Mortuary (1983 film)
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Mortuary was a 1983 slasher
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 movie which starred Bill Paxton
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, Mary Beth McDonough
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, David Wallace
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, Lynda Day George
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, with Michael Berryman
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 (who only appears in the film's trailer) and Christopher George
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 in one of his final roles. It centered on a hooded face painted killer who stabbed or impaled his victims with/on an embalming
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 trocar
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Synopsis

Christie Parson (Mary McDonaugh) is mourning the death of her father (Danny Rogers) by drowning. Her mother has convinced herself it was a tragic accident, but Christie is sure it was murder. Christie suffers from nightmares in which a hooded figure, clutching an embalming trocar
Trocar
A trocar is a medical instrument with a sharply pointed end, often three-sided, that is used inside a hollow cylinder to introduce this into blood vessels or body cavities...

, pursues her. She turns detective, aided by her boyfriend (David Wallace) to find out the truth. Her sleuthing draws her to a local mortuary, whose owner, Hank Andrews (Christopher George), together with his secretly demented offspring, Paul, is guarding an odious secret.

Cast

Actor / Actress Character
Mary Beth McDonough
Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Mary Elizabeth McDonough is an American actress , best known for her role as "Erin Walton" in the series The Waltons. In 1988 she married Rob Wickstrom, with whom she had a daughter Sydnee. The couple divorced in 1996. She has Lupus erythematosus, which she blames on leaking silicone breast implants...

Christie Parson
David Wallace
David Wallace (actor)
-Personal life:Wallace was born in Miami, Florida.Wallace is married to actress Lisa Trusel since 1987. They have 4 children: Ryan Elizabeth, Benjamin, Emma and Joseph.-Career:...

Greg Stevens
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...

Paul Andrews
Christopher George
Christopher George
Christopher John George was an American television and film actor who was perhaps best known for his starring role in the 1966-1968 TV series The Rat Patrol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1967 as Best TV Star for his performance in the series...

Hank Andrews
Lynda Day George
Lynda Day George
For other entertainers with similar names, see Linda George .Lynda Day George is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s...

Eve Parson
Bill Conklin Sheriff Duncan
Curt Ayers Jim
Donna Garrett Mrs. Andrews
Danny Rogers Dr. Parson
Greg Kaye Mark
Denis Mandel Josh
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