Trailer
Summary
A psychiatrist poses as an ex-sorority sister to stop a slasher freed by a computer error.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 31GoodWatch 37
IMDb5.1
Audience score10%
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
1984
October 26, 1984
42 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more39 people
- Viveca LindforsMrs. Collins
- Belinda MontgomeryDr. Joan Gilmore
- SMSolly MarxHoward Johns
- Rick AielloMichael
- Elizabeth KaitanBarbara
- DWDaisy WhiteSusan
- Sydney LassickSheriff Liggett
- DGDavid GreenanMark McGowan
- Roderick CookDr. Michael Kruger
- SLStanja LoweDr. Margaret Anderson
- EVEd Van NuysDr. Roger Van Dyce
- DHDennis HelfendVirgil
- PLPhilip LevyJesse
- THTori HartmanPam
- Katherine KamhiJane
- KBKatie BullCheryl
- JBJeffrey BinghamJohn Howard
- LELori-Nan EnglerFlashback Girl #1
- Shelly GibsonFlashback Girl #2
- CLCindy LloydSkateboarder
- PPPaige PriceLorraine
Sloane SheltonAnne Swenson- SSStacey SimmsStacey
Paul DeAngeloPaul
Directing · 4
- Simon Nuchtern Director, Writer, Producer
- Martin Kitrosser Script Supervisor
- Michele Thibeault First Assistant Director
- Matthew Carlisle Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Nelson DeMille Writer
- Bob Zimmerman Writer
- Bill Milling Writer, Producer
Production · 19
- Edith Simms Casting
- Kit Carter Casting
- Mary Santiago Casting
- Paul DeAngelo Location Manager, Thanks
- Rudy Harbon Production Assistant
- Susie Prestine Production Office Coordinator
Camera · 11
- Gerald Feil Director of Photography
- John Gabriele Grip
- Jack Walworth Grip
- Oded Carmi Grip
- Feliks Parnell Second Assistant Camera
- Tony Mangia Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Philip Stockton Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Ginsberg Color Timer
- Bernardo Gomez Negative Cutter
Sound · 7
- Barry Salmon Music
- Jack Higgins Sound Mixer
- Stu Deutsch Boom Operator
- Bruce Pross Sound Editor
- Lisa Delgrosso Apprentice Sound Editor
- Steven Visscher Sound Effects Editor
Art · 3
- Jim Bush Assistant Art Director
- Rhonda Beaudette Props
- Frank Ortega Props
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Deborah Shaw Costume Design, Wardrobe Designer
- Kenny Myers Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Carl Morano Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Allan A. Apone Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Susanna Neuhaus Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Barbara Aiello Assistant Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Ben Blake Gaffer
Other crew · 12
- Solly Marx Stunt Coordinator
- Stephen Park Security
- Richard Lafond Generator Operator
- Barry Squitieri Security
- Dennis Souder Thanks
- Steve Gorlick Thanks
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