Main Cast: Anthony Perkins, Dana Elcar, Henry Hull, Salome Jens
Release Year: 1965
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
Plot
Released in some areas as Violent Journey, The Fool Killer is a bloody melodrama, combining various aspects of the western and horror genres. In one of his last screen appearances, Henry Hull plays Dirty Jim Jelliman, who relates the spine-chilling story of "the fool killer" to wide-eyed orphan George Mellish (Edward Albert). Said killer is an axe-wielding psycho whose mission in life is to purge the world of people whom he considers to be mental midgets. Shortly afterwards, the impressionable George crosses the path of an intense young man named Milo Bogardus (Anthony Perkins). Is it only coincidental that a rash of axe murders coincides with Milo's arrival in a small community? Based on a novel by Helen Eustis, The Fool Killer was not given a general release until four years after its completion, thanks to tangled legal problems. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Charlotte Jones - Mrs. Ova Fanshawe; Arnold Moss - Rev. Spotts; Wendell Phillips - Old Man; Edward Albert - George Mellish
Credit
Rudolph Sternad - Art Director, Dorothy Jeakins - Costume Designer, Servando Gonzalez - Director, Ralph Rosenblum - Editor, Juan Jose Marino - Editor, Gustavo Cesar Carrion - Composer (Music Score), Michael Phillips - Songwriter, Tillman Franks - Songwriter, Robert Emmet Smith - Production Designer, Alex Phillips, Jr. - Cinematographer, David Friedkin - Producer, Morton S. Fine - Screenwriter, David Friedkin - Screenwriter, Helen Eustis - Book Author
