Don Scardino, Tom Hanks, Dana Barron

A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?

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Directed by: Armand Mastroianni

Release Date: December 31, 1980

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DVD Release Date: October 5, 2004

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  • September 8, 2009
    Yet another enjoyable 80's slasher but added with a little something different. The characters are not stupid teens, the killer doesn't wear a mask and there is not gratuitous gore and nudity prioritized for plot and story. This is actually a really neat and slick slasher film, a...( read more)nd not as sleazy as many other movies of the same type.

    The acting is above average. Caitlin O'Heaney is a really sincere and likable heroine, who - like her on screen friends - is so sympathetic that you really care for her. Don Scardino is also very likable, and fun, as O'Heaney's ex-boyfriend. Also, for curiosity seekers, a pre-fame Tom Hanks (in his debut) pops up in an early role and fits in rather well. Too bad his on screen time is limited to two scenes where he explains the psychology of fear.

    This film has quite a bit of suspense and thrilling horror and adding to the suspense and thrills. Only O'Heaney's character is aware that something's wrong and it's her fear that we can sympathize with. Also there are effective locations like amusement parks, movie theatres (in a good opening scene that obviously inspired "Scream 2") and a big house.

    Unfortunately the film has some serious flaws. It would work really well as a thriller but is obviously built up like a slasher film. Still it lacks gore and the murders are very unoriginal and often off-screen. Also, like many horror films this starts out great but falls back on a disappointing climax. After behaving pretty rationally throughout the movie our heroine makes several stupid mistakes before turning into a wimp who doesn't seem to be able to defend herself.

    All in all a slick slasher film with a good and likable cast sympathetic characters and suspenseful situations.
  • June 11, 2007
    A fun old slasher flick about a killer who targets young brides-to-be. Not much particularly stands out here, but it's a good way to waste some time if you're a genre fan.
  • April 17, 2007
    Probably a bit of a HALLOWEEN rip-off, this one (especially the title theme). Nearly bloodless and nudeless, but it's a good low-budget effort.
  • February 25, 2009
    Really eerie nasty chiller....I loved it.
  • October 28, 2009
    while it may be pretty tame and not very original (rips HALLOWEEN off in many ways - especially the killer shots and soundtrack) i don't give a shit. I LIKE the "revised" theme song and i dig the killer. i have always liked this flick - i pretty much grew up on it. I watched i...( read more)t numerous times on late night tv and the "saturday shocker" and again renting it on VHS many times. I loved (and still do) the opening theatre kill and the "head in the fishtank". I will admit on the same note though that this movie could have used a bit more gore and some more nudity/sex. Whatever - i still enjoy this movie after all these years.
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • September 13, 2007
    This is a pretty good "slasher" if you can call it a slasher. It almost has no blood in the entire movie, never the less any gore. But the intensity of it makes you sit on the edge of your seat.
  • February 3, 2007
    What?...Who?, ... well If he is Tom I don't care
  • December 12, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!

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  • rRavenseyes1
    June 25, 2006
    When I was a teen, this movie scared me more than I'd like 2 admit.
  • rRavenseyes1
    June 25, 2006
    When I was a teen, this movie scared me more than I'd like 2 admit.

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