The Psychopath (1973 film)

The Psychopath
The Psychopath
Directed by	Larry G. Brown
Written by	Larry G. Brown; Walter Dallenbach
Produced by	Larry G. Brown
Starring	Tom Basham
Cinematography	Jack Beckett
Edited by	Dennis Jakob; John Williams
Music by	Country Al Ross
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Psychopath, also known as An Eye for an Eye, is a 1973 horror film written by Walter Dallenbach, produced and directed by Larry G. Brown^[1] and John Ashton as one of its co-stars.

Plot

Mr. Rabbey, the host of a children's television show, is every boys' and girls' favorite. But unknown to everyone, when he hears stories from the kids who watch his show about the abuse they suffer at the hands of their parents, he starts visiting the parents and murdering them. Eventually, the police begin to suspect him of the murders.

Cast

Tom Basham as Mr. Rabbey
Gene Carlson as Burt Mitchell
Gretchen Kanne as Carolyn
David Carlile as Perry Forbes
Barbara Grover as Judy Cirlin
Lance Larsen as Harold Cirlin
Jeff Rice as Richard
Peter Renaday as Lt. Hayes (as Pete Renoudet)
Jackson Bostwick as Sgt. Graham
John Ashton as Sgt. Matthews (as John D. Ashton)
Mary Rings as Mother in Park
Margaret Avery as Nurse
Sam Jarvis as Coroner
Brenda Venus as Joanie
Carol Ann Daniels as Mrs. D'Sicca
Bruce Kimball as Mr. D'Sicca

Re-release

In 1980, an edited version of the film was released. In this version, all of the murders were removed.^[2]

Remake

A

Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie, was shot in 1986 by Joe Spinell and director Buddy Giovinazzo as a sequel to the former's 1980 slasher film Maniac, following a psychopathic children's television show host who murders abusive parents.^[3] The short was done to raise financing for a sequel to Maniac (ultimately unmade due to Spinell's death in 1989),^[3]^[4] and was included with the 30th anniversary edition release of Maniac.^[5]