Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker

Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker

1981, R, 96 min. Directed by William Asher. Starring Jimmy McNichol, Bo Svenson, Susan Tyrell, Julia Duffy, Marcia Lewis, Bill Paxton.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., Jan. 31, 2002

Also known as Night Warning, this little known picture stars Susan Tyrell as the sexually repressed harridan/legal guardian of bullied Jimmy MacNichol. The film also features then-unknowns, Bill Paxton and Julia Duffy.

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Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, William Asher, Jimmy McNichol, Bo Svenson, Susan Tyrell, Julia Duffy, Marcia Lewis, Bill Paxton

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