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The Driller Killer

1979 • 1h 41m •
Horror
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 5.2/10
201 reviews
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The Driller Killer

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

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

Top Billed Cast

Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara
Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)
Carolyn Smith
Carolyn Smith
Carol Slaughter (as Carolyn Marz)
Pamela Bergman
Pamela Bergman
Pamela Bergling (as Baybi Day)
Harry Schultz
Harry Schultz
Dalton Briggs
Alan Wynroth
Alan Wynroth
Al the Landlord
Maria Helhoski
Maria Helhoski
The Nun
James O'Hara
James O'Hara
Man in Church
Richard Howorth
Richard Howorth
Stephen - Carol's Husband

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
2024-05-12

**_Ugly, tedious flick about a painter going over the edge is also an amusing period piece_**

An artist in Union Square, Manhattan, struggles with his homeless father, finishing a key painting, an annoying rock band in the building, and his relationship with his two female roommates. Insanity and worse can’t be too far away.

“The Driller Killer” was shot from June, 1977, to March, 1978 and released in 1979. I point this out because it reeks of late 70’s Manhattan, and not the pretty side. It’s a gritty art house Indie made by the protagonist, Abel Ferrara, who’s listed as act...