The Mutilator

The Mutilator

The Mutilator

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The Mutilator

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

1985

1h 26m

5.1(133 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

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 . . .

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14 members

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Matt Mitler

Ed Jr.

Matt Mitler

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Ruth Martinez

Pam

Ruth Martinez

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Bill Hitchcock

Ralph

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Connie Rogers

Sue

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Frances Sherman

Linda

Frances Sherman

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Morey Lampley

Mike

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Jack Chatham

Big Ed

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Ben Moore

Cop

Ben Moore

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Trace Cooper

Younger Ed Jr.

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Pamela Weddle Cooper

Mother

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Sound

Jimmy Guthrie

Bartender

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Buddy Cooper

Dead Man in photography

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Fred Tillery

Storekeeper

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Jenny Grice

Storekeeper's Wife

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