The Love Butcher (1975)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Donald M. Jones
Mikel Angel

Writers:

Mikel Angel (writer)
James Evergreen (writer)

Release Date:

1 December 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

He wants more than your love...

Plot:

The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms...

Plot Keywords:

Alter Ego | Revenge | Swimming Pool | Nude Woman Murdered | Drowning

Cast

Erik Stern	...	Caleb / Lester
Kay Neer	...	Florence
Jeremiah Beecher	...	Russell
Richard Kennedy	...	Capt. Don Stark (as Edward Roehm)
Robin Sherwood	...	Sheila
Eve Mac	...	Pat
Robert Walter	...	Joe
Louis Ojena	...	Carl
John Stoglin	...	Minister
Marilyn Jones	...	Lena
Joan Vigman	...	Mother
Marcus Flower	...	Little Lester
Darlene Chaffee	...	Flo's Neighbor
Neal Byers	...	Narcotics Officer
Peter Netzband	...	1st Patrol Car Policeman

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Desert

Quotes:

Lester: I'm going to awaken you from this earthly nightmare... awaken you to the sweet repose of death.

Cheesy low-budget slasher with some unintentional fun

Caleb is a "gimp" gardener who is merely tolerated by his employers, he's a little simple-minded too, it would seem, and practically blind if you look at his glasses. But Caleb has a brother Lester that he lives with, or does he? Lester is the brains of the outfit and he has all the looks too, but unfortunately for Caleb's customers, Lester seems to be a psychotic killer. And, a master of disguise, hell, even one of the intended victims figures that out. It seems that all Caleb's customers are dying gruesome deaths and poor Caleb is dearly disturbed over it. The cops are under fire for not being able to solve the case and a newspaper reporter is hot on the trail too but despite all the garden tools used as weapons nobody can figure it all out. This is a cheesy little slasher flick of the low-budget kind, and full of delightful 70's fashions, and questionable acting abilities. It's kind of fun in a stupid way but not something that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Also it's now available on DVD and while the transfer isn't perfect you will mostly forget that after all the chopped off titles at the beginning because the print is decent, at least. More for the "so bad it's good" crowd than anyone else, 7 out of 10.