Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
She was lonely. He was all she had. No one would take him from her…and live.
Directed by William Asher
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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.
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- Director
- William Asher
- Written by
- Alan Jay Glueckman, Boon Collins, Steve Briemer, Alan Jay Glueckman
- Produced by
- Steve Briemer
- Composer
- Bruce Langhorne
- Cinematographers
- Jan de Bont, Robbie Greenberg
- Editor
- Ted Nicolaou
- Makeup FX
- Allan A. Apone
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Momma's Boy, Night Warning, Nightmare Maker
- TMDB
- 6.5/10 (161 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 71/100
- IMDb
- 6.3/10 (5,620 votes)
Cast
Jimmy McNichol
Billy Lynch
Susan Tyrrell
Aunt Cheryl
Bo Svenson
Detective Joe Carlson
Julia Duffy
Julie
Marcia Lewis
Margie
Steve Eastin
Coach Tom Landers
Britt Leach
Sgt. Cook
Caskey Swaim
Phil Brody
Cooper Neal
Frank
Bill Paxton
Eddie
Kay Kimler
Anna Lynch
Gary Baxley
Bill Lynch, Sr.
Riley Morgan
Chuck Strang
Crew
William Asher
Director
Alan Jay Glueckman
Screenplay
Boon Collins
Screenplay
Steve Briemer
Screenplay
Bruce Langhorne
Original Music Composer
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Robbie Greenberg
Director of Photography
Ted Nicolaou
Editor
Dennis Hennessy
Executive Producer
Richard Carrothers
Executive Producer
