The Driller Killer (also known as Driller Killer) is a 1979 American black comedy slasher film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Ferrara (credited as Jimmy Laine), Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day, and Harry Schultz.[2][3] The plot concerns Reno Miller, a struggling artist in New York City, turning insane from stress and killing derelicts with a power drill.[4] The film was particularly controversial in the United Kingdom, where the graphic cover art of its 1982 VHS release landed it on a list of "video nasties" that were banned under the Video Recordings Act 1984. An edited version was later granted an 18 certificate and released in 1999, and a full uncut version was approved by the BBFC in 2002. On June 10, 2010, it was re-released as video on demand (VOD).[5] The film is now in the public domain.