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| Director: | William Lustig | 
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| Writer: | Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg | 
| Staring: | 
| A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1980 | 
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| Director: | William Lustig | 
| Writer: | Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg | 
| Genres: | Horror | 
| Keywords | shotgun, mannequin, sadism, murder of prostitute, murder, gore, grindhouse, park, scalping, model, rage, killer | 
| Production Companies | Magnum Motion Pictures Inc., MPO Videotronics | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $10,000,000
                Budget: $350,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Joe Spinell | Frank Zito | 
| Caroline Munro | Anna D'Antoni | 
| Abigail Clayton | Rita | 
| Nelia Bacmeister | Carmen Zito | 
| Denise Spagnuolo | Denise | 
| Billy Spagnuolo | Billy | 
| Kelly Piper | Nurse | 
| Sharon Mitchell | Second Nurse | 
| Rita Montone | Hooker | 
| Hyla Marrow | Disco Girl | 
| Tom Savini | Disco Boy | 
| Linda Lee Walter | Beach Girl | 
| James Brewster | Beach Boy | 
| Tracie Evans | Street Hooker | 
| Carol Henry | Deadbeat | 
| Louis Jawitz | Art Director | 
| Candace Clements | First Park Mother | 
| Diane Spagnuolo | Second Park Mother | 
| Kim Hudson | Lobby Hooker | 
| Terry Gagnon | Woman in Alley | 
| Joan Baldwin | First Model | 
| Jeni Paz | Second Model | 
| Janelle Winston | Waitress | 
| Randy Jurgensen | First Cop | 
| Jimmy Aurichio | Second Cop | 
| Frank Pesce | T.V. Reporter (voice) | 
| Andrew W. Garroni | Jerry (uncredited) | 
| Taso N. Stavrakis | Porn-o guy (uncredited) | 
| William Lustig | Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Joe Spinell | Screenplay, Story | 
| Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects | 
| William Lustig | Director | 
| Tom Savini | Special Effects Makeup Artist, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Jay Chattaway | Original Music Composer | 
| James Proser | Assistant Editor | 
| Marla Schweppe | Scenic Artist | 
| Richard Behrens | Carpenter | 
| Sanford Rackow | Sound Effects | 
| Robert Lindsay | Camera Operator, Director of Photography | 
| Nelia Bacmeister | Second Assistant Director | 
| Jim Canatta | Assistant Camera | 
| Kevin Jones | Gaffer | 
| Deborah Ledendecker | Script Supervisor | 
| Jim Harte | Production Assistant | 
| Jason Lustig | Production Assistant | 
| Cecilia Verardi | Production Office Coordinator | 
| Larry Marinelli | Editor | 
| Gary Martin | Property Master | 
| Thomas Costabile | Carpenter | 
| Gary Rich | Sound Mixer | 
| Candace Clements | Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Designer | 
| Andrew W. Garroni | Unit Production Manager | 
| Stephen Andrew | First Assistant Director | 
| George Schowerer | Dolby Consultant | 
| Steven Hirsch | Still Photographer | 
| Bobbi Leigh Zito | Still Photographer | 
| Arthur Blum | Production Assistant | 
| Laura Little | Production Office Coordinator | 
| Jerry Sykes | Production Assistant | 
| C.A. Rosenberg | Screenplay | 
| Irving Rathner | Negative Cutter | 
| Nick Ward | Property Master | 
| Erno Sephy | Sound Editor | 
| Clinton C. Elliot | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| William Adams III | Second Assistant Director | 
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Robert K. Feldmann | Key Grip | 
| Luke Walter | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Janine Stover | Script Supervisor | 
| Janie Heath | Production Assistant | 
| Edward Perchaluk | Unit Publicist | 
| Debi Zimmerman | Production Coordinator | 
| Christine Forrest | Assistant Grip | 
| Rod Schumacher | Gaffer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| William Lustig | Producer | 
| Joe Spinell | Executive Producer | 
| Judd Hamilton | Executive Producer | 
| Andrew W. Garroni | Producer | 
| John Packard | Associate Producer | 
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