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51% Critic Match
The Driller Killer
“The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.”
5.1 / 10• 1979• 1h 41m•NR• English
Horror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Abel Ferrara
Reno Miller
Lead
Carolyn Marz
Carol Slaughter
Baybi Day
Pamela
HS
Harry Schultz
Dalton Briggs
AW
Alan Wynroth
Al the Landlord
MH
Maria Helhoski
The Nun
James O'Hara
Man in Church
RH
Richard Howorth
Stephen - Carol's Husband
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Abel Ferrara's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Driller Killer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
