The Driller Killer

An artist in Union Square, Manhattan, struggles with his homeless father, finishing a key painting, an annoying rock band in the building, and his relationship with his two female roommates. Insanity and worse can’t be too far away. The Driller Killer is a gritty art house Indie made by the protagonist, Abel Ferrara, who’s listed as actor Jimmy Lai... An artist in Union Square slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, leading him to take to the streets of New York after dark and randomly kill derelicts with a power drill. This 1979 film is an unflinching look at the darker side of artistic struggle, set against the vibrant yet unforgiving backdrop of late 1970s Manhattan.