Pheobe (Kansas Bowling) is cast in an aerobics video but she’s unhappy with how everyone is acting. Isn’t this a serious workout video? Then why is everyone acting so sexy on camera, like Candy (Jessica Flux), Nikki (Adriana Uchishiba), Monique (Victoria Dementieva) and Cassandra (Krystal Shay)? Oh Pheobe, don’t you realize you’re in a movie that started with a shower scene and a murder?

The whole video is the brainchild of Dominica Stromboli (Ginger Lynn!) and her husband Frankie (Josh Parks), who are making the video to find something to keep their daughter Isabella (Nina Lanee Kent) out of trouble. But when Candy pushes Phoebe too far, heads — and all manner of other body parts — are going to roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH1AM_y_Zhs

Murdercise might not replace Killer Workout and Death Spa in your rotation of 80s workout slashers but if it was made in 1986, it would have definitely played USA Up All Night. That’s a compliment. But this is an indie movie on a small budget, albeit one made by people obviously having a blast making it. That said, if you watched late night cable horror or rented every slasher that came out on the mid 80s, well, you’ll love every wacky minute of this.

Murdercise was watched as part of The GenreBlast Film Festival which is from August 31 to September 3. All screenings for GenreBlast are held at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia. Passes are on sale through The Alamo Drafthouse Winchester. Learn more at the official site.