Destroyer (film)
Encyclopedia
Destroyer is a 1988 horror film
starring retired football
lineman Lyle Alzado
.
who has been convicted of the rape
, torture
and murder
of 23 people; although, at his execution, he boasts of having killed 24. Mozer is sentenced to death by electrocution
,which fails during a power outage caused by a riot (but not before he receives a jolt). It was presumed by the prison staff that Mozer had been killed in the riots, however he manages to escape. The prison subsequently is abandoned. Mozer had been living within the closed prison's walls with the assistance of his father, who was employed by the state
to guard the abandoned prison. 18 months later, a film crew sets their sights on the now closed prison for the filming of an exploitation
film titled Death House Dollies. They discover that not only did Mozer survive his electrocution
due to something in his DNA
make up making him a genetic
freak
. But the electrical energy has made him half-alive (half the man and twice the animal) and thereby has Spontaneous regeneration
.
by The Movie Store in April 1988.
The film was released on VHS
by Virgin Vision the same year.
Tagline: 3000 volts couldn't kill him...it just gave him a buzz! Unstoppable, Unbelievable, Indestructible - The electric chair! To an ordinary man it's the end! But when serial killer Ivan Moser sat down...he was just getting warmed up!
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
starring retired football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
lineman Lyle Alzado
Lyle Alzado
Lyle Martin Alzado was a professional American football defensive lineman of the National Football League famous for his intense and intimidating style of play....
.
Plot
Ivan Mozer (Lyle Alzado), a serial killerSerial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
who has been convicted of the rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
, torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
and murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
of 23 people; although, at his execution, he boasts of having killed 24. Mozer is sentenced to death by electrocution
Electric shock
Electric Shock of a body with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles or hair. Typically, the expression is used to denote an unwanted exposure to electricity, hence the effects are considered undesirable....
,which fails during a power outage caused by a riot (but not before he receives a jolt). It was presumed by the prison staff that Mozer had been killed in the riots, however he manages to escape. The prison subsequently is abandoned. Mozer had been living within the closed prison's walls with the assistance of his father, who was employed by the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
to guard the abandoned prison. 18 months later, a film crew sets their sights on the now closed prison for the filming of an exploitation
Exploitation
This article discusses the term exploitation in the meaning of using something in an unjust or cruel manner.- As unjust benefit :In political economy, economics, and sociology, exploitation involves a persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for...
film titled Death House Dollies. They discover that not only did Mozer survive his electrocution
Electric shock
Electric Shock of a body with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles or hair. Typically, the expression is used to denote an unwanted exposure to electricity, hence the effects are considered undesirable....
due to something in his DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
make up making him a genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
freak
Freak
In current usage, the word "freak" is commonly used to refer to a person with something unusual about their appearance or behaviour. This usage dates from the so-called freak scene of the 1960s and 1970s. "Freak" in this sense may be used either as a pejorative, a term of admiration, or a...
. But the electrical energy has made him half-alive (half the man and twice the animal) and thereby has Spontaneous regeneration
Healing factor
A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate...
.
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by The Movie Store in April 1988.
The film was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
by Virgin Vision the same year.
Tagline: 3000 volts couldn't kill him...it just gave him a buzz! Unstoppable, Unbelievable, Indestructible - The electric chair! To an ordinary man it's the end! But when serial killer Ivan Moser sat down...he was just getting warmed up!