The Mutilator
About The Mutilator
As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life.
The Mutilator is a 1985 horror mystery film directed by Buddy Cooper. The film is filed under campy, beach, swimming pool, and killing.
Matt Mitler takes the lead as Ed Jr., Ruth Martinez as Pam, Bill Hitchcock as Ralph, and Connie Rogers as Sue. It runs 86 minutes and was released in January 1985.
The screenplay is by Buddy Cooper.
Leprechaun Returns, The Burning, and A Nightmare on Elm Street make useful companions to The Mutilator, all filed under slasher. TMDB voters put it at 5.1 out of 10 across 142 votes and it carries a NR rating.