# The Mutilator (1985)

> A beach-house getaway becomes a blood-soaked slasher nightmare when a troubled family past resurfaces around a vanished father.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25707

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Buddy Cooper
- Cast: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Sherman, Morey Lampley, Jack Chatham, Ben Moore
- TMDB rating: 5.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124014/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: gruesome, tense, campy, late night horror marathon, slasher double feature

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