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Madman( 1981)

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They thought they were alone.

Overview

Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gaylen Ross

      Betsy

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      Tony Fish

      T.P.

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      Harriet Bass

      Stacy

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      Seth Jones

      Dave

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      Jan Claire

      Ellie

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      Alexander Murphy Jr.

      Bill

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      Jimmy Steele

      Richie

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      Carl Fredericks

      Max

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      Paul Ehlers

      Madman Marz

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      Tom Veilleux

      Tommy

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      Stephen Clark

      Jimmy

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      Vicki Kenneally

      Mary Ellen

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      Shelley Mathes

      Shirley

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      Lori Mathes

      Jeanie

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      Jane Pappidas

      Marz's Wife

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      Travis Sawyer

      Marz's Son

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      Deidre Higgins

      Marz's Daughter

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      Michael Sullivan

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Aug 04 2019
    ***Pedestrian Grade B knockoff of “Friday the 13th”*** It’s the end of the season at a youth camp on the remote end of Long Island and a legendary mad backwoodsman appears on the final night to pick off the counselors. Gaylen Ross (as Alexis Dubin) from “Dawn of the Dead” (1978) appears as one of the protagonists. Seeing “Madman” (1981) makes you realize the excellence of “Friday the 13th” (1980). It has the same basic setting and plot with a promising opening that borrows from “The Fog” (1980), not to mention a crazy ax-wielding killer that recalls “The Shining” (1980). But it never ris...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • summer camp
    • psychopath
    • forest
    • woods
    • blood bath
    • hot tub
    • serial killer
    • slasher
    • series of murders
    • death
    • campfire
    • camp counselor
    • psycho