Killer Workout

Killer Workout (originally titled Aerobicide)[1] is a 1987 American slasher film written and directed by David A. Prior. It stars Marcia Karr, David James Campbell, Fritz Matthews, Ted Prior, and Teresa Van der Woude. The story revolves around a Los Angeles fitness club owned by Rhonda Johnson, who was burned in a tanning salon five years ago. Detective Morgan begins to investigate the gym, after several of its members are brutally murdered by an unknown attacker.

Killer Workout
Directed byDavid A. Prior[1][2]
Written byDavid A. Prior[1]
Produced byPeter Yuval[1]
Starring
  • Marcia Karr
  • David James Campbell
  • Fritz Matthews
  • Ted Prior
  • Teresa Van der Woude
CinematographyPeter Bonilla[1]
Edited byDavid A. Prior[1]
Production
company
Maverick Films Productions[1]
Distributed byAcademy Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29) (U.S.)
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A young model is burned in a tanning salon accident. Five years later, people at a fitness club owned by Rhonda (Marcia Karr) in Los Angeles are being murdered by a mysterious killer who uses a large safety pin. It is up to Detective Morgan (David James Campbell) to solve the mystery and stop the killer.

Cast

Cast adapted from the Variety review.[1]

  • Marcia Karr as Rhonda Johnson
  • David James Campbell as Lt. Morgan
  • Fritz Matthews as Jimmy
  • Ted Prior as Chuck
  • Teresa Van der Woude as Jaimy

Release

Killer Workout was released direct-to-video in the United Kingdom under the alternative title Aerobicide in the spring of 1987.[3] Academy Home Entertainment released the film on video in the United States on September 29, 1987.[4]

Critical reception

A reviewer credited as "Lor." of Variety reviewed the film on March 14, 1987 on VHS by Academy Home Entertainment.[1] "Lor." described the film as a "pretty standard slasher" and "unexciting",[1] "Lor." noted the film was too sparing in nude scenes to satisfy a voyeur audience while the final reel "boasts a couple of nice twists and an amoral ending."[1]

In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis referred to the film as a "lame horror thriller" that was "crude at everything - t&a displays in the gym, suspense sequences, plot twists."[5] In their review of the blu-ray, Bloody Disgusting opined that "the plot is the very basic slasher setup in that you meet a handful of characters and an unknown killer begins picking them off one by one...none of the characters are very well developed and are introduced to fit two very specific needs – be eye candy and become victims...this won’t result in a groundbreaking slasher that breaks the mold, but it works perfectly to create some enjoyable trash".[6]

References
  1. Lor. 1991.
  2. "Killer Workout | TV Guide". TV Guide.
  3. Booker, John (April 2, 1987). "Video View: Nightmare Over Again". Walton and Weybridge Informer. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Taublieb, Paul (September 26, 1987). "Vidbits: From 'Outer Planets' to 'Harry and the Hendersons'". Standard-Speaker. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Willis 1997, p. 5.
  6. Coffe, Chris (January 23, 2016). "Blu-ray Review, 'Killer Workout' is Trashy, Slasher Fun". Bloody Disgusting.

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