Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
6.3
“She was lonely. He was all she had. No one would take him from her…and live.”
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
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Cast
13 people
Jimmy McNichol
Billy Lynch
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Smokey Bites the Dust
California Fever
Susan Tyrrell
Aunt Cheryl
Known for
Cry-Baby
Powder
Bo Svenson
Detective Joe Carlson
Known for
The Inglorious Bastards
Heartbreak Ridge
Julia Duffy
Julie
Known for
Palm Royale
The 'Burbs
Marcia Lewis
Margie
Known for
The Ice Pirates
Steve Eastin
Coach Tom Landers
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Days of Our Lives
Britt Leach
Sgt. Cook
Known for
Weird Science
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Caskey Swaim
Phil Brody
Known for
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Cooper Neal
Frank
Also in
Cheers
Soap
Bill Paxton
Eddie
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Kay Kimler
Anna Lynch
Also in
Young Pioneers' Christmas
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Gary Baxley
Bill Lynch, Sr.
Known for
The Island of Dr. Moreau
William Asher Director · Boon Collins Screenplay Steve Briemer Screenplay
United States release November 20, 1981 · Produced in United States · Production S2D Associates
Production
Royal American Pictures
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S2D Associates
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 20, 1981
Limited theatrical · Regional release in Oregon, US
United States
February 24, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
January 19, 1987 · Theatrical
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