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Tourist Trap (2014 Film)
A tourist trap is an establishment made for attracting tourists. Tourist trap may also refer to: Film * Tourist Trap (film), ''Tourist Trap'' (film), a 1979 horror film directed by David Schmoeller * ''Tourist Trap'', a 1998 comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin Literature * ''Tourist Trap'', a 1986 novel by Julie Smith (novelist), Julie Smith Television Episodes * "Tourist Trap", Tourist Trap (Ben 10 episode), ''Ben 10'' season 1, episode 6 (2006) * "Tourist Trap", Crocadoo#Series 1: 1996, ''Crocadoo'' series 1, episode 12 (1996) * "Tourist Trap", Forensic Files season 8#ep149, ''Forensic Files'' season 8, episode 6 (2003) * "Tourist Trap", Godzilla: The Series#ep40, ''Godzilla: The Series'' season 2, episode 19 (2001) * "Tourist Trap", List of Major Crimes episodes#ep77, ''Major Crimes'' season 5, episode 6 (2016) * "Tourist Trap", List of Point of Entry episodes#Season 3, ''Point of Entry'' season 3, episode 7 (2013) * "Tourist Trap", Sheena (TV series)#ep5, ''Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Trap
A tourist trap is an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist traps will typically provide overpriced services, entertainment, food, souvenirs and other products for tourists to purchase. Tourist trap derives from the information asymmetry between tourists and the market. United States In some areas, simple facilities may be a sufficient draw to entice tourists to stop. Wall Drug, in South Dakota, began its tourist trade by offering free ice water. Breezewood, Pennsylvania represents a physical tourist trap at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 76, where the two major highways are not directly connected; forcing transiting drivers off the interstate and "into several suddenly urban blocks with traffic lights and a dense bazaar of gas stations, fast food restaurants and motels." South of the Border is an attraction on Interstate 95 (I-95), US Highway&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Trap (film)
''Tourist Trap'' is a 1979 American supernatural slasher film directed by David Schmoeller and starring Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, and Tanya Roberts. The film follows a group of young people who stumble upon a roadside museum run by a lonely eccentric, where an unknown killer with telekinetic powers begins to murder them. Schmoeller co-wrote the script with J. Larry Carroll who served as producer for the film alongside famous producer/director Charles Band. Plot Eileen and her boyfriend Woody are driving through the desert. When their car gets a flat tire, Woody goes to find a gas station. Their friends Becky, Jerry, and Molly are traveling in a different vehicle. They reach Eileen and all drive off to collect Woody. Woody has found a gas station but it appears deserted. He enters the back room but becomes trapped by an unseen force. Various mannequins appear and cackle as objects fly off shelves at him until a metal pipe impales and kills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Benjamin
Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of well-known film productions, including ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), based on the novella by Philip Roth; ''Catch-22'' (1970), from the Joseph Heller best-seller; ''Westworld'' (1973), a science-fiction thriller by Michael Crichton; and ''The Sunshine Boys'' (1975), written by Neil Simon. After directing for television, his first film as director was the 1982 comedy ''My Favorite Year''. His other films as director include ''City Heat'' (1984), starring Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood, ''The Money Pit'' (1986) with Tom Hanks, and '' Made in America'' (1993) with Whoopi Goldberg. Biography Early life Benjamin was born in New York City, the son of Samuel Roger Benjamin (1910–1997), a garment industry worker. Benjamin's uncle was vaudeville comedian Joe Browning. His family was Jewish. He attended the High School of Performing Arts and graduated from Northwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Smith (novelist)
Julie Smith (born November 25, 1944, in Annapolis, Maryland) is an American mystery writer, the author of nineteen novels and several short stories. She received the 1991 Edgar Award for Best Novel for her sixth book, ''New Orleans Mourning'' (1990). Works Novels *''Death Turns A Trick'' (Walker & Co., 1982) *''The Sourdough Wars'' (Walker & Co., 1984) *''True-Life Adventure'' (Mysterious Press, 1985) *''Tourist Trap'' (Mysterious Press, 1986) *''Huckleberry Fiend'' (Mysterious Press, 1987) *''New Orleans Mourning'' (St. Martin's Press, 1990) *''The Axeman's Jazz'' (St. Martin's Press, 1991) *''Dead in the Water'' (Ivy, 1991) *''Other People's Skeletons'' (Ivy, 1993) *''Jazz Funeral'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1993) *''New Orleans Beat'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1994) *''House of Blues'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1995) *''The Kindness of Strangers'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1996) *''Crescent City Kill'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1997) *''82 Desire'' (Fawcett/Columbine, 1998) *''Louisiana Hotshot'' (Forge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Trap (Ben 10 Episode)
The following is a list of episodes for the American animated television series '' Ben 10''. The series was created by " Man of Action", a group composed of writers Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle. The series was followed by '' Ben 10: Alien Force''. ''Ben 10s first episode, " And Then There Were 10", originally aired on Cartoon Network on December 27, 2005 as a sneak peek during Cartoon Network's "Sneak Peek Week" block, airing alongside fellow Cartoon Network original series '' My Gym Partner's a Monkey'', Cartoon Network European co-production ''Robotboy'', and acquired Canadian YTV series '' Zixx''. The series made its official debut on January 13, 2006. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2005–06) 10 Aliens: Heatblast, Wildmutt, Diamondhead, XLR8, Grey Matter, Four Arms, Stinkfly, Ripjaws, Upgrade, Ghostfreak. Season 2 (2006) 12 Aliens: Heatblast, Wildmutt, Diamondhead, XLR8, Grey Matter, Four Arms, Stinkfly, Ripjaws, Upgrade, Ghostfreak, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
