Everything conceivable was thrown into this spoof of teenage slasher films. A small town is in the grip of the notorious "Lawnmower Killer," who murdered a girl 13 years before. Although nobody will believe him, local cop Dick Harbinger (Joe Don Baker) is convinced that the killer will
strike again. Marg Graves (Julia Duffy), the sister of the murdered girl, is plagued by nightmares involving lawnmowers, which puts a damper on her preparations for Hitchcock High School's annual Halloween Pumpkin Dance. With such obvious gags as naming the high school football team the Hitchcock
Birds and their rivals the De Palma Knives, WACKO is not very funny. Director Greydon Cl...
Released:
1983
Rated:
PG
Length:
84 mins