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I, Madman

I, Madman

Lose Yourself in a Good Book.

19895.81h 29m

Overview

A bookshop clerk starts seeing the disfigured killer from her favorite 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her.

Directed by Tibor Takács
Written by David Chaskin
Produced by Rafael Eisenman
Box Office0Revenue: $151K

Top Cast

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

Virginia

Clayton Rohner

Clayton Rohner

Richard

R

Randall William Cook

Dr. Alan Kessler

Stephanie Hodge

Stephanie Hodge

Mona

M

Michelle Jordan

Colette

Vance Valencia

Vance Valencia

Sgt. Navarro

M

Mary Baldwin

Librarian

R

Raf Nazario

Lyle

B

Bob Frank

Hotel Manager

Bruce Wagner

Bruce Wagner

Pianist

Themes & Keywords

obsessionmurderdoctorbook storedeformedchristmas horrorbook comes to lifehorror novel

About I, Madman

I, Madman is a horror, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of obsession, murder, doctor, book store, deformed, christmas horror. Directed by Tibor Takács, it stars Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner, Randall William Cook. A bookshop clerk starts seeing the disfigured killer from her favorite 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her.

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