5551988
“Caution: Viewing may cause severe damage to your brain cells”
Directed by Wally Koz
The premise
A spate of killings of teenagers by a maniac dressed like a hippie causes a detective to check the records for similar killings. He discovers that every five years, in the fifth month of the year, for five consecutive days, the same type of killings have occurred, and the few descriptions of the suspect always match: he's dressed like a hippie. As the detective searches for the killer, he begins to have suspicions about his superior, an older man who is haunted by memories of his military service in Vietnam.
Horror Vault's take
Every five years, in the fifth month, for five consecutive days, a hippie-clad maniac carves a bloody path through unsuspecting teenagers — and the pattern stretches back decades. A dogged detective digs into cold-case files and finds himself circling disturbingly close to home as the body count climbs. Shot on video with raw, unfiltered energy, 555 is a grimy slice of late-80s SOV horror that leans hard into its no-budget excess. Fans of underground slashers will find plenty to sink their teeth into.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Depictions Of Murder, Strong Language
Cast
Greg Kerouac
Sgt. Connor
B.K. Smith
Detective Johnny Haller
Mara Lynn Bastian
Susan Rather
Charles Fuller
Col. Peter Wayne
Greg Neilson
Ralph Kennedy
Bob Grabill
The Killer / Police Officer
Temple Mead
First Female Victim
Ricardo Alverez
First Male Victim
Skip Grisham
Second Male Victim
Anita Reformado
Second Female Victim
Scott Hermes
Tommy
Anne Walker
Tommy's Girlfriend
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