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Set at the North Sea Cottages, a wooded retreat for gifted children, the film begins with the campfire retelling of the legend of Madman Marz (Paul Ehlers), a mean, drunken farmer who went nuts one night and hacked up his entire family with an ax. Marz was lynched by ten locals and hung from a tree to die, but when they came back for the body in the morning, he had vanished. Now, the story has it, he roams the woods and will come and kill anyone who says his name above a whisper. Of course, a moronic teenaged counselor screams his name, and on the final night before Thanksgiving break, the crazed madman starts hanging and hacking the horny counselors one by one. This all might sound like it has potential to be a rousing gorefest along the lines of Friday the 13th or The Burning (both of which it slavishly imitates), but that would ignore the wretched songs, tedious pacing, bad acting, and ludicrous makeup. Leading man Tony Fish was never heard from again, and co-stars here with Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, and Jan Claire. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Alexis Dubin - Betsy
Tony Fish - T.P.
Harriet Bass - Stacey
Seth Jones - Dave
Jan Claire - Ellie

The 1982 slasher film Madman comes to DVD from Anchor Bay with a widescreen presentation. Includes audio commentary with writer/director Joe Giannone, writer/producer Gary Sales, and stars Tony Fish and Paul Ehlers. The only other bonus features are one trailer and five TV spots. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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26	Friday the 13th, Part 3 (R)
50	Friday the 13th (R)
30	Friday the 13th, Part 2 (R)
7	Popcorn (R)
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20	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (R)
16	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (R)
1	Schizo (R)
13	Return to Horror High (NR)
2	Girls Nite Out (R)
13	Silent Night, Bloody Night (R)
2	Just Before Dawn (R)
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31	Dawn of the Dead [Collector's Edition]
49	Creepshow (R)
1	Greaser's Palace (NR)
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1	The Burning (R)
50	Friday the 13th (R)
30	Friday the 13th, Part 2 (R)
26	Friday the 13th, Part 3 (R)
13	Sleepaway Camp (R)
9	Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (R)
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