The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer is a 1979 low budget shock horror film directed by and starring Abel Ferrara. It was on a list of banned so-called video nasties in the United Kingdom.

A struggling artist is trying to complete his latest painting when he finds himself distracted by a punk rock band that moves into the downstairs apartment and continuously plays its music. He finally finishes his masterpiece despite the noise and shows it to his art dealer but his devastated when the dealer laughs at his work. Driven over the edge by the dealer's criticisms and the band's loud music – the artist snaps and begins killing people using a large power drill as his weapon of choice…

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Critic Reviews:

• " A thematically dense, messily grounded film which, although about a drill, never bores – and there is nothing else quite like it. " – Anton Bitel

• " Only sporadically exhibits the skill and wit of [Ferrara's] scintillatingly skuzzy subsequent efforts. " – Nick Schager

• " A corruscating tale of a mind liberated by psychosis. " – Fernando F. Croce