Summary
After a psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California town, he assumes the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new 'job'.
Good for
- Friends night
- Adults
- Solo watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 45
IMDb5.3
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most action movies, −14 min on the typical 108
typical 10894Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
1987
October 23, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerMysteryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Beau BridgesSam Wayburn
Kiefer SutherlandThe Stranger
Wayne RogersJake Winslow- CKCamelia KathLaura Winslow
Joe Don BakerCarl Cunningham
Janet CarrollLila Daggett
Gracie HarrisonMary Ellen Knoeller- HVHarvey VernonDick
Michael MadsenStu
Shiri ApplebyAnnie Winslow- JEJeb Ellis-BrownBrian Mars
Harriet MedinNell- RBRichard BolikCoroner
- MBMark BarkawitzStranger’s Father
- MBMathew BradyYoung Stranger
Paul McKennaMan At Party
Directing · 4
- Rick King Director
- Curtis Collins Second Assistant Director
- Matthew Carlisle First Assistant Director
- Cynthia Engler Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Bruce Franklin Singer Writer
- Don Bohlinger Writer
- James Nathan Writer
Production · 6
- J.P. Guerin Executive Producer
- Robert L. Levy Producer
- Peter Abrams Producer
- Paul Ventura Casting
- Bernt Amadeus Capra Production Designer
- Barin Kumar Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Paul Goldsmith Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lorenzo DeStefano Editor
Sound · 5
- Paul Chihara Original Music Composer
- Dessie Markovsky Supervising Sound Editor
- Emile Razpopov Supervising Sound Editor
- Ron Judkins Sound Mixer
- Bob Jackson Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Byrnadette DiSanto Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Jean-Pierre Dorléac Costume Design
- Simon Tuke Wardrobe Designer
- Kerry Mendenhall Hairstylist
- Davida Simon Makeup Artist
- Donna-Lou Henderson Hairstylist
- Louise Clark Costumer
Other crew · 3
- Sandra Lee Gimpel Stunt Coordinator
- Ray Beetz Special Effects
- Tony Elmaleh Creative Consultant
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