The Driller Killer

★★★★★

“The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.”

1979 · 1 h 36 min

Directed by Abel Ferrara

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Cast

Abel Ferrara

Credits

Written by: Nicholas St. John

Plot

An artist goes on a killing spree with a power drill.

Sinekatalog’s take

Abel Ferrara's grimy debut follows an artist driven to murder in New York. Notorious as a video nasty, it is crude and rough but has a scuzzy, authentic atmosphere and shows Ferrara's raw energy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.2 / 10 (9,608 votes)
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