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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
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  2. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981
1h 36m
Thriller
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1981

Runtime

1h 36m

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Storyline

"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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Nov 20, 1981
Languages
English
Director
William Asher
William Asher
Production
Royal American Pictures
Royal American Pictures
S2D Associates
S2D Associates
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Jimmy McNichol

Jimmy McNichol

Billy Lynch

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Aunt Cheryl

Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Detective Joe Carlson

Julia Duffy

Julia Duffy

Julie

Marcia Lewis

Marcia Lewis

Margie

Steve Eastin

Steve Eastin

Coach Tom Landers

Britt Leach

Britt Leach

Sgt. Cook

Caskey Swaim

Phil Brody

Cooper Neal

Frank

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Eddie

Kay Kimler

Anna Lynch

Gary Baxley

Bill Lynch, Sr.

Riley Morgan

Chuck Strang

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