The Mutilator

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The Mutilator (1985)

NR 01/04/1985 (US) Horror, Mystery, Thriller 1h 26m

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By pick, by axe, by sword, bye bye!

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As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life. Now in his teens, he returns home; he doesn’t expect to find his father, still there, waiting for a chance to settle the score . . .

Buddy Cooper

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Matt Mitler

Ed Jr.
Ruth Martinez

Pam
Bill Hitchcock

Ralph
Connie Rogers

Sue
Frances Raines

Linda
Morey Lampley

Mike
Jack Chatham

Big Ed
Ben Moore

Cop
Trace Cooper

Younger Ed Jr.
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A review by Wuchak

40%

Written by Wuchak on June 12, 2021

Subpar 80’s slasher taking place on a reef island on the East Coast

A group of college youths consisting of three couples celebrate Fall Break by going to a beach house at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Unfortunately the psycho father of the protagonist (Matt Mitler) is lurking about with deadly bedlam in mind.

"The Mutilator" (1984), originally titled “Fall Break,” is a more conventional slasher than "The Slayer" (1982), both of which share an excellent setting (East Coast reef island and corresponding beach house), but the latter is more haunting and original.

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