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The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer
★ 5.1/10•1979•1h 41m•RC•Horror

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

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.

Abel Ferrara · Director

Nicholas St. John · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 15, 1979
Budget$20,000

Actors

Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

Reno Miller

Carolyn Smith

Carolyn Smith

Carol Slaughter

Pamela Bergman

Pamela Bergman

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

Rita Gooding

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Chuck Saaf

TV Spot

Gary Cohen

Voice-over (voice)

Janet Dailey

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Joyce Finney

Girl at Audition

Butch Morris

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