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The Driller Killer (1979)
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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. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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Reno Miller
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Carolyn Marz | ... |
Carol Slaughter
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Baybi Day | ... |
Pamela
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Harry Schultz | ... |
Dalton Briggs
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Alan Wynroth | ... |
Al the Landlord
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Maria Helhoski | ... | |
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James O'Hara | ... |
Man in Church
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Richard Howorth | ... |
Stephen - Carol's Husband
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Louis Mascolo | ... |
Knife Victim
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Tommy Santora | ... |
Attacker
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Rita Gooding | ... |
TV Spot
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Chuck Saaf | ... |
TV Spot
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Gary Cohen | ... |
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Janet Dailey | ... |
Girl at Audition
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Joyce Finney | ... |
Girl at Audition
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An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk band downstairs increasingly agitates him, his art dealer is demanding that he complete his big canvas painting as promised, and he gets into fights with his girlfriends. When the dealer laughs at his canvas he snaps, and begins taking it out on the people responsible for his pain and random transients in the manner suggested by the title. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Driller Killer See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$20,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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| UK: (cut version) | UK: (uncut version)Sound Mix:
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1.37 : 1
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Landlord: It's not my problem. It's your problem.
Reno Miller: What do you mean it's my problem? You're the super around here. It's your job to keep this place quiet.
Landlord: My job? It's not my job. Besides, they don't bother me.
Reno Miller: What do you mean? Why should they bother you? Look what the hell you're doing, fixing spark plugs. Nighttime comes you just sit around your place drinking a few beers, watching TV. Me, I've gotta work. I've got a painting due. I can't work with those guys playing that loud music.
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Written by D.A. Metrov, Abel Ferrara, and John Paul McIntyre
Performed by Tony Coca-Cola and the Roosters See more »
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Trivia
Abel Ferrara claims that half of this movie was shot in 1978 and the other half was shot in 1979. This explains why the actors hair styles and looks in general change quite frequently during the movie. See more »Goofs
Continuity: While the Driller Killer prepares to drill a homeless man in the head, the homeless man continuously changes position between shots, in spite of sleeping soundly enough to not hear the Driller Killer revving his drill. See more »Quotes
Reno Miller: Look, I can't even think with these guys playing that music in the place below mine. It's like they play all day and all night. They don't quit for a minute. Hell, they don't even stop to go to the bathroom!Landlord: It's not my problem. It's your problem.
Reno Miller: What do you mean it's my problem? You're the super around here. It's your job to keep this place quiet.
Landlord: My job? It's not my job. Besides, they don't bother me.
Reno Miller: What do you mean? Why should they bother you? Look what the hell you're doing, fixing spark plugs. Nighttime comes you just sit around your place drinking a few beers, watching TV. Me, I've gotta work. I've got a painting due. I can't work with those guys playing that loud music.
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Crazy Credits
Movie opens with message "THIS FILM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD." See more »Soundtracks
"Grand Street Stomp"Written by D.A. Metrov, Abel Ferrara, and John Paul McIntyre
Performed by Tony Coca-Cola and the Roosters See more »
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