Instagram at @kg3030lives and @dadscardsdaily, Terry on Letterboxd at @terry2099, and Derek on social media at @derek9nine. All original music is produced by the Doctor Dre of Kansas, Terry. Hit him up for the bangers. See you next week as we fumble our way through more films !