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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

She was lonely. He was all she had. No one would take him from her…and live.

1981 · R · 1h 36m

Directed by William Asher

6.5

TMDB audience score
171 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Jimmy McNichol
    Billy Lynch

  • Susan Tyrrell
    Aunt Cheryl

  • Bo Svenson
    Detective Joe Carlson

  • Julia Duffy
    Julie

  • Marcia Lewis
    Margie

  • Steve Eastin
    Coach Tom Landers

  • Britt Leach
    Sgt. Cook

  • Caskey Swaim
    Phil Brody

  • Cooper Neal
    Frank

  • Bill Paxton
    Eddie

  • Kay Kimler
    Anna Lynch

  • Gary Baxley
    Bill Lynch, Sr.

  • Riley Morgan
    Chuck Strang