Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara 2004 Horror Movie Review

GRITTY MASTERPIECE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF BAD LIEUTENANT AND KING OF NEW YORK! 

Long available in incomplete or full screen editions, Abel Ferrara’s 1979 cult classic THE DRILLER KILLLER here receives its definitive presentation, accompanied by three of the director’s never-previously-released short films from the 1970s. THE DRILLER KILLER stars Ferrara himself (under the pseudonym ‘Jimmy Laine’) as Reno Miller, an artist being driven mad by the pressures of New York life who takes to the streets and begins murdering derelicts with a power drill. Although Ferrara intended to make a film in the tradition of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, the end result bore an even greater resemblance to Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER. THE DRILLER KILLER is an indispensable addition to the collection of anyone interested in 1970s horror, the work of Abel Ferrara, or off-the-wall cinema. 

DISC ONE: DRILLER KILLER Letter-boxed version. Audio Commentary by Able Ferrara. French & Spanish Subtitles. Trailer. Porto-pack Commercial. 

DISC TWO: THE EARLY SHORT FILMS OF ABEL FERRARA: COULD THIS BE LOVE (1973). THE HOLD UP (1972). NICKY’S FILM (1971). Trailer - NINE LIVES OF A WET [**]. Audio Commentary by Abel Ferrara.