The Comeback poster

The Comeback( 1978)

TV-MAHorrorMystery
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Millions loved him, could someone hate him enough to kill and kill again?

Overview

A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. His ex-wife is brutally murdered, and the killer may be stalking him next.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Jones

      Nick Cooper

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      Pamela Stephenson

      Linda Everett

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      David Doyle

      Webster Jones

    4. cast image

      Richard Johnson

      Psychiatrist

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      Holly Palance

      Gail

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      Sheila Keith

      Mrs. B

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      Bill Owen

      Mr. B

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      Peter Turner

      Harry Cunningham

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      June Chadwick

      Nurse

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      Penny Irving

    Social

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    A review by Charles Tatum

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    Written by Charles Tatum on Sun Oct 27 2024
    I hadn't seen this film in decades, but a rewatch showed it still packed an over-the-top punch. Jack Jones is pop singer Nick Cooper, who has been on a six year hiatus from recording at the insistence of his wife Gail (Holly Palance). The couple has just divorced, and Nick decides to go back to recording for music executive Webster (David Doyle). Gail? Oh, Gail is savagely murdered in the estranged couple's London penthouse by a killer with a small scythe and sporting an old woman mask, and no one is around to find her body. Nick is put up in an English country house where the servants Mr. a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • pop star
    • proto-slasher