Hospital Massacre
Encyclopedia
Hospital Massacre is an obscure 1982 American slasher film
directed by Boaz Davidson. The plot pits Playboy
cover girl Barbi Benton
against a sociopath
that has been haunting her past for 19 years.
, Harold decides he's had enough. After breaking into Susan's house, he kills David by breaking his neck on a coat hanger
and running away, laughing maniacally.
Now, 19 years later, Mrs. Jeremy (Barbi Benton
) seems to have forgotten the murder and, more importantly, Harold. However, Harold has not forgotten about Susan. When Susan is sent to her local hospital
for a "routine checkup", she discovers someone does not want her to leave. A masked killer disguised as a surgeon
is stalking her and stabbing
, strangling
, or beating
anyone that gets in his way. Who is this mysterious killer, and what does he want from Susan? She'll have to find out the hard way...
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
directed by Boaz Davidson. The plot pits Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
cover girl Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.-Career:She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".Benton is known for her...
against a sociopath
Psychopathy
Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime...
that has been haunting her past for 19 years.
Plot summary
A girl named Susan Jeremy was adored by all the boys at her school. However, there was one boy, Harold, who took it way too far. He sent Susan love notes constantly, asking her to be his girlfriend. Finally, when he was turned down for another boy named David and mocked on Valentine's DayValentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, Harold decides he's had enough. After breaking into Susan's house, he kills David by breaking his neck on a coat hanger
Clothes hanger
A clothes hanger, coat hanger or coathanger, is a device in the shape of:* Human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat, jacket, sweater, shirt, blouse or dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles, with a lower bar for the hanging of trousers or skirts.* Clamp for the hanging of...
and running away, laughing maniacally.
Now, 19 years later, Mrs. Jeremy (Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.-Career:She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".Benton is known for her...
) seems to have forgotten the murder and, more importantly, Harold. However, Harold has not forgotten about Susan. When Susan is sent to her local hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
for a "routine checkup", she discovers someone does not want her to leave. A masked killer disguised as a surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
is stalking her and stabbing
Stabbing
A stabbing is penetration with a sharp or pointed object at close range. Stab connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others.Stabbing differs from slashing or cutting in that the motion of the object used in a stabbing...
, strangling
Strangling
Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and as the auxiliary lethal mechanism in hangings in the event the neck does not break...
, or beating
Battery (crime)
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the fear of such contact.In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact...
anyone that gets in his way. Who is this mysterious killer, and what does he want from Susan? She'll have to find out the hard way...
Cast list
- Barbi BentonBarbi BentonBarbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.-Career:She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".Benton is known for her...
as Susan Jeremy - Jon Van Ness as Jack
- John Warner Williams as Dr. Dan Saxon
- Den Surles as Dr. Beam
- Karen Smith as Kitty
- Billy Jayne as Young Harry
- Charles Lucia as Older Harry
- Guy Austin as Dr. Jacobs
- Michale Frost as Ned
- Mikael Romano as Young David
See also
- My Bloody ValentineMy Bloody Valentine (film)My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...
- ValentineValentine (film)Valentine is a 2001 horror film directed by Jamie Blanks, and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, Hedy Burress, and Katherine Heigl. It is a slasher film with a Valentine's Day theme...