The Mutilator Poster

The Mutilator (1985)

NR 01/04/1985 Horror, Mystery, Thriller 1h 26m
51%
User
Score
5.2/10

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

Overview

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

Director

Part of the The Mutilator Collection

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Top Billed Cast

Matt Mitler

Matt Mitler

Ed Jr.

Ruth Martinez

Ruth Martinez

Pam

Bill Hitchcock

Bill Hitchcock

Ralph

Connie Rogers

Connie Rogers

Sue

Frances Sherman

Frances Sherman

Linda

Morey Lampley

Morey Lampley

Mike

Jack Chatham

Jack Chatham

Big Ed

Ben Moore

Ben Moore

Cop

Trace Cooper

Trace Cooper

Younger Ed Jr.

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Media

THE MUTILATOR Original Trailer [1984]

THE MUTILATOR Original Trailer [1984]

Watchalong Live Official Trailer

Watchalong Live Official Trailer

The Arrow Video Story

The Arrow Video Story

An all new Romantic Comedy Trailer

An all new Romantic Comedy Trailer

Searching for the Others

Searching for the Others

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written 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.

This one contains the typical tropes of 80’s slashers and is a little gorier than most, but it fumbles the ball in several areas, like some glaringly unbelievable sequences. For instance, a couple goes sk...

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