Cardiac Arrest is a 1980 horror

Horror film

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 written and directed by Murray Mintz.

Plot

The city of San Francisco is pushed into a state of terror and fear as a deranged murderer stalks the city. The police are baffled by the case and are lead to extremes by a lunatic whose victims all have something in common: their hearts have been skillfully and surgically removed. Meanwhile, across town, a man must make a difficult decision regarding his wife, who needs a transplant.

Cast

• Max Gail
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• Gary Goodrow
• Mike Paul Chan
• Ray Reinhardt
• Robert Behling
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• Susan O'Connell
• Fred Ward
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• Joe Bellan