Edge of the Axe (1988)
"Al filo del hacha" (original title)

A deranged guy in a mask kills people with an axe.

Director:

José Ramón Larraz

Writer:

Pablo de Aldebarán

Stars:

Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Mosely

Cast

Credited cast:
Barton Faulks	...	Gerald Martin
Christina Marie Lane	...	Lillian Nebbs
Page Mosely	...	Richard Simmons
Joy Blackburn	...	Susan Nebbs
Fred Holliday	...	Frank McIntosh
Patty Shepard	...	Laura Simmons
Alicia Moro	...	Rita Miller
Jack Taylor	...	Christopher Caplin
Conrado San Martín
May Heatherly	...	Anna Bixby
Elmer Modling
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Javier Elorrieta
José Frade
Christina Lane

Storyline

A deranged guy in a mask kills people with an axe.

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Plot Keywords:

axe | mask | violence against women | axe in the head | computer nerd | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1988 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Axolution - Tödliche Begegnung

Company Credits

Production Co:

Calepas International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Platoon (1986)

User Reviews

Garden variety hack-em-up has a few strong moments.

A small woodsy town is beset by an an axe-swinging psychopath who dons a whiteface mask and raincoat. An assortment of odd characters make the suspect list, but authorities remain vexed as the death toll rises.

As far as slasher entries go, I figure that EDGE OF THE AXE may be a notch or two above the quotidian. Nevermind the flat script, humdrum performances, and feeble "surprise" finale, because the murder scenes are graphic and quite brutal(and for the chronic watcher of body-count flicks, that will generally be the determining "hit or miss" factor). One murder scene which takes place in a drive-thru carwash is especially memorable.

All things considered, an amusing enough timewaster which should have gorehounds doing a happy little tap-dance of appreciation...certainly nothing to sing about, but in a subgenre chockablock with so many truly deficient examples, it at least appears to be somewhat meritorious by comparison.

5.5/10