
The Driller Killer
1979 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-06-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (198 votes)
Themes
- new york city
- concert
- painting
- artist
- dark comedy
- hallucination
- insomnia
- punk rock
- murder
- church
- maniac
- drill
- +3 more
Cast & crew

Abel Ferrara
as Reno Miller
- CM
Carolyn Marz
as Carol Slaughter
- BD
Baybi Day
as Pamela
- HS
Harry Schultz
as Dalton Briggs
- AW
Alan Wynroth
as Al the Landlord
- MH
Maria Helhoski
as The Nun

James O'Hara
as Man in Church
- RH
Richard Howorth
as Stephen - Carol's Husband
- LM
Louis Mascolo
as Knife Victim
- TS
Tommy Santora
as Attacker
Directed by Abel Ferrara