Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.
Acting
Bronson's final transformation into pure scowl.
Direction
J. Lee Thompson's sleazy, unapologetic exploitation energy.
Writing
The 'naked killer' gimmick nobody asked for.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gene Davis (Stacy) was so committed to the nude scenes that crew allegedly nicknamed him 'the naked killer' on set. He later said it was the most uncomfortable month of his life.
This was J. Lee Thompson and Bronson's fourth collaboration, cementing their late-career pivot from prestige (Cape Fear) to grindhouse revenge fantasies that critics hated but audiences devoured.
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