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Feature film — 1981

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)

6.51h 36mThriller — Horror

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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A high-signal pick with 169 votes.

Royal American Pictures / S2D Associates

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Director: William Asher

On screen

Cast & crew

Jimmy McNichol as Billy Lynch

Jimmy McNichol

Billy Lynch

Susan Tyrrell as Aunt Cheryl

Susan Tyrrell

Aunt Cheryl

Bo Svenson as Detective Joe Carlson

Bo Svenson

Detective Joe Carlson

Julia Duffy as Julie

Julia Duffy

Julie

Marcia Lewis as Margie

Marcia Lewis

Margie

Steve Eastin as Coach Tom Landers

Steve Eastin

Coach Tom Landers

Britt Leach as Sgt. Cook

Britt Leach

Sgt. Cook

C

Caskey Swaim

Phil Brody

C

Cooper Neal

Frank

Bill Paxton as Eddie

Bill Paxton

Eddie

K

Kay Kimler

Anna Lynch

G

Gary Baxley

Bill Lynch, Sr.

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