Madman (1983)

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Directed by

Joe Giannone

Starring

Gaylen Ross
Betsy

Frederick Neumann
Max

Michael Sullivan
Dippy

Paul Ehlers
Madman Marz

Written by

Joe Giannone
(screenplay by)

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At a summer camp for youths, cockey pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz". Suddenly, counselors are being maimed and slaughtered in various ways by the backwoodsman who has returned when his name was called.

Release date: 18 February 1983
UPC: 013131161397

Tags: Horror (5), Slasher (5), Summer Camp (3), 1982 (3), Counselors (1), Thriller (1), Psychos (1), Grindhouse (1), Counselor (1), Child Murder (1), Teenagers (1), Psychopath (1), Wilderness (1), Camping (1), Camp (1), Piano (1), Teens (1), Serial Killer (1), Chase (1), 1980s (1)

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"Madman is a 1981 American slasher film written and directed by Joe Giannone and starring Gaylen Ross and Paul Ehlers. The plot focuses on an axe-wielding murderer named Madman Marz who, after accidentally summoned by a group of campers during a campfire tale, begins to stalk and murder the young adults. At a summer camp for youths, cockey pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz". Suddenly, counselors are being maimed and slaughtered in various ways by the backwoodsman"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 25th Via: Tubi Plot: A legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp. Rating: 4.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? I just wanted a simple, short horror, and this one was free on Tubi."

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" Date: 12/5/2020 Viewed: TubiTV Re-Watch Note: It's a lonely rainy Saturday night, so I felt like this movie is a good choice to pass off time. I was going to watch The Last Drive-In episode, but it's not on Shudder for some reason (They have it under "This video is currently unavailable"). So I end up watching it on Tubi and the transfer is fantastic. I'm going to assume that they used the HD remaster from Vinegar Syndrome. I remember watching this movie many years ago on a VHS tape and it h"

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"First viewing - Oct. 23rd I decided to have another slasher double feature on this Friday night, once again turning to the subgenre's heyday in the '80s. I deeply appreciated the opening moments of Madman as the group sits around a campfire trying to scare each other, but as it moved along it all felt pretty standard and average. I felt like the backstory for Madman Marz was far more interesting a tale than watching him attack people in the "present day", probably because the whole thing just c"