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Writers:
Johan Vandewoestijne (written by)
John Kupferschmidt (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1986 (Belgium) more
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Plot:
A serial killer awakens from a coma and escapes from a mental hospital to kill a survivor of his slayings years ago, all the while stalking, terrifying, and killing women on the way. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Nick Van Suyt ... John Lucker
Helga Vandevelde ... Cathy Jordan
Let Jotts ... Prostitute
Marie Claes ... Sharon
Martine Scherre ... Christine
Carry Van Middel ... An
John Edwards ... Friend
Tony Castillo ... Dealer
Veerle Dendooven ... Nurse
Frans Schepens ... Agent
Werner Onre ... Man reading newspaper
Nico Karadjian ... Dealer
Eddy Cosaert ... Driver
Heidi Callewaart ... Video customer
Francis Impe
Frank Van Laecke ... Bobby
Freek Neyrinck
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frankvan Laccke
Ann Piessen ... Christine
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Directed by
Johan Vandewoestijne 
 
Writing credits
Johan Vandewoestijne (written by)

John Kupferschmidt (screenplay) &
Johan Vandewoestijne (screenplay)

Produced by
Filip Beys .... producer
André Coppens .... producer
Johan Vandewoestijne .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Geert Beernaert 
Peter Bonne 
François Lamoral 
Chris Minjauw 
Johan Minjauw 
 
Cinematography by
John Kupferschmidt 
 
Film Editing by
Johan Vandewoestijne 
 
Casting by
Johan Vandewoestijne 
 
Production Design by
Filip Beys 
 
Costume Design by
Filip Beys 
 
Makeup Department
Helga Vandevelde .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Johan Vandewoestijne .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emmanuel Decoster .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Filip Beys .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Filip Beys .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Castillo .... camera operator
 
Other crew
Winnie Bauwens .... script
Filip Beys .... titles
Pieter Gorin .... press
Francis Impe .... clip
Bieke Janssen .... script
 
Thanks
Lee Cooper .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lucker the Necrophagous (International: English title)
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Runtime:
74 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Originally, the film was much longer, but due to the negatives being destroyed, it has been difficult for director Johan Vandewoestijne to scrounge together the original for a release. Before, the plot was different, with a journalist investigating the main character, John Lucker, before his rampage in the current release. The journalist becomes intrigued by Lucker, and seeks to take up his mantle. Lucker discovers this, kills the journalist, and continues his rampage. more
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Plot holes: Lucker is a fugitive escaped from a mental clinic. The police are beginning a massive manhunt for him, and have starting points from where his victim's bodies were found (he never leaves that general area). Yet he still manages to stay in an apartment room for a week without leaving, or without the police showing up. Several people in his immediate vicinity have seen him, and the authorities surely have photos of him. If Lucker were to stay in the same place the whole time, the police would have most definitely found him within that week. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Nurse: What's wrong with him?
Bobby: Suicide attempt.
Nurse: Hmm. Who is this guy, anyway?
Bobby: His name is John Lucker. A few years ago, he murdered eight girls. Raped them afterwards. And when I mean afterwards, I mean while some of the corpses were decomposing!
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Doesn't live up to the hype, 27 May 2009
1/10
Author: lovecraft231 from United States

A deranged serial killer/rapist/necrophiliac escapes the mental ward (do these guys ever stay there in these movies?) and goes back to his old ways, killing, raping and having sex with corpses. When he learns that one of his past victims has escaped, he's got some unfinished business to attend to.

Done in an era where the old Grindhouse theaters were a thing of the past, and plenty of nasty little movies were making their way to VHS, "Lucker the Necrophagous" is a notoriously nasty and mean piece of work. Sadly, it doesn't live up to the cult reputation it has, and is a chore to get through.

While you get the requisite gore and disgusting moments(including a nasty bit with a rotting corpse)it's also rather dull to sit though. Sure, it's got all the bad taste, but it doesn't have any talent to make it interesting. The acting is terrible, with the killer actually being a rather dull character-and he's the main character too. After the third or fourth time he starts rambling to himself, you'll want to either turn it off or fast forward though it.

In spite of it's convincing gore and grotesque moments, "Lucker" is too dull and uneventful to be a memorable viewing experience. It's basically like watching a kid try to gross you out, but tries too hard, and has nothing to recommend. As it stands, even hardcore gore fanatics will find this to be a challenge to stay awake through.

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