Spare Parts

May 21, 1979

1h 54m

★ 6.2

The cutting edge in medical terror!

Overview

Honeymooning couple Monica and Mike check into a motel in New Mexico. All seems normal until an ambulance pulls up and abducts Mike. Monica narrowly escapes and, with the help of truck driver Bill, discovers the awful secret of the motel and the ambulance service.

Genres

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Pentagramma

ZDF

Spare Parts Trailers

Cast

Monica

Jutta Speidel

Bill

Wolf Roth

Mike

Herbert Herrmann

Dr. Jackson

Charlotte Kerr

Dr. Jackson's Assistant

Christoph Lindert

Sergeant

Bob Cunningham

Motel Owner

Tedi Altice

Medic

Ben Zeller

Himself - Wedding Singer

Ron Williams

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