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At a summer camp in the woods, Max (Carl Fredericks), one of the counselors, decides to regale the campers and other counselors with a frightening tale of a local serial killer, Madman Marz (Paul Ehlers). As the story goes, if his name is uttered above a whisper, he will return to the area to kill. Unimpressed and unafraid, an impudent teen, Richie (Jimmy Steele), feels compelled to test the legend -- despite the deadly consequences. Within moments, Madman Marz is back again for blood.
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Noel Murray Nashville Scene Anyone compiling a supercut of the slasher genre's greatest hits would be wrong to exclude Madman's super-creepy shot of the shaggy Marz silhouetted up in a tree. Aug 4, 2016 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst There is not one lota of originality in this depressing and insulting steal from the Friday the 13th series with a touch of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre thrown in for good measure. Aug 1, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Minutes after reciting spoken lines for lamentable character development, essentially indistinguishable roles are disposed of at axe point. Rated: 4/10 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review David Keyes Cinemaphile.org There's nothing remotely enjoyable about the experience of Madman, which misses the opportunity to exploit unlikely punchlines and buries its situations in a compost pile of muck, boredom and insufferably miscalculated technical merits. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 26, 2016 Full Review Ford Maddox Brown Starburst Fair enough, the dialogue is a bit cheesy and the characters aren't the most complex bunch of people you'll ever meet, nevertheless Madman has its stylistic accomplishments... Rated: 7/10 Jan 31, 2016 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com It doesn't reach the iconic highs of "Friday the 13th," but "Madman" has its simple pleasures, including attention to character and an unusual interest in music to help secure its creepy intent. Rated: B- May 24, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan O Madman is like The Burning and Friday the 13th Part 2 and My Bloody Valentine in alter universe to warn teens not doing bad stuff in every teen slasher horror. It does have spooky atmosphere in the woods and really bloody deaths special effects however in the opening scene there's a lot of spoilers for camp counselors deaths which it shouldn't be in the scene and writing is a bit meh. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Stephen M Don't know how this can have a low rating. Scared the 💩 out of me first time I watched Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review michael b I Dont Care What Anybody Says, This Was A GREAT Horror Movie, Even Better Then The First FRIDAY The 13th,Absoulity Love This Movie.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Jeff L More fun than Friday the 13th. I love the creepy synthesizer score. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review Computey D A Slasher Movie with an good concept. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/23 Full Review john m Super fun 80s slasher that is so poorly done (which is part of the fun). So many edits in here that makes it so you can't figure out who the hell is where and the kills don't make sense sometimes. But it's spooky season and you want to see dumb people running through the woods from a man who looks half-pig and zombie with an axe for no reason. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis At a summer camp in the woods, Max (Carl Fredericks), one of the counselors, decides to regale the campers and other counselors with a frightening tale of a local serial killer, Madman Marz (Paul Ehlers). As the story goes, if his name is uttered above a whisper, he will return to the area to kill. Unimpressed and unafraid, an impudent teen, Richie (Jimmy Steele), feels compelled to test the legend -- despite the deadly consequences. Within moments, Madman Marz is back again for blood.
Director
Joe Giannone
Producer
Gary Sales
Screenwriter
Joe Giannone
Distributor
Jensen Farley Pictures
Production Co
The Legend Lives Company
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1982, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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