1987
David A. Prior
David A. Prior
A woman (Marcia Karr) is seemingly burned to death in a
horrific tanning bed accident. Several years later, a gym comes under the
management of her twin sister, Rhonda (Marcia Karr) and someone begins killing
off exercise enthusiasts with an oversized safety pin to the neck. A crabby detective
(David James Campbell) is put on the case. Recently hired employee/gym rat
Chuck (Ted Prior) also seems to be taking an interest in the murders, but to what
ends only he can say. Can the safety pin murderer be brought to justice before
business is ruined?
Killer Workout is a camp masterpiece. When the camera isn’t salivating
over sweaty women in spandex, or ridiculous action sequences like a rake fight,
it’s delivering some decent stalk and slash moments. This is of course assuming
you can overlook the silliness of the murder weapon (I guess this film is
technically more of a poker than slasher). Killer Workout benefits from having
a lot going on, if not necessarily making sense. Aside from the central mystery
of the killer, we have two separate investigations, a dream sequence, and some
inner-employee squabbling, all of which manages to entertain. The secret star
of the movie is a wonderfully upbeat synthesizer score which underpins every
exercise montage and nearly every moment (scary or not) of film. Ted and David Prior have produced a
number of low budget wonders, most notably Sledgehammer (1983) and Deadly Prey
(1987). Killer Workout easily stands among their very best.
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