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Doom Asylum (1987)

Doom Asylum poster
Directed by
Richard Friedman
Genre
horror film, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 85 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer survives a car crash and a botched autopsy, then hides out in a mental institution. Ten years later, he murders anyone who comes near his new home.

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What happens

Doom Asylum is a 1988 American comedy slasher film written by Rick Marx and directed by Richard Friedman. In the film, a lawyer is disfigured in a car accident. He revives during his own autopsy and goes on a killing spree. A decade later, he lives in a mental asylum. He defends his new home against perceived intruders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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