本片描述的是一群大学生在火车上开化妆舞会，不料一名在兄弟会中遭受戏弄的大学新生在心理失衡下混入了这班列车，他不断换装，伺机用各种手法把大学生一个一个杀掉。
本片的女主角Jamie Lee Curtis凭《月光光心慌慌》崛起之后，成为低成本恐怖谋杀片的热门红星。加拿大影坛见猎心喜，遂邀请她主演了这部以火车为故事舞台的影片，并聘请《闪灵》、《发条橙》的名摄影师约翰．阿考特掌镜，导演则由加国的罗杰．斯波蒂斯伍德担任。剧情描述一群大学生在火车上开化妆舞会，不料一名在三年前晚会中遭受戏弄的大学新生在心理失衡下混入了这班列车，他不断换装，伺机用各种手法把大学生一个一个杀掉。相对于同类电影而言，本片的故事场景比较特别，气氛的处理也相当令人毛骨悚然，是一部在制作上有不俗表现的影片，可惜情节安排仍不得不屈从于同类谋杀片的俗套，始终就未能更上一层楼。女主角Jamie Lee Curtis仅1980年就出演 “the fog”、“Porm Night”和“Terror Train”三部恐怖片，凭借其在这几部片中令人惊砺的尖叫，在好莱坞获得“Scream queen”之称。
- jackmeat2025年11月4日My quick rating - 6.2/10. Only a couple of days to slide in the New Year's horror flix, and this one Rebecca hasn't seen before, nor have I reviewed it here, yet. I have to say, 1980 definitely was the year for Jamie Lee Curtis since she dropped three solid slasher flix in the same year. This one seems to be the least remembered of the bunch (Prom Night and The Fog), but that is also most likely due to it being the least impactful. This is standard-fare slasher flick, which, for 1980, was still relatively new. This one takes place on a train that the fraternity rents for New Year's to have a huge costume bash. I am guessing they made sure it WASN'T a Halloween party on purpose. The typical 80s drunk crowd is conveyed as expected, and you will quickly start rooting for our killer to off some of them sooner than others. The story starts out with a prank against one of the frat brothers that goes wrong when he freaks out due to the graphic nature of the joke. Years later is when this train ride occurs and sets you up for the whodunnit portion of the ride. The kills themselves are fairly tame, but the originality does lie in the execution. The killer does switch costumes each time to keep the crew and the co-eds guessing, which was a nice touch. Also, the hiring of David Copperfield to perform on the train and NOT being on the guest list helps to keep the mystery going as long as possible until the end. Still, a good watch as far as slashers go and very much recommended for fans of the genre who may want to see some of the early stuff. Jamie Lee Curtis had easily solidified the scream queen title by the end of this one and is the highlight along the rails.
死亡列车花絮
死亡列车于1980年10月3日发布。
死亡列车由Roger Spottiswoode执导。
死亡列车的时长为1小时 37分钟。
死亡列车由Harold Greenberg制作。
本片描述的是一群大学生在火车上开化妆舞会，不料一名在兄弟会中遭受戏弄的大学新生在心理失衡下混入了这班列车，他不断换装，伺机用各种手法把大学生一个一个杀掉。 本片的女主角Jamie Lee Curtis凭《月光光心慌慌》崛起之后，成为低成本恐怖谋杀片的热门红星。加拿大影坛见猎心喜，遂邀请她主演了这部以火车为故事舞台的影片，并聘请《闪灵》、《发条橙》的名摄影师约翰．阿考特掌镜，导演则由加国的罗杰．斯波蒂斯伍德担任。剧情描述一群大学生在火车上开化妆舞会，不料一名在三年前晚会中遭受戏弄的大学新生在心理失衡下混入了这班列车，他不断换装，伺机用各种手法把大学生一个一个杀掉。相对于同类电影而言，本片的故事场景比较特别，气氛的处理也相当令人毛骨悚然，是一部在制作上有不俗表现的影片，可惜情节安排仍不得不屈从于同类谋杀片的俗套，始终就未能更上一层楼。女主角Jamie Lee Curtis仅1980年就出演 “the fog”、“Porm Night”和“Terror Train”三部恐怖片，凭借其在这几部片中令人惊砺的尖叫，在好莱坞获得“Scream queen”之称。
死亡列车中的关键角色有Carne（Ben Johnson）, Alana（Jamie Lee Curtis）, Doc（Hart Bochner）。
死亡列车的评级为R。
死亡列车是一部恐怖, 惊悚, 悬疑电影。
死亡列车的观众评分为3.7（满分10分）。
死亡列车的预算曾是US$350万。