

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981 · Movie · 1h 36m · R
ThrillerHorror
"She was lonely. He was all she had. No one would take him from her…and live."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
71/100
Key crew
- William AsherDirector
- Steve BriemerScreenplay
- Boon CollinsScreenplay
- Alan Jay GlueckmanScreenplay
- Bruce LanghorneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jimmy McNicholBilly Lynch
- Susan TyrrellAunt Cheryl
- Bo SvensonDetective Joe Carlson
- Julia DuffyJulie
- Marcia LewisMargie
- Steve EastinCoach Tom Landers
- Britt LeachSgt. Cook
- Caskey SwaimPhil Brody
- Cooper NealFrank
- Bill PaxtonEddie
- Kay KimlerAnna Lynch
- Gary BaxleyBill Lynch, Sr.
Stills
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Themes
child abusejealousypolicehomophobiasexualityobsessiondetectivemanipulationauntcoachslasherorphan











