About this release
This New York-made independent film tells the story of a Big Apple artist living on the city's fringe. Motivated by his terror of ending up a drunken vagrant like his father, he begins murdering hoboes with a power drill. Eventually he begins murdering anyone who wronged him in the past.
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Disc 1
BD
The Driller Killer (1979)
101 min
Horror
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.
Credits
Director
Abel Ferrara
Writer
Nicholas St. John
Cast
Abel Ferraraas Reno Miller
Carolyn Marzas Carol Slaughter
Baybi Dayas Pamela
Harry Schultzas Dalton Briggs
Alan Wynrothas Al the Landlord
Maria Helhoskias The Nun
James O'Haraas Man in Church
Richard Howorthas Stephen - Carol's Husband
Louis Mascoloas Knife Victim
Tommy Santoraas Attacker
Cinematographer
Ken Kelsch
Composer
Joe Delia
Editor
Michael Constant
Abel Ferrara
Bonnie Constant
Orlando Gallini
Disc 2
DVDThe Driller Killer (1979)
101 min
Horror
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.
Credits
Director
Abel Ferrara
Writer
Nicholas St. John
Cast
Abel Ferraraas Reno Miller
Carolyn Marzas Carol Slaughter
Baybi Dayas Pamela
Harry Schultzas Dalton Briggs
Alan Wynrothas Al the Landlord
Maria Helhoskias The Nun
James O'Haraas Man in Church
Richard Howorthas Stephen - Carol's Husband
Louis Mascoloas Knife Victim
Tommy Santoraas Attacker
Cinematographer
Ken Kelsch
Composer
Joe Delia
Editor
Michael Constant
Abel Ferrara
Bonnie Constant
Orlando Gallini
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 8, 2026