Film198189 min

The Prowler

Name: The Prowler
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger, Cindy Weintraub

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerdetectivetried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"It will freeze your blood."

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, unsavoury horror film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 137 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A masked killer, wearing World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35-year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance.

Synopsis: TMDB