Killer Workout (1987): Cast & Plot
Killer Workout is a 1987 horror thriller directed by David A. Prior, starring Marcia Karr as Rhonda Johnson, Teresa Van der Woude and Teresa Truesdale. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- David A. Prior
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Shapiro Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Killer Workout About?
The premise of Killer Workout without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A seemingly ordinary fitness class turns deadly when a mysterious workout begins claiming victims. Two years earlier, Valerie survived a severe burn after a tanning‑salon accident, and her friend Rhonda now runs the local gym. As members start dying under strange circumstances, the community fears the exercise routine itself may be a lethal trap.
Killer Workout Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female killer
- female serial killer
- grindhouse film
- fitness gym
- nudity
- cowgirl sex position
- woman murders a man
- sexploitation
- two word title
- slasher horror
- female full frontal nudity
- aerobic exercise class
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- woman wears sneakers
- muscleman
- female nudity
- fetish
- bouncing breasts
- topless woman wears a thong
- close up of a woman's crotch
- close up of a woman's bust
- woman wears a short nightie
- nude with a gun
- naked murderer
- murder of a nude woman
- woman murders a woman
- dark humor
- sexual humor
- bad guy wins
- slasher killer
- horror b movie
- b movie
- weightlifting equipment
- dead body in a locker
- dead woman on the floor
- man killed
- female rear nudity
- murder in shower
- malfunction
- burned alive
- woman wears a bodysuit
- spilling contents of a purse
- condom in purse
- woman in a shower
- reprimand
- late to work
- women's locker room
- stabbed over and over
- woman stabbed in a shower
- dragging a body along the floor
- exsanguination
Killer Workout Cast & Characters
Marcia Karr leads the cast as Rhonda Johnson, with Teresa Van der Woude as Jaimy (as Teresa Vander Woude) and Teresa Truesdale as Rachael McClee. Directed by David A. Prior; 47 actors are credited in all.
- Director David A. Prior
- Marcia Karr as Rhonda Johnson
- Teresa Van der Woude as Jaimy (as Teresa Vander Woude)
- Teresa Truesdale as Rachael McClee
- Laurel Mock as Diane Matthews
Also Starring in Killer Workout
· 43 more- David James Campbell Lieutenant Morgan
- Ted Prior Chuck Dawson
- Fritz Matthews Jimmy Hallik
- Dianne Copeland Debbie
- Richard Bravo Tom
- Michael Beck Curtis
- Larry Reynolds Officer Peterson
- Patrick J. Statham Paramedic (as Pat Statham)
- Sharon Young Locker Room Girl
- Joel Hoffman Weight Lifter #2 (Brad)
- John Robb Weight Lifter #1
- James Steele Weight Lifter
- Marilyn Pitzer Gym Extra
- Tamara Gym Extra
- Richard Turner Aerobics Dancer
- Gina Varela Gym Extra
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- Irene Korman Locker Room Girl
- Kelly Ann Sabatasso Aerobics Dancer (as Kellyann Sabatasso)
- Sheila Howard Aerobics Dancer
- Wes Montgomery Weight Lifter
- Deborah Norris Office Girl
- Veronica Davis Aerobics Dancer
- Kris Hagerty Aerobics Dancer
- Charles Venniro Paramedic
- Lynn Meighan Cathy
- Denise Martell Marsha
- Elizabeth Keeme Aerobics Dancer
- Andrea Drever Aerobics Dancer
- Monica Karlson Aerobics Dancer
- Kathi Miller Aerobics Dancer
- Lorain Joyner Aerobics Dancer
- Lori E. Forsberg Aerobics Dancer
- Kima Lindquist Aerobics Dancer
- Eddie Swilling Aerobics Dancer
- Krysia Javid Aerobics Dancer
- Carol Maxwell Locker Room Girl
- Tracy Rowe Gym Extra
- Vikki Lynn Van der Woude Gym Extra (as Vikki Lynn Vander Woude)
- Ellen Cole Gym Extra
- Renessa Wasserman Gym Extra
- John Villani Gym Extra
- Joseph Chandler Weight Lifter
- Ronald Dais Weight Lifter
More from David A. Prior
More films directed by David A. Prior: Relentless Justice, Night Claws, Zombie Wars and Hostile Environment.
Killer Workout Plot Summary
What happens in Killer Workout from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A young model, Valerie, is burned in a tanning salon accident. Five years later, Valerie’s twin sister Rhonda Johnson, Marcia Karr, is operating a fitness club in Los Angeles. Rhonda chastises one of her employees, Jaimy, Teresa Van der Woude, for missing an aerobics class she was supposed to lead. Shortly after, a killer brandishing a large safety pin enters the women’s locker room and slashes Rachael, Teresa Truesdale, a client, to death. While closing the club, Jaimy finds her corpse stuffed in a locker, as well as a blood-soaked knitting needle in the locker of Diane Matthews, Laurel Mock. Detective Morgan, David James Campbell, is assigned to the murder case and questions Rhonda and Jaimy.
Full summary
The whole story of Killer Workout, scene by scene
Killer Workout Videos
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How Well Do You Know Killer Workout?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the detective assigned to investigate the murders at the fitness club?
Killer Workout Also Known As
14 alternative titles, including “Styrketræning med døden” and “Aerobic killer”.
- Also known as
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- Styrketræning med døden
- Aerobic killer
- Смертельная аэробика
- Entrenamiento mortal
- Aerobi-cide
- Aerobicide
- Σφαγή εν ψυχρώ
- Exercício Mortal
- Aerobicide - Der Killer-Fitness-Club
- Убийствена тренировка
- 杀手的锻炼
- Vražedný aerobic
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- Zabójczy trening
- L’aerobicida
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Killer Workout FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Killer Workout, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Killer Workout?
Killer Workout runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was Killer Workout released?
Killer Workout was released on April 16, 1987.
Who directed Killer Workout?
Killer Workout was directed by David A. Prior.
More films by David A. Prior Who is in the cast of Killer Workout?
Killer Workout stars Marcia Karr as Rhonda Johnson, Teresa Van der Woude as Jaimy (as Teresa Vander Woude) and Teresa Truesdale as Rachael McClee, among 47 credited actors.
Does Killer Workout have a post-credit scene?
No. Killer Workout has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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