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Madman

- They thought they were alone.

Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.

Release Date : 1981-10-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Legend Lives Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Madman Marz

Cast

Character Name : Betsy

Original Name : Gaylen Ross

Gender : Female

Character Name : T.P.

Original Name : Tony Fish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stacy

Original Name : Harriet Bass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Seth Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ellie

Original Name : Jan Claire

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Alexander Murphy Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richie

Original Name : Jimmy Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Carl Fredericks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madman Marz

Original Name : Paul Ehlers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Tom Veilleux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Stephen Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Ellen

Original Name : Vicki Kenneally

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shirley

Original Name : Shelley Mathes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeanie

Original Name : Lori Mathes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marz's Wife

Original Name : Jane Pappidas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marz's Son

Original Name : Travis Sawyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marz's Daughter

Original Name : Deidre Higgins

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Michael Sullivan

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Pedestrian Grade B knockoff of “Friday the 13th”*** It’s the end of the season at a youth camp on the remote end of Long Island and a legendary mad backwoodsman appears on the final night to pick off the counselors. Gaylen Ross (as Alexis Dubin) from “Dawn of the Dead” (1978) appears as one of the protagonists. Seeing “Madman” (1981) makes you realize the excellence of “Friday the 13th” (1980). It has the same basic setting and plot with a promising opening that borrows from “The Fog” (1980), not to mention a crazy ax-wielding killer that recalls “The Shining” (1980). But it never rises above a flat experience, although it has some nice nocturnal camp mood. The fact that everything takes place within a few hours on the same night doesn’t help because there are no daytime scenes; and so the story’s just too one-dimensional for a movie that runs almost an hour and a half. Some dull scenes unnecessarily drag on and could’ve been cut in half. Another negatory is that the director/writer has no eye for capturing women on film; and I’m not talking about nudity or sleaze. Still, if you favor the “Friday the 13th” flicks and don’t mind a subpar copy, “Madman” should fill the bill, although that’s about it. At least the titular character’s make-up is well done. He’s sort of like Bigfoot if he were human and liked axes. The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot entirely at Fish Cove Inn, Southampton, Long Island, New York. GRADE: C/C-

JPV852

@JPV852

2022-02-28

Saw this a while back and gave it a second shot with Vinegar Syndrome's 4K release and... my opinion remains the same. The kills are unspectacular and on the whole was pretty dull, as were the cardboard cutout characters. Not sure the timeline when it was filmed, but seems like a clear Friday the 13th clone. **2.25/5**