The Love Butcher

1975

Horror

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 546 546

proto-slasher

Plot summary

The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms into Lester and returns to those who have wronged him.

Director

Top cast

Roger Gentry Photo
Roger Gentry
Marilyn Jones Photo
Marilyn Jones as Lena
Robin Sherwood Photo
Robin Sherwood as Sheila
Richard Kennedy Photo
Richard Kennedy as Don
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777.12 MB
1280*546
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 7
1.41 GB
1920*818
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 7 / 10

Pretty bizarre 70's slasher flick.

Someone is killing young women with gardening tools.The police are baffled.Eric Stern,the star of "The Love Butcher" displays a dual personality which is truly fascinating.One character is Caleb,a crippled,bald and ugly gardener whom his women customers pick on.The other character is Lester,Caleb's handsome dead brother.When a woman puts down Caleb,Lester pays her a lethal visit."The Love Butcher" is perhaps the best horror film made by Donald M.Jones,the man behind watchable exploitation flick "Schoolgirls in Chains" and worthless slasher "The Forest".It certainly offers some twists and turns plus a little bit of violence.Eric Stern is quite believable in the dual role and the script is refreshing.Give it a chance.
Reviewed by 7 / 10

So-bad-it's-good Psycho copy thriller

Reviewed by 7 / 10

What you expect from low budget 70's horror.

The Love Butcher - 1975 (This Film Rates a C+ ) The public is upset because there have been six murders and no suspects. There is a lot of anger, yelling and shouting. From there we meet, Caleb who is an odd "crippled gimp" gardener for the snobby. He goes home to an already deceased brother (Lester) who torments and belittles him in a delusional like state. Or is this reality? Seems like Lester is the stud and Caleb is the dud when it comes to women. Lester just can't help but kill them though. Caleb slowly delves into madness and the lines are blurred until the twist ending. It isn't awful. The women in this film are portrayed as dumb and stereotypical as are the police officers. The kills aren't gory but there is some intensity behind the actions. Plus, the drowning by having a garden hose shoved down your throat was fun. The music is pretty bad, the acting is juvenile, and the script is lacking. There are some moments that were meant to be funny that really aren't, for instance, challenging a killer by stating "I can outperform you 10 days in a week". But there is sex and boobs.
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