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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Cast

Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Julia Duffy View All

Crew

Boon Collins (Screenplay), Boon Collins (Story), William Asher (Director), Steve Briemer (Screenplay) View All

Release: Feb. 24th, 1982

Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all...

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Wooley
Complicating things further, the police lieutenant assigned to the case is a hateful homophobe who has already decided that Billy is "a fag" and murdered the man himself in a fit of passion.

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Takoma11
When Carlson decides that the killing is all part of some gay murder plot (more about this later), Cheryl tells Billy that gay men are all "sick", and Billy stands up for the person he cares about.