Edge of the Axe
| Edge of the Axe | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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]