72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Driller Killer

Abel Ferrara
USA
Synopsis
An exploitation film inspired by B-movies, in which Ferrara himself plays, under the pseudonym of Jimmy Laine, a painter going through a crisis who goes mad and murders people with an electric drill. Some aspects of the story are based on the painter and musician Douglas Metro and on certain experiences that the latter and Ferrara had when they shared an apartment in lower Manhattan.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Screenplay
N. G. St. John
Photography
Ken Kelsch, Jimmy Spears
Edition
Orlando Gallini, Bonnie Constant, Michael Constant, Jimmy Laine (Abel Ferrara)
Music
Joseph Delia
Cast
Jimmy Laine (Abel Ferrara), Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day, Harry Schultz, Alan Wynroth
Running Time
94 m.
Country
USA
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