A reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the highrise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the. Eyes of a stranger failed to make much of a mark at the box office back in the day, and remains low on the slasher checklists. Eyes of a stranger 1981 stars lauren tewes better known as julie from the love boat as a crusading miami anchorbabe out to catch a killer. Ken wiederhorns eyes of a stranger is a calculated rehashing of. From the producers of friday the th comes this terrifying suspense thriller, featuring love boat star lauren tewes as a newscaster who stalks a. Eyes of a stranger is a 1981 american slasher film directed by ken wiederhorn. Seems a real psycho is going nutso on women in the city, and lauren has a hunch that its her neighbor, john di santi. The film was originally cut for an r rating, removing many instances of violence including a decapitation from the film, leaving. With a serial killer and rapist terrorizing the city, local news anchor jane harris lauren tewes begins following clues that lead her to her own back door pointing to one of her neighbors as the culprit. Eyes of a stranger 1981 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Eyes of a stranger is a far better movie than i was expecting. Eyes of a stranger 1981 lauren tewes jane harris, john disanti stanley herbert, jennifer jason leigh tracy harris directed by ken wiederhorn a sleazy mix of slasher and hitchcockian suspense motifs enhance this often times queasy and misogynistic obscure horror movie with effects work by. Aliens 2002 dark sanity 1982 11 minutes 2015 underworld 1985 crippled creek 2005 bride of reanimator 1989 two yards under the ground 1972 the damned 20 the wizard of mars 1965. A reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the highrise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the miami area.
Watch eyes of a stranger 123movies watch eyes of a. A description of tropes appearing in eyes of a stranger. A depraved sex murderer is hard at work eliminating the female population, and a hard driving tv news anchor, jane harris lauren tewes of the love boat fame is determined to do something about it, especially when she comes to believe that the killer is actually one of her own neighbours, the bespectacled. Lauren tewes, from televisions the love boat, made her bigscreen bid for movie stardom playing a tv news anchorwoman who is determined to solve a string of rapemurders. Looks like i discovered yet another underrated slasher film to come out of the 80s. The five of me 1981 cbs tuesday night movie by tvfanatic. Eyes of a stranger 1981 uhm upcoming horror movies. Eyes of a stranger 1981 cast and crew a tv newswoman lauren tewes catches a pervert john disanti watching her sister jennifer jason leigh who cannot see, hear or speak. Unless youre really keen on that drinking game i devised, avoid this movie. The story is a crazed killer is stalking women in miami fl. Rent eyes of a stranger 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd.
A tv newswoman lauren tewes catches a pervert john disanti watching her sister jennifer jason leigh who cannot see, hear or speak. The movie opens with a body being discovered under water. In a cheap, sleazy horror movie like eyes of a stranger, a character like jane lauren tewes automatically has several strikes against her. Eyes of a stranger is available on dvd from warner home video. An rrated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a pg movie would admit. General electric theater s06e10 eyes of a stranger. Cast and crew credits for eyes of a stranger, 1981, directed by ken wiederhorn, with jennifer jason leigh, john disanti, herb goldstein, at turner classic movies. In a cheap, sleazy horror movie like eyes of a stranger, a character like jane lauren tewes. Japanese movie poster image for eyes of a stranger 1981.
And those italians always have a following, as far as bava, argento and fulci films are concerned. Watch eyes of a stranger full movie video dailymotion. In a cheap, sleazy horror movie like eyes of a stranger, a character like jane lauren. A long way home tv movie 1981 by porkypricklypants. Heaven can wait 1978 melvin purvis gman 1974 a shot in the dark 1964.
Coincidentally, madelon curtis who appears in this movie also later appeared in the ninth friday film jason. It features makeup effects by tom savini and marked the film debut of jennifer jason leigh. See the article in its original context from march 27, 1981, section c, page 8 buy reprints. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for eyes of a stranger 1981.
Eyes of a stranger was released in 180 theaters in the united states by warner bros. Jane lauren tewes, a florida television newscaster, reports on the latest victim of a serial killer rapist, insisting that women be extra vigilant. And she doesnt want to live with her boyfriend, preferring to devote herself to a. Released 1981, eyes of a stranger stars lauren tewes, jennifer jason leigh, john disanti, peter dupre the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Chucky and jigsaw discuss the 1981 thriller, eyes of a stranger. The image measures 783 1121 pixels and is 235 kilobytes large. A killer stalks in eyes of a stranger the new york times. Eyes of a stranger 1981 directed by ken wiederhorn. Movies like eyes of a stranger 1981 the invitation 2015 after midnight 2020 ghosts vs. Lauren tewes is actually good as the tv anchorturned nancy drew sleuth. Eyes of a stranger is a largely forgotten serialkiller thriller that boasts a pretty nasty voyeuristic streak, which leaves some good performances stranded in a quagmire of vicious violence and illogical plotting. When eyes of a stranger was released in 81, it was trimmed immensely of its gore, some of which master tom savini contributed to. A movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg rating would permit.
Eyes of a stranger 1981 r 1h 24min horror, thriller 27 march 1981 usa a reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the highrise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the miami area. Eyes of a stranger came out in the spring of 1981 along with the slasher craze of the early 80s 1981 seemed to be a huge year for slashers. Eyes of a stranger is a decent, overlooked slasher that takes place in sunny miami. Jennifer jason leigh the hitcher, single white female, in her film debut, is very convincing as tewes blind sister. Eyes of a stranger 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In this slasher film, lauren tewes stars as a tv anchorwoman whose deaf, dumb and blind teen sister jennifer jason leigh is the. Halfway through production, it was decided to embrace the thencurrent slasher genre and introduce more gore and violence. Eyes of a stranger 1981 trivia 7 add new originally conceived and shot as a more straightforward thriller. But compared to some of the more turgid efforts that flooded the markets in the early 80s, this one is definitely worth a watch. First it was he knows youre alone, with tom hanks, now its eyes of a stranger, with jennifer jason leigh yet another famous actor who first started out in a horror film.
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