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15/06/1979 Horror 1h 41m
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The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.

Overview

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

  1. Abel Ferrara

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Abel Ferrara

    Reno Miller

  2. Carolyn Marz

    Carol Slaughter

  3. Baybi Day

    Pamela

  4. Harry Schultz

    Dalton Briggs

  5. Alan Wynroth

    Al the Landlord

  6. Maria Helhoski

    The Nun

  7. James O'Hara

    Man in Church

  8. Richard Howorth

    Stephen - Carol's Husband

  9. Louis Mascolo

    Knife Victim

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-05-12
**_Ugly, tedious flick about a painter going over the edge is also an amusing period piece_**

An artist in Union Square, Manhattan, struggles with his homeless father, finishing a key painting, an annoying rock band in the building, and his relationship with his two female roommates. Insanity and worse can’t be too far away.

“The Driller Killer” was shot from June, 1977, to March, 1978 and released in 1979. I point this out because it reeks of late 70’s Manhattan, and not the pretty side. It’s a gritty art house Indie made by the protagonist, Abel Ferrara, who’s listed as act...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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