Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

The Mutilator

Name: The Mutilator
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1985-01-04
Cast: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Sherman

1985 | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 47% audience score and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for slasher fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Classic slasher set-up: count who's left standing. Fans of Scream or Grindhouse should feel right at home.
The mood: Scary and gory.
The pace: Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off: Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life. Now in his teens, he returns home; he doesn’t expect to find his father, still there, waiting for a chance to settle the score . . .

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 47%
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Buddy Cooper

Matt MitlerEd Jr.
Ruth MartinezPam
Bill HitchcockRalph
Connie RogersSue
Frances ShermanLinda
Morey LampleyMike
Jack ChathamBig Ed
Ben MooreCop
Trace CooperYounger Ed Jr.
Pamela Weddle CooperMother