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Touch of Death

Touch of Death

19885.31h 26m

Overview

The financially strained and increasingly desperate, Lester Parsons concocts a brilliant get-rich-quick scheme; cruise the lonely hearts ads for rich women to fleece. Too bad then, that Lester’s also a psychotic cannibal who enjoys mutilating these lovelorn souls, via his trusty chainsaw, and using their flesh for his dinner. When a copycat killer threatens to bring him down, Lester must do all he can to prevent this new killer’s sloppy work from ruining them both.

Directed by Lucio Fulci
Written by Lucio Fulci
Produced by Antonio Lucidi, Luigi Nannerini
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Top Cast

Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey

Lester Parson

Zora Kerova

Zora Kerova

Virginia Field

Al Cliver

Al Cliver

Randy

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Sacha Darwin

Margie MacDonald

Ria De Simone

Ria De Simone

Alice Shogun

Marco Di Stefano

Marco Di Stefano

The Tramp

Maurice Poli

Maurice Poli

TV Newscaster

Themes & Keywords

dark comedygorehit-and-runserial killerchainsawcannibal

About Touch of Death

Touch of Death is a horror, comedy film released in 1988 exploring themes of dark comedy, gore, hit-and-run, serial killer, chainsaw, cannibal. Directed by Lucio Fulci, it stars Brett Halsey, Zora Kerova, Al Cliver. The financially strained and increasingly desperate, Lester Parsons concocts a brilliant get-rich-quick scheme; cruise the lonely hearts ads for rich women to fleece. Too bad then, that Lester’s also a psychotic cannibal who enjoys mutilating these lovelorn souls, via his trusty chainsaw, and using their flesh for his dinner. When a copycat killer threatens to bring him down, Lester must do all he can to prevent this new killer’s sloppy work from ruining them both.

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