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Actors: Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Harry Schultz
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Driller Killer |
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THE DRILLER KILLER is the first movie of Abel Ferrara he directed in 1979.
The movie is not your regular horror thriller. Of course, there are some gory scenes with a drill but the main part of the movie is the description of the evolution of the madness of Reno Miller, an artist, a painter who's suffering from the artists's usual problem : the lack of money. He's supported by his girl-friend Carol who patiently waits for Reno to finish his last painting. But everything goes wrong for the artist : a punk-rock band is rehearsing in the next apartment and the art gallery owner he works with doesn't like the painting. When Carol finally leaves him, Reno has already become completely mad and committed a few murders. Now, he's after his ex-girl-friend.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Driller Killer |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- stalker with romantic feelings for victim
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- lesbians!
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- sex under blankets
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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