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Madman

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Madman

R

Released Jan 1, 1982

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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J H

It's one of the worst slasher movies I've ever seen. It's bursting with stupidity.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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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

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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

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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

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Jeff L

More fun than Friday the 13th. I love the creepy synthesizer score.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/23

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Computey D

A Slasher Movie with an good concept.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/23

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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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