Killer Workout
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| Directed by | David A. Prior[1] |
| Written by | David A. Prior |
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| Cinematography | Peter Bonilla[1] |
| Edited by | David A. Prior |
| Music by | Todd Hayen[1] |
Production company | Maverick Films Ltd.[2] |
| Distributed by | Academy Home Entertainment |
Release date | 1987[1] |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Killer Workout (originally titled Aerobicide)[2] is a 1987 American slasher film written and directed by David A. Prior. It stars Marcia Karr, David James Campbell, Fritz Matthews, Ted Prior, and Teresa Van der Woude. The story revolves around a Los Angeles fitness club owned by Rhonda Johnson, whose twin sister Valerie was burned in a tanning salon two years ago. Detective Morgan begins to investigate the gym, after several of its members are brutally murdered by an unknown attacker.
Plot
A young model is burned in a tanning salon accident. Five years later, people at a fitness club owned by Rhonda (Marcia Karr) in Los Angeles are being murdered by a mysterious killer who uses a large safety pin. It is up to Detective Morgan (David James Campbell) to solve the mystery and stop the killer.
Cast
- Marcia Karr as Rhonda Johnson
- David James Campbell as Det. Lt. Morgan
- Fritz Matthews as Jimmy Hallik
- Ted Prior as Chuck Dawson
- Teresa Van der Woude as Jaimy[2]
Reception
In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis referred to the film as a "lame horror thriller" that was "crude at everything - t&a displays in the gym, suspense sequences, plot twists."[3] In their review of the blu-ray, Bloody Disgusting opined that "the plot is the very basic slasher setup in that you meet a handful of characters and an unknown killer begins picking them off one by one...none of the characters are very well developed and are introduced to fit two very specific needs – be eye candy and become victims...this won’t result in a groundbreaking slasher that breaks the mold, but it works perfectly to create some enjoyable trash".[4]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e "Killer Workout | TV Guide". TV Guide.
- ^ a b c Killer Workout at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Willis 1997, p. 5.
- ^ Coffe, Chris (January 23, 2016). "Blu-ray Review, 'Killer Workout' is Trashy, Slasher Fun". Bloody Disgusting.
References
- Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3055-8.
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