Summary
A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds, committed by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
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 50GoodWatch 51
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.7
Audience score31%
Box office
97%of its budget back
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $1 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 28 min
A typical length for horror movies, −7 min on the typical 95
typical 9588Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1981
January 7, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more29 people
- Leonard MannLt. Judd Austin
- Rachel WardEleanor Adjai
- Drew SnyderVincent Millett
- Joseph R. SicariTaj
- NCNicholas CairisGus
- KMKaren MacDonaldCarol
- Annette MillerHelene Griffin
- BMBill McCannGary
- MSMargo SkinnerStevie Cabot
- EBElizabeth BarnitzKim Morrison
- HHHolly HardmanKathy
- MBMeb BodenAnne Barron
- LCLeonard CormanPriest
- Belle McDonaldMarjorie Armand
- ECEdward C. HigginsCoroner
- WMWilliam McDonaldMedical Examiner
- Kevin FennessyHarry The Janitor
- ECEdward Chalmers Jr.Construction Worker
- JBJohn BloodConstruction Worker
- LALisa AlleeLisa
- EAElizabeth AliceLisa's Mother
- PPPatricia PellowsScreaming Woman
- JWJ.J. WrightPlainclothesman
- TDTed DuncanGarbage Truckman
Directing · 1
- Ken Hughes Director
Writing · 1
- Ruth Avergon Writer, Producer
Production · 4
- Marc Gregory Comjean Executive Producer
- Bernard Kebadjian Executive Producer
- Larry Babb Producer
- Leon Williams Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Mark Irwin Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert M. Reitano Editor
Sound · 1
- Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- William De Seta Production Design
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