I, Madman

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I, Madman

R,

1989,

1h 29m,

Horror

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71%

7 Reviews

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1,000+ Ratings

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40%

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Beautiful bookseller Virginia (Jenny Wright) fosters a growing interest in the works of reclusive novelist Malcolm Brand (Randall William Cook). After much fruitless searching, Virginia finally receives a package containing Brand's recent book, "I, Madman," about a deranged doctor spurned by a beautiful woman. But, as Virginia devours Brand's latest offering, she begins to have chilling visions of characters from the book -- and the line between fiction and reality grows terrifyingly thin.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Climaxes in thrillers have gotten pretty standard recently, involving chases and shootouts and a lot of blood. I, Madman has some surprises.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jun 17, 2025

3/5

A distinctive, esoteric and fun horror relic of the 1980s. Clearly churned out on a fast, frugal timeline, it affectionately embraces such disparate influences as the respective works of Lon Chaney & Alfred Hitchcock, slashers, films noir & pulp fiction.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Oct 21, 2020

3/5

A genuinely moody film, and an exercise in imagination enhanced by the paperback nostalgia of a faded era of strange, adult entertainment

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 8, 2015

2.5/4

[UPDATED 2025 BLU-RAY REVIEW] Nifty and draggy in equal measure, this finally goes off the rails but has a fun time getting there.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Feb 14, 2006

6/10

A passable low-budget horror flick with a winning performance by Jenny Wright (Near Dark).

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 29, 2005

2/5

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Aug 22, 2018

This movie in creepy and exciting!!!

Rey S

May 17, 2017

One of my all tome favorite horror films. Spooky and twisted with a really great performance from Jenny Wright. I just watched the blu ray and the effects are a bit dated but the errie feeling is still there strong as ever.

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Tibor Takacs

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Synopsis

Beautiful bookseller Virginia (Jenny Wright) fosters a growing interest in the works of reclusive novelist Malcolm Brand (Randall William Cook). After much fruitless searching, Virginia finally receives a package containing Brand's recent book, "I, Madman," about a deranged doctor spurned by a beautiful woman. But, as Virginia devours Brand's latest offering, she begins to have chilling visions of characters from the book -- and the line between fiction and reality grows terrifyingly thin.

Director: Tibor Takacs
Producer: Rafael Eisenman
Screenwriter: David Chaskin
Production Co: Trans World Entertainment (TWE), Sarliu/Diamant
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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