A Stranger Is Watching (film)
| A Stranger Is Watching | |
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| Directed by | Sean S. Cunningham |
| Screenplay by | Earl Mac Rauch Victor Miller |
| Based on | A Stranger is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark |
| Produced by | Sidney Beckerman |
| Starring | Kate Mulgrew Rip Torn James Naughton Shawn von Schreiber Barbara Baxley |
| Cinematography | Barry Abrams |
| Edited by | Susan E. Cunningham |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.2 million[1] |
| Box office | $500,000[1] |
A Stranger is Watching is a 1982 American horror film directed by Sean S. Cunningham.[2] The screenplay was written by Earl Mac Rauch and Victor Miller, based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Mary Higgins Clark.
Plot
Steve Peterson's wife, Nina is murdered in front of their young daughter Julie. Three years later, Julie and Peterson's new girlfriend Sharon Martin are kidnapped by the same killer, the psychotic Artie Taggart. Taggart imprisons them in a bunker below Grand Central Station, throwing the police into a race against time to save the girl.
Critical reception
Allmovie gave the film a mildly favorable review, writing "Sean Cunningham's first post-Friday the 13th film was shrugged off by most critics, but it is better than its reputation might lead one to believe."[3]
References
- ^ a b Boyer, Peter; Pollock, Dale (28 March 1982). "MGM-UA AND THE BIG DEBT". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (January 22, 1982). "New York Times movie review". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
- ^ Guarisco, Donald. "A Stranger Is Watching - Review". Allmovie. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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- 1982 films
- American films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on mystery novels
- American serial killer films
- Films directed by Sean S. Cunningham
- 1980s serial killer films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- United Artists films
- Films scored by Lalo Schifrin
- 1982 horror films
- Films with screenplays by Victor Miller (writer)
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