
Maxie
1973-01-01 · 89 min · ★ 3.5
When deaf-mute Maxie (K.T. Baumann) goes to work at the local butcher shop, she senses strange things are afoot. When she discovers the beloved town butcher (Vic Tayback) is getting his choicest cuts from the local morgue, she finds herself tangled in a web of deception, betrayal and bloody murder. Featuring incredible suspense and a chilling twist, The Butchers is a lost cannibal classic in the tradition of Silence of the Lambs and Cannibal! The Musical.
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- Paulmichel Mielche
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- United States of America
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Vic TaybackSmedke
Talia ShireSandy
Morgan UptonAlex
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