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title: 'The Driller Killer (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Abel Ferrara'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-driller-killer-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079082/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Driller Killer (1979)

1979 · 96 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller, Comedy, Crime · United States

Part of: Driller Killer

## Synopsis

The Driller Killer is a 1979 American black comedy slasher film directed, edited by, and starring Abel Ferrara, from a screenplay by Nicholas St. John. It was Ferrara's first mainstream feature film, following his 1976 pornographic film 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy. The plot concerns Reno Miller, a struggling artist in New York City, turning insane from stress and killing derelicts with a power drill.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Abel Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/abel-ferrara)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-st-john)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Delia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-delia)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ken Kelsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-kelsch)

## Cast

- [Abel Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/abel-ferrara) as Reno Miller

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