Edge of the Axe

Edge of the Axe
Spanish poster
Directed by José Ramón Larraz
(as Joseph Braunstein)
Produced by José Frade
Screenplay by Pablo de Aldebarán
Starring Barton Faulks
Christina Marie Lane
Page Moseley
Fred Holliday
Patty Shepard
Jack Taylor
Music by Javier Elorrieta
Cinematography Tote Trenas
Edited by Barry B. Leirer
Distributed by Calepas International Inc.
Release date
 1988
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Spain ; USA
Language English

Edge of the Axe (Original title: Al Filo del Hacha) is a 1988 Spanish-American made-for-TV horror film about a masked maniac murdering people in a small Northern Californian suburb.[1][2]

Plot

A masked serial killer is murdering people in a small village with an axe. A young couple unwillingly end up in the middle of all the chaos, and eventually become the next target. Will they be able to catch the killer and reveal his/her identity or will the town population reach zero?

Cast

  • Barton Faulks as Gerald Martin
  • Christina Marie Lane as Lillian Nebbs
  • Page Moseley as Richard Simmons
  • Fred Holliday as Frank McIntosh
  • Patty Shepard as Laura Simmons
  • Alicia Moro as Rita Miller
  • Jack Taylor as Christopher Caplin
  • Joy Blackburn as Susan Nebbs
  • May Heatherly as Anna Bixby
  • Conrado San Martín as Trevor
  • Elmer Modling as Brock

Reception

Reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes are not available at this point, but the approval rating from audiences is currently 33%.[3]

The Bloody Pit of Horror called the film "neither the best nor worst of its type, this slasher / mystery shows general competence but is dull, ordinary and ultimately very forgettable. Everything about this is painfully average. Average plot, average acting, average horror scenes with minimal gore, average white killer mask..." [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Al FILO DEL HACHA (1988)". BFI.
  2. ↑ "Edge of the Axe (1989) - Joseph Braunstein - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ↑ "Edge of the Axe". 20 May 1988.
  4. ↑ "The Bloody Pit of Horror: Al filo del hacha (1988)".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.