The Driller killer

Starring Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Babi Day, Bob DeFrank, Peter Yellen
Director Abel Ferrara
Studio ILC PRIME
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Horror
Language English
Released DVD: 09 Oct 2006
Production year: 1979

Penniless artist Reno (Ferrara) and his girlfriends Carol (Carolyn Marz) and Pamela (Baybi Day) hang out at their New York loft, enduring such problems as the phone bill, the rent, and a noisy rock band practicing downstairs. After it all becomes too much, Reno grabs his drill and rampages.through the city at night fall. Eventually, Carol moves out, Reno's paintings don't sell, and things just get from bad to worse THE DRILLER KILLER has a distinctly 1970s New York underground feel--an artistic quality that makes it seem like a cross between TAXI DRIVER and ANDY WARHOL'S TRASH (with drilling). Despite being Low-budget and a bit amateurish, this film benefits from some moody lighting and Ferrara's brave insight into the psyche. Reno's mental breakdown manages to be chillingly believable and a powerful statement on the place of the artist in modern society. A surprise hit on the drive-in circuit, this was re released in 1981 to capitalize on the teenage slasher movie boom (and the success of Ferrara's second film, MS. 45).
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