The Driller Killer
“The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.”
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
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Cast
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Abel Ferrara
Reno Miller
Known for
Marty Supreme
Black Butterfly
Carolyn Smith
Carol Slaughter
Pamela Bergman
Pamela
Harry Schultz
Dalton Briggs
Alan Wynroth
Al the Landlord
No other roles listed
Maria Helhoski
The Nun
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James O'Hara
Man in Church
Known for
Batman
The Quiet Man
Mary Kane
Richard Howorth
Stephen - Carol's Husband
Louis Mascolo
Knife Victim
No other roles listed
Tommy Santora
Attacker
No other roles listed
Rita Gooding
TV Spot
No other roles listed
Abel Ferrara Director · Nicholas St. John Screenplay Joe Delia Composer
Budget $20K · United States release June 15, 1979 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$20,000
Production
Navaron Films
Production
National Cinematografica
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 15, 1979
Theatrical
Australia
September 1, 1982 · Theatrical
September 2, 1985 · Physical
October 11, 2004 · Physical
Japan
March 10, 1985 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 28, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
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