The Mutilator

(1985)*

While cleaning his father’s hunting rifle little Ed pulls the trigger and accidentally kills his mother who happens to be in the kitchen making a birthday cake for little Ed’s father, big Ed. When big Ed comes home and finds his dead wife he goes a little crazy, first beating little Ed and then attempting to give his deceased wife whisky (?).

Several years later little Ed is hanging out with his girlfriend and buddies in a pool hall lamenting the fact that they do not have any plans for their fall break (I couldn’t tell if they were supposed to be in high school or college). After a phone rings the bartender informs Ed that the call is for him. How odd. He soon learns that it’s his crazy father, who informs him that he went on another bender and made a mess of their beach house. Although initially annoyed that his father wants him to clean the mess up, he quickly concludes that this might be a way to spend fall break with his friends. Bad idea.

Maybe coming to this beach house was a bad idea

Upon arriving, the kids do what kids do when they have a place all to themselves; drink, have sex, play hide and go seek (I shit you not), and boobs. However, what they don’t know is that big Ed is hiding in the house and has his own plans.

I'm going to kill you all for no apparent reason

Yawn. This movie was just so stupid I don’t feel there is any need for analysis. This is as paint-by-numbers as you can get and you will easily identify who will live and who will die. The Mutilator is an utterly pointless movie devoid of scares and any semblance of fun. I need to stop choosing movies because I like the retro feel of the posters.