The Undertaker

1988
R
1h 29m

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A deranged undertaker kills various people to keep as his friends in his seedy funeral home.A deranged undertaker kills various people to keep as his friends in his seedy funeral home.A deranged undertaker kills various people to keep as his friends in his seedy funeral home.

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4.9/10

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Joe Spinell

Roscoe

Rebecca Varon

Patrick Askin

Nick

Susan Bachli

Mandy

Martha Schoeman

Hazel

Charles Kay-Hune

Chief

William James Kennedy

Inspector Barry
(as Will Kennedy)

Francis D. Poeta

Security Guard
(as France Poeta)

Joel Nagle

Kevin

Max Stone

Sargeant

Linda Ipanema

Mary Lawrence
(as Ginny Franc)

Lisa Vondal

Nancy Bowen

Nita Kling

Angela

Jan Harrison

Cashier

Mette Holt

Jean

Robert Kessler

Inspector Vance

Guillermo Gentile

State Coroner

Stanley Bogest

Jogger
(as Stan Bogest)

Directors
- Frank Avianca
- Steve Bono
Writer
- William James Kennedy
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Trivia
Richard Lynch was originally considered to play Roscoe, but Joe Spinell lobbied hard to secure the lead role of Roscoe in the film.

Alternate versions
The Code Red DVD is edited. The gory scenes are cut and some scenes are out of order.

Connections
Featured in Making 'the Undertaker' (2016)

Soundtracks
Theme From The Undertaker
By J. Eric Johnson

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6/10

Solid Camp

Fans of the genre will know Spinell as Frank Zito in the cult slasher Maniac (1980). This is essentially a reprisal of that character-a haunted loner conflating sex with gore. The Undertaker is a poorly written, badly acted, cheap entry in the genre. It's perfect.