The Mutilator (1984) Horror Thriller

Rated TV-MA | Threatrical Sep 27, 1985 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller | Runtime 1h 26m
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The Mutilator Plot Synopsis:

On the day of his father's birthday, the boy Ed decides to clean his father's hunting rifle and accidentally shoots and kills his mother that was baking a cake in the kitchen. His father Ed Sr. is mentally affected by the incident. Years later, Ed is in a bar with college friends and they do not know what to do in the holidays, since they have not reserved any place to go. Out of the blue, Ed receives a phone call from his estranged father that asks him to close his fishing house in an island since it is off season. His friends invite themselves to go with him and spend a couple of days on the beach. Ed drives to the island with his girlfriend Pam and the couples Ralph and Sue, and Mike and Linda. They find the house open and an ax missing, but do not report to the police. Further, there is anyone in the island but them. Soon a killer starts to kill them one by one and hang them in a locker in the house garage. Who might be the serial-killer?


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A group of teenagers decide to take a vacation at the beach house of one of their fathers. The kid whose father owns the house just happened to accidentally kill his mother when he was a child. When they get to the house, the father has mysteriously disappeared. Hmmm...

Tagline: A vacation that became a nightmare.

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Official Trailer

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The Mutilator Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1984 (more 1984 movies)
MPAA Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 86 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller
Sub-Genres:  Serial Killers
Horror Genres:  Slasher, Vengeance
Horror Subgenres:  Beach, Dysfunctional Family, Maniac, Revenge
Directors: Buddy Cooper, John Douglass
Stars: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Raines … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Sep 27, 1985
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Mutilator Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 27, 1985
Writers: Buddy Cooper
Producers: Buddy Cooper, Neil B. Whitford
Editors: Stephen Mack

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