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The Mutilator

  • 19841984
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
5.1K
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The Mutilator (1984)
A teenager who accidentally committed matricide finds himself being hunted together with his girlfriend and mates by his now crazed father.
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  • Horror
  • Thriller
A college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking ... Read allA college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking the place.A college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking the place.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Buddy Cooper
    • John Douglass
  • Writer
    • Buddy Cooper
  • Stars
    • Matt Mitler
    • Ruth Martinez
    • Bill Hitchcock
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Buddy Cooper
    • John Douglass
  • Writer
    • Buddy Cooper
  • Stars
    • Matt Mitler
    • Ruth Martinez
    • Bill Hitchcock
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 100User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:58
    Official Trailer

    Photos77

    The Mutilator (1984)
    The Mutilator (1984)
    Jack Chatham in The Mutilator (1984)
    Pamela Weddle Cooper in The Mutilator (1984)
    Trace Cooper in The Mutilator (1984)
    Frances Raines in The Mutilator (1984)
    Bill Hitchcock, Morey Lampley, Ruth Martinez, and Frances Raines in The Mutilator (1984)
    Connie Rogers in The Mutilator (1984)
    Bill Hitchcock, Morey Lampley, Ruth Martinez, Frances Raines, and Connie Rogers in The Mutilator (1984)
    Morey Lampley and Frances Raines in The Mutilator (1984)
    Bill Hitchcock, Ruth Martinez, and Connie Rogers in The Mutilator (1984)
    Bill Hitchcock and Connie Rogers in The Mutilator (1984)

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    Matt Mitler
    Matt Mitler
    • Ed Jr.as Ed Jr.
    Ruth Martinez
    Ruth Martinez
    • Pamas Pam
    Bill Hitchcock
    Bill Hitchcock
    • Ralphas Ralph
    Connie Rogers
    Connie Rogers
    • Sueas Sue
    Frances Raines
    Frances Raines
    • Lindaas Linda
    Morey Lampley
    Morey Lampley
    • Mikeas Mike
    Jack Chatham
    Jack Chatham
    • Big Edas Big Ed
    Ben Moore
    Ben Moore
    • Copas Cop
    Trace Cooper
    Trace Cooper
    • Younger Ed Jr.as Younger Ed Jr.
    Pamela Weddle Cooper
    • Motheras Mother
    Jimmy Guthrie
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    George Sutton
    • Gentleman At Baras Gentleman At Bar
    Steve Davis
    • Student In Baras Student In Bar
    Tom Outlaw
    • Student In Baras Student In Bar
    Pat Jordon
    • Student In Baras Student In Bar
    Hallock Cooper
    • Cheerleaderas Cheerleader
    Michelle Bach
    • Cheerleaderas Cheerleader
    Miriam Mason
    • Cheerleaderas Cheerleader
    • Directors
      • Buddy Cooper
      • John Douglass
    • Writer
      • Buddy Cooper
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie's original title was "Fall Break", but it was changed to "The Mutilator" for its video release for marketing reasons.
    • Goofs
      At the first 10 minutes of the movie where the group is in the pub and Mike is picking up the paper, the position of matches changes between shots.
    • Quotes

      Ed Jr.: That's strange. My dad's battleaxe is missing.

      Ed Jr.: My dad

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes appear during the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In Vipco's UK release passed in 2000 (labelled the 'Extreme Version') the BBFC required 7 seconds of cuts to a scene where a girl is violated with a fish hook. This is the most complete version available in the UK, as the previous VHS release (1993) required 26 seconds of cuts. The film is available Uncut on Region 2 DVD from German Label 'Dragon'.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: The Mutilator (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Fall Break
      Theme

      Written by Michael Minard and Arthur Resnick

      Performed by Peter Yellen and The Breakers (Sanchie Bobrow, Buddy Cooper, Marty Fogel, Anthony Franklin, John Hill, Matthew Hill, Gregg Hollister, Gary Solomon, Abe Speller, Neil B. Whitford (as Neil Whitford))

      Associate Producer: Gary Solomon

      Music programmer: Rick Stevenson

    User reviews100

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    Top review
    A worthy rental for a night of harmless and memorable cliches!
    My guess is, if you're reading this review, you're already aware of those movies that are indeed so bad they're actually quite enjoyable. Well, THE MUTILATOR is a prime example of such a flick, at times comical and on the odd occasion impressively gruesome.

    It opens grimly with a tragic and fateful accident. A young boy - who we later find out is called Ed - who's cleaning his father's rifles, accidentally fires one of them, killing his mother instantly. Daddy arrives home , and lets just say that he doesn't seem like the forgiving type! He slaps the kid round the face and points a loaded shotgun at him forcing the petrified child to flee from the house. We are then left with an effectively chilling scene showing the dad looking clearly disturbed, pouring whisky into the corpse's mouth before downing some himself. Fast forward ten years and Ed is now a wise-cracking teen. To make matters worse he's made himself some stereotypically cheesy early eighties friends that all look like they make up the perfect ingredients for a good old fashioned blood bath! Before long they're all of to close down Ed's dad's secluded beach house , and guess who's ominously creeping about armed with a chainsaw and watching them...

    Ok, ok so there are certainly no Oscar nominees here (Watch out for Mike played by Morey Lampley, he's a real budding thespian!), and at times the film can seem to drag a bit - mostly in what seems like hours of character building. But what saves this surprisingly gory (in it's uncut version) little flick from becoming a total loss is how at times it manages to generate a genuinely macabre atmosphere. This is most evident when the maniac dreams of slicing his infant son's throat with a battle axe, or when he impales the heads of his victims on to spikes in a rack as if they're some kind of trophy. All the other trademark cliches are included: the clearly asthmatic killer (heavy breath, a virgin final girl, a dopey sheriff, an axe, chainsaw, pitch fork and even a giant fish hook! Mark Shostrom's gore is also a lot more visible now (in the UK prints) thanks to VIPCO's extreme version and a much more lenient censor!

    So all in all not brilliant but not rubbish either, a worthy rental for a night of harmless and memorable cliches!
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    • RareSlashersReviewed
    • Dec 22, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fall Break
    • Filming locations
      • Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, USA
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    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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