Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 74Audiences 61GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer86%
Metascore61
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings3.2/5
User score6.4
IMDb6.3
Audience score51%
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for mysteries, +13 min on the typical 102
typical 102115Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 69 more
Released
1984
August 17, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
MysteryThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 47
Clint EastwoodWes Block
Geneviève BujoldBeryl Thibodeaux
Dan HedayaDet. Molinari
Alison EastwoodAmanda Block
Jenny BeckPenny Block
Marco St. JohnLeander Rolfe
Rebecca PerleBecky Jacklin- RRRegina RichardsonSarita
Randi BrooksJamie Cory
Jamie RoseMelanie Silber- MHMargaret HowellJudy Harper
- RCRebecca ClemonsGirl with Whip
Janet MacLachlanDr. Yarlofsky- GPGraham PaulLuther
- BHBill HollidayPolice Chief
John WilmotMedical Examiner- MOMargie O'DairMrs. Holstein
- JNJoy N. Houck Jr.Swap Meet Owner
- SBStuart Baker-BergenBlond Surfer
- DBDonald BarberShorty
Robert HarveyLonesome Alice- RGRon GuralCoroner Dudley
- LMLayton MartensSgt. Surtees
- RCRichard Charles BoyleDr. Fitzpatrick
Directing · 6
- Richard Tuggle Director, Screenplay
- Clint Eastwood Co-Director, Producer
- Lloyd Nelson Script Supervisor
- David Valdes First Assistant Director
- Paul Moen Second Assistant Director
- L. Dean Jones Jr. Second Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Fritz Manes Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Phyllis Huffman Casting
- Judie Hoyt Producer's Assistant
- Linda Sony Kinney Production Secretary
Camera · 10
- Bruce Surtees Director of Photography
- Jack N. Green Camera Operator
- Billy Bragg Camera Operator
- Sal Camacho Assistant Camera
- Johnny Walker Assistant Camera
- Leo J. Napolitano Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Joel Cox Editor
- John Morrisey Assistant Editor
- Jack Garsha Color Timer
- Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
Sound · 11
- Lennie Niehaus Original Music Composer
- Alan Robert Murray Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
- Les Fresholtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chester Slomka Sound Effects Editor
- Neil Burrow Sound Effects Editor
- William B. Kaplan Sound Mixer
Art · 6
- Edward C. Carfagno Production Design
- Ernie Bishop Set Decoration
- Edward Aiona Property Master
- Michael Muscarella Construction Coordinator
- Airick Kredell Leadman
- Bob Lawless Standby Painter
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Glenn Wright Costume Design, Wardrobe Supervisor
- Marlene D. Williams Hairstylist
- Mark Shostrom Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Deborah Hopper Wardrobe Coordinator
- Barbara Guedel Makeup Artist
Lighting · 2
- Tom Stern Gaffer
- Víctor Pérez Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 7
- Buddy Van Horn Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
- George Orrison Stunts, Stunt Double
- H. William Miller Transportation Coordinator
- Marco Barla Unit Publicist
- Joseph A. Unsinn Special Effects
- Paul Calabria Animal Wrangler
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