Surgikill (1989)

A masked killer is killing off doctors, nurses, and patients at a poorly run Los Angeles hospital.

Director:

Andy Milligan

Writers:

Sherman Hirsh (story), Andy Milligan (screenplay),

Stars:

Bouvier, Dan Foster-Jones, Michael Lunsford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bouvier	...	Dr. Grace Goode
Dan Foster-Jones	...	Nurse Ratchitt
Michael Lunsford	...	Dr. Harvey Harvey
Doug Eames	...	Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Alvin Silver	...	Dr. Howard Fine (as Al Silver)
Richard Bolik	...	Dr. Payne
Shari London	...	Nurse Charity Muffit
Linda Collins	...	Nurse Bernice Boobs
Lynne Angus	...	Nurse Wanda Tryitt
Patrick Thomas	...	Orderly Arnold
Jeremy Logan	...	Orderly Norman
Kip Reynolds	...	Orderly Stubby
Rahn Sargeant	...	Orderly Slim
Peter Linari	...	Mr. Gross
Carroll Oden	...	Lou Pohl

Storyline

A masked killer is killing off doctors, nurses, and patients at a poorly run Los Angeles hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | hospital | nurse | transvestite | spoof | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Screwball Hospital Central

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Milligan's last film.

User Reviews

What a shame

It's blatantly obvious Andy Milligan is not to blame for this awful flick. He was used as a (believe it or not) promotional tool. His name appears no less than eight times on the VHS box. There's even an unflattering picture of him on it's spine.

None of the usual Milligan trademarks are to be found here at all..none of his usual themes or caricatures. He was a hired hand working with someone else's (Sid Caplan and Sherman Hirsh) awful screenplay. It's almost like the writers where looking for someone to blame even after trying to cash in on his name....read the review titled "SURGIKILL should have been better. Andy Milligan does not deserve all the blame" written by someone who claims to be Sherman Hirsh. I have no reason to doubt he is who he claims to be, after all who would fake it?

While it's true that Milligan may not have been the best director, or technically savvy filmmaker, this film goes far beyond that. You just can't make chicken soup out of..well..you know the rest. Even Steven Spielberg couldn't have helped the almost painfully bad script and screenplay.

The worst part of it all is that this was the last film to have Andy Milligan's name attached to it..even if it's not really his film. Admittedly it would be hard to tarnish his image (after all he had to work with the limitations of extremely low budgets..often under $10,000..during his entire career), but this film managed to do just that. I think he deserved to go out on a much higher note than this. It's a shame really.