The lead actor was Abel Ferrara!
Using his Jimmy Laine pseudonym.

And the lead character was an artist, not a musician, though Ferrara has been known to compose and sing now and again...like on the end credit song of "Bad Lt."

Re: The Driller Killer
 

well i stuck with the uncut r2 version with a mental commentary by abel ferrara

The 2 disc release also has the commentary. And yes, it's delightfully mental!

Im off to watch this now...

I've never seen it but it sounds intriguing.

Whew! What a title, though!

It was an odd film...I wrote a mini-review in Last Seen Movie if anyone's interested.

EDIT - I might as well post it here, too


I'm not really sure what I thought of this. A strange film, that goes without saying, but did I like it? Ferrara does a good job on both sides of the camera, but his acting really grabbed me. Essentially this is more of a character study than a horror film, and Ferrara's performance was very convincing and believable. I liked the score, fit very well with the dark, depressing feel of the film. This is without question a very depressing film, I found myself feeling sorry for the main character. His decent into madness was brilliantly captured, carried by Ferrara's performance. By the time we actually got to them, the "Driller Killer" scenes almost looked out of place. They were very well done however, the attitude he had toward killing was very distressing and well portrayed. It wasn't very well paced though, I checked my watch lot more often than I should have. All in all this is a dark and depressing film, but Ferrara's performance makes it worth watching. One word of warning: Don't go in to it looking for a gorefest. Though there are a few very good gory moments, that's not what the film is about.

6/10

much to enjoy from this film, just don't expect a horror film