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The Driller Killer (1979)
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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. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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Reno Miller
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Carolyn Marz | ... |
Carol Slaughter
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Baybi Day | ... |
Pamela
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Harry Schultz | ... |
Dalton Briggs
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Alan Wynroth | ... |
Al the Landlord
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James O'Hara | ... |
Man in Church
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Richard Howorth | ... |
Stephen - Carol's Husband
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Louis Mascolo | ... |
Knife Victim
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Tommy Santora | ... |
Attacker
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Rita Gooding | ... |
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Chuck Saaf | ... |
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Gary Cohen | ... |
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Janet Dailey | ... |
Girl at Audition
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Joyce Finney | ... |
Girl at Audition
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An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk band downstairs increasingly agitates him, his art dealer is demanding that he complete his big canvas painting as promised, and he gets into fights with his girlfriends. When the dealer laughs at his canvas he snaps, and begins taking it out on the people responsible for his pain and random transients in the manner suggested by the title. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Driller Killer See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$20,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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| UK: (cut version) | UK: (uncut version)Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
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1.37 : 1
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Tony Coca-Cola: This is a whacked out thing, man. You into rock and roll head trips, baby? Posters? Portraits? I mean... how do you do this, man? How's it done, brother?
Reno Miller: How is what done?
Tony Coca-Cola: I mean... if someone needed something special, can you do it?
Reno Miller: What are you talking about?
Tony Coca-Cola: I need something special. Like this... of me. Can you do that?
Reno Miller: You want to know if I can do you a painting. If I can paint a portrait of you? Sure, I can do you a portrait. But it's gonna cost you... 500 bucks.
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Written by D.A. Metrov, Abel Ferrara, and John Paul McIntyre
Performed by Tony Coca-Cola and the Roosters See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Abel Ferrara claims that the black guy cleaning the taxi cab windscreen near the beginning of the film was Bruce Willis. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When the Driller Killer drills into a homeless man's head, he does not drill far enough to cause death, as evidenced by the depth of blood on the drill-bit. See more »Quotes
[Tony Coca-Cola is looking at Reno's artwork]Tony Coca-Cola: This is a whacked out thing, man. You into rock and roll head trips, baby? Posters? Portraits? I mean... how do you do this, man? How's it done, brother?
Reno Miller: How is what done?
Tony Coca-Cola: I mean... if someone needed something special, can you do it?
Reno Miller: What are you talking about?
Tony Coca-Cola: I need something special. Like this... of me. Can you do that?
Reno Miller: You want to know if I can do you a painting. If I can paint a portrait of you? Sure, I can do you a portrait. But it's gonna cost you... 500 bucks.
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Crazy Credits
Movie opens with message "THIS FILM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD." See more »Soundtracks
"Grand Street Stomp"Written by D.A. Metrov, Abel Ferrara, and John Paul McIntyre
Performed by Tony Coca-Cola and the Roosters See more »
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