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Le tueur de Malibu

Original title: Lady, Stay Dead
  • 1981
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
739
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Le tueur de Malibu (1981)
DramaHorrorThriller

A Young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbor have been murdered by their handyman who also happens to be a serial killer.A Young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbor have been murdered by their handyman who also happens to be a serial killer.A Young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbor have been murdered by their handyman who also happens to be a serial killer.

  • Director
    • Terry Bourke
  • Writer
    • Terry Bourke
  • Stars
    • Chard Hayward
    • Louise Howitt
    • Deborah Coulls
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    739
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Bourke
    • Writer
      • Terry Bourke
    • Stars
      • Chard Hayward
      • Louise Howitt
      • Deborah Coulls
    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Chard Hayward
    Chard Hayward
    • Gordon Mason
    Louise Howitt
    • Jenny Nolan
    Deborah Coulls
    • Marie Coleby
    Roger Ward
    Roger Ward
    • Officer Clyde Collings
    Les Foxcroft
    • Billy Shepherd
    James Elliott
    • Patrolman Rex Dunbar
    Brian Hinzlewood
    • TV Director
    • (as Brian Hinlsewood)
    George Murray
    • Businessman…
    Barry Donnelly
    Barry Donnelly
    • Security Man at Crash
    James Moss
    • Security Man at Crash
    Allen Scholz
    • Chauffeur
    • Director
      • Terry Bourke
    • Writer
      • Terry Bourke
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    8aussiekerrie

    Great

    It's a bit slow at first, but it gets going. What a camp film.

    I noticed Roger Ward wearing what could only be a hair piece which looked like a doormat missing the welcome sign. When they put the woman in the fish tank to drown her, she didn't fight very hard and was rather unrealistic, but I guess that adds to its camp disposition! It's not the best film I have ever seen Roger Ward in - his performance in Mad Max will always be my favored. I would suggest you try and get a copy of LSD. It's one of those films you will have a soft spot for... in a peculiar kind of way. Typical of how 1970's films were shot in Australia
    5arthurconnor

    I've Seen Better

    Lady Stay Dead is a mostly unexciting Aussie thriller where a perverted gardener graduates from raping women to killing them as he sets his sights on a pop star he does lawn work for. When she turns down his creepy advances, he kills her in a fit of rage, but doesn't expect that her sister is coming into town for a visit and will be staying at the scene of the crime

    The film starts off slowly and in a very sleazy fashion, but if you can make it through the first 30 minutes, you'll be rewarded with a good amount of suspense during the 2nd half of the film as the murdered woman's sister has many close calls with the murderous gardener.

    Things do fall apart a bit at the end where it seemed like they were just making up stuff to beef up the runtime, but there are a few moments of decent tension that make it worth one watch.
    6S1rr34l

    Ozzy Slasher Flick With A Little Extra - A Decent Killer.

    Greetings And Salutations, and welcome to my review of Lady Stay Dead. Before we get into it, here are my ratings:

    Story - 1.25 Direction - 1.00 Pace - 1.25 Acting - 1.00 Enjoyment - 1.25

    TOTAL - 5.75 out of 10

    Tell me truthfully, when you read the title, how many of you are thinking, A Weekend At Bernie's? I know I was. I expected a corpse that wouldn't stay dead. But the name is misleading. The lady he kills stays dead, and the other he's chasing, he doesn't want to hurt - well, not just yet.

    What the writer and director of this Dark Thriller give us is the story of an accidental killer. Who regretfully slaughters the object of his lustfulness. The subsequent series of unfortunate events leads him on a killing spree. What makes this such a captivating film is the main character. Gordon Mason is written possessing a child-like innocence. That leads him into some slightly off-kilter conversations and beliefs. His sexual preferences verge on the rough and voyeuristic, and he believes everybody feels the same way. He cannot accept Marie's hate and disdain after forcing himself on her. Mason believes they both had a great time. And it's this behaviour that adds the chills that run down your spine. I wish he had written the remaining personalities as deliciously, but they are your stereotypical cop and damsel in distress.

    Luckily, Terry Bourke is as good behind the camera as he is at pushing a pen. Though the movie is shot in an average manner and the pace is a steady trot, it works with the story. My attention stayed on the screen and kept my interest. It helped that he kept everything illuminated, so you didn't miss anything.

    The cast, on the whole, is okay, though I was happy to see the back of Marie. Deborah Coulls was too wooden and shouty. I found it hard to understand that Mason had a crush on her as she treated him like dirt. But, hey, that's why it's called fantasy isn't it(?) However, Chard Hayward keeps your attention as he remains calm and constantly creepy throughout as Mason.

    I would prescribe Lady Stay Dead to lovers of the slasher genre, especially on a dark night, in front of a fire, and next to your beloved. Gordon Mason may chill your soul a little. Worth one watch.

    Please feel free to visit my Killer Thriller Chillers list to see where I ranked Lady Stay Dead.

    Take Care & Stay Well.
    8HumanoidOfFlesh

    Sleazy and forgotten Australian slasher.

    Pretty singer/actress Marie Coleby has a charmed,affluent life in Sydney.She lives alone in a beach-side mansion with her dog and doting neighbour,old Billy Shepherd helps her out from time to time.The bearded Gordon Mason is her gardener.He is a psycho,who enjoys lying in bed with a mannequin and dreaming about torturing women on the beach.His obsession with Marie leads to rape and murder.A new resident enters the house of murder.Marie's older sister Jenny Nolan is looking for her..."Lady Stay Dead" is a sleazy psycho slasher comparable to "Maniac","Don't Go in the House","Never Pick Up a Stranger" or "American Nightmatre".There is plenty of sleaze and full-frontal nudity as well as some brutal violence.Chard Hayward is perfect as a appropriately perverted and crazed murderer.8 out of 10.I enjoyed this low-budget slice of sleaze.
    10PeteStud

    Deranged Sweaty Sleazy Forgotten Gem that turns into a good movie halfway!

    They just don't make em like this anymore- Like I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, HOUSE BY THE LAKE, MANIAC, THE FAN (81) etc this film delves right into a psychopaths fantasies and allows the actor to fully rip roar and indulge in the character without restraint. The plot pretty much revolves around a rich mean spirited high class diva who talks to everyone like scum, including her mentally deficit gardener who just happens to also be a obsessed psychopath who , when not being berated by her, spends his time jerking off in the sand thinking of tortured women and making love to a mannequin dressed like her as her music plays in the background. Eventually he acts upon his sick delusions and when her boyfriend is forced to leave their villa for a weekend the gardener enters her house then rapes and kills her. The rape scene and dialogue are pretty disturbing.(ie " never mind those limp yuppie guys- if you ever want it rough and hard, ask me and I'll give it to you whenever you want..") Then her concerned sister comes to the house to see how she is, unaware of the rape-happy madman still hiding there, What follows is a intriguing cat and mouse. The violence in this film is great and I did not find it boring at all. This is easily one of the best of the Australian horror/exploitation that came out that era. Unfairly ignored and loathed it stands up today as a gross horrifying and sometimes unintentionally funny home invasion film thats as good as anything else. track this down. If you like bleak films and twisted psychos you'll get a great fix from this.

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      The movie is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.
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      Featured in Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
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      Loving from a Distance
      Written by Ted Ottley and Bob Young

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1981 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lady, Stay Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Ryntare Productions
      • Medical and Professional Investment Services
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      • A$610,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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