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The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer

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The Driller Killer

"The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone."

1979

1h 41m

5.1(199 votes)

Horror

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

Reno Miller

Carolyn Marz

Carolyn Marz

Carol Slaughter

Baybi Day

Baybi Day

Pamela

Harry Schultz

Dalton Briggs

Alan Wynroth

Al the Landlord

Maria Helhoski

The Nun

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

Man in Church

Richard Howorth

Stephen - Carol's Husband

Louis Mascolo

Knife Victim

Tommy Santora

Attacker

Creative team

Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Written by: Nicholas St. John

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