Killing Spree

1987 "They're all DEAD... OR ARE THEY?"
Killing Spree
4.9| 1h28m| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1987 Released
Producted By: Twisted Illusions
Country: United States of America
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Newly wed Tom Russo suspects his wife is having sexual encounters with their suburban neighbors, and launches a methodical campaign to murder the lovers.

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metalrage666 That's exactly what I thought while watching this in between fits of laughter. You cannot take this movie seriously.Recently married couple moves into a spacious 2 storey home in what appears to be a very new housing estate area. The husband, played by Asbestos Felt, is an old-fashioned kind of guy as despite their issues of paying the bills and mortgage, he refuses to have his wife out of the house and working. Matters are made worse financially, as his company ends up cutting back on salaries by 40%, so rather than have his wife return to the workforce, he insists on getting additional work including night work.As such, all this work means that he's out of the house a lot and his wife is stuck in the house by herself. One evening, her husband comes across a diary with stories written by his wife which reveal the extra-curricular activities that she's been getting up to while he's been at work all day. So this begins his jealous and murderous rampage by getting his revenge on every man that's since slept with his wife starting with his best friend, and the rest of the movie writes itself.What he's not aware of is that all these stories are nothing more than fantasies written by his wife who was inspired by the various trades people that came to the house, such as the TV repairman, electrician, gardener etc. As she was not allowed to leave the house to go to work she created her own work and sold the stories to a publisher for romance novels and made a nice profit in the hopes of surprising her husband to try to relieve some of the financial stress they're under.At times I found myself in fits of laughter throughout this movie. If Asbestos' wild-man hair, crazy expressions and non-acting skills don't make you laugh, then the cheap effects, nonsensical plot or the quirky older neighbour will. After reading the first story he goes for a walk to try and cool off but ends up kicking and throwing punches at any random object he passes, including some unfortunate members of the public.The murders become more and more inventive as his jealous rage consumes him after he reads more stories. Early on in the movie we learn that a former girlfriend of his cheated on him and therefore he is over-protective and possessive of his wife, but has nightmares of her cheating on him. The horror won't scare you nor will it turn your stomach in any way, but the insane chuckling probably will.Like most 80's horror movies, the ending really lets it down as it goes in a very weird direction. I don't get how the recently killed people all end up coming back to life seeking their revenge. But to make it even more nonsensical, albeit funny, these "zombies" all end up standing around in a committee while debating over which one of them gets to kill him. Strangely there is a trade off between the husband and the zombies, as they agree that if he kills his wife, then they'll be satisfied and leave, seeing as it was all her fault and none of this would've happened had she not written those stories. As it turns out, he can't kill his wife and instead sacrifices himself by cutting open his own throat with a large hacksaw.The whole ordeal seems to just end as the only one left is the wife who after all that trauma just wanders out of the house. I ended up roaring with laughter again as the end scene has her husband breaking up through the wooden porch area in a desperate, yet hilarious attempt, to attack his wife.Other detracting factors are the filming and some of the effects. This must have been done on a shoestring budget as it looks more like a home movie filmed with a camcorder. And annoyingly, a pink spotlight shines out of god-knows-where whenever one of the fantasy stories is being read. This movie is utterly ridiculous but the comedy aspect makes this worth watching this at least once.
D. Ceased Here we have "Killing Spree", a movie by Tim Ritter, about a man Tom Russo, who faces problems at work, haunted by the actions of his ex-wife, and fears his current wife (Leeza) will cheat on him like his ex. These fears become "reality" when he finds rough drafts for stories his wife is writing (entirely fake). Not realizing they are stories, he goes on a killing spree (wonder where they got the name), murdering everyone mentioned in the book. His neighbor, an old lady, finds out and tries to get Tom to murder her husband, he instead murders her. Those he has murdered come back as zombies and he kills himself.First, the story is kinda lame. But what do you expect? The story is never the main point of low-budget splatter movies, it's the gore. Which leads me into my next point, the gore. The gore is good, a few good deaths (like the old lady), and a few lame ones (the "decapitated head"), it dishes up enough blood so that this movie isn't a total waste of time.The acting can be described as an amusing attempt at amateur acting. It gets pretty bad, but not to the point where you want to shut it off. The people he kills tend to over-act a bit, but Tom and Leeza manage to act enough like real people.I give it a five, it's a decent attempt, and fans of low-budget gore flicks will like it, but casual horror fans will find limited enjoyment.
HumanoidOfFlesh In "Killing Spree" an airplane mechanic becomes so convinced that his wife is as unfaithful to him that he launches an inventive and elaborate campaign to dispatch her numerous lovers,in the most violent,gory and repulsive ways imaginable.The bloody effects rank from pretty good to awful,but if you are a rabid gore fan you will love "Killing Spree".The gore is plentiful including the scene,where our hero rips open a man's belly with chainsaw and then electrocutes him through his exposed intestines.A couple of the kills are hilariously ludicrous and the scene in which the wife 'gives head' to her husband's best friend is unlike any horror film moment you've ever seen.The acting is unfirmly awful and the editing is bad,but if you enjoy watching low-budget gore flicks grab some beer and give "Killing Spree" a try.
axedoff I recently got this flick on DVD and from all I've read about in other reviews was really anxious to see it. When I was done I was very surprised. They don't make movies like this anymore! I guess the greatest thing about this is that it doesn't try to be that serious "which is evident during the head scene and the zombie finale" and it doesn't get so goofy that you don't even understand it. Heres the plot newlyweds tom russo "Asbestos felt" and Lisa "Courtney lercara" move to a new neighborhood and for a while everything goes alright. Except for toms nosy neighbor. But then he thinks his wife is having affairs with his friend and visitors. So he starts to kill them one by one. And the last fifteen minutes feels like your on a bad acid trip. This movie features several creative deaths like the screwdriver and clawhammer deaths. "gotta love the ceiling fan death" and fellow gorehounds will not be disappointed. mild bad acting but a great soundtrack even though it features the lamest porno music I've ever heard makes this an independent classic you must see.