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Summary
A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.
Good for
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 33GoodWatch 37
IMDb4.8
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9595Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1980
February 29, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more20 people
- James WestmorelandLt. Chris McCabe
- Ben FrankSgt. Hatcher
- Flo LawrenceDr. Lindsay Gale
- Nicholas WorthKirk Smith
- Denise GalikLisa
- SHStan HazeAdkins
- GAGary AllenJohn Feldon
- MDMichael D. CastleLab Man
- Pamela Jean BryantSue Ellen
- TCTed ChapmanMan in Bar
- CWChris WallacePsychic Von Hammensveld
- Dale KalbergNurse
- Susanne SevereidHooker
Gail JensenJoyce- PWPaula WarnerCarol
- JAJoyce Ann JodanRoommate
- DLDeborah Leah LandPolice Woman
Chuck MitchellSam Gluckman
Victor MohicaVentura- PFPeter FainPoliceman
Directing · 1
- Robert Hammer Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Michael D. Castle Screenplay, Producer
Production · 1
- Michael Towers Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- James L. Carter Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joe Fineman Editor
Sound · 1
- Byron Allred Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Kathy Curtis-Cahill Art Direction
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