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Overview

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4.5/10   1,034 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Joe Giannone (screenplay)
Joe Giannone (story)
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Release Date:
January 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They thought they were alone. more
Plot:
At a summer camp for youths, cockey pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz"... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Slick slasher more (97 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Gaylen Ross ... Betsy (as Alexis Dubin)
Tony Fish ... T.P.
Harriet Bass ... Stacy
Seth Jones ... Dave
Jan Claire ... Ellie
Alexander Murphy Jr. ... Bill (as Alex Murphy)
Jimmy Steele ... Richie
Carl Fredericks ... Max
Michael Sullivan ... Dippy
Paul Ehlers ... Madman Marz
Tom Veilleux ... Tommy
Stephen Clark ... Jimmy
Vicki Kenneally ... Mary Ellen
Shelley Mathes ... Shirley
Lori Mathes ... Jeanie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Madman Marz (USA) (working title)
The Legend Lives (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Jimmy Steele mimics the 'stairs' for the scene where Richie goes down into the Madman's basement, because the room he was entering was actually a closet at the location house. more
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[first title card]
Title Card: It all started during a campfire at North Sea Cottages, a special retreat for gifted children...
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Movie Connections:
References Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) more
Soundtrack:
I Don't Need Words more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Slick slasher, 14 January 2004
Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness

A slick attempt at a slasher with very impressive night photography.

Madman Marz, the film's killer, is a local legend made flesh who kills a bunch of wimpy teens and their counselors.

Joe Giannone's direction of the suspense sequences and ground level camerawork is a cut above. The storyline is serviceable but predictable. The acting ain't worth more than a line.

But do check out the film's night photography. Usually I hate night scenes because they're so poorly illuminated. Not so here. Some very stylish set-ups and artful compositions.

Memorable, thumpy score, too.

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