Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 82Audiences 63GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer93%
Metascore71
Letterboxd · 24 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score64%
IMDb6.3
User score5.9
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for thrillers, −8 min on the typical 104
typical 10496Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1981
November 20, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more13 people
Directing · 3
- William Asher Director
- James Charleston Second Assistant Director
- Don Yorkshire Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Boon Collins Story, Screenplay
- Alan Jay Glueckman Story, Screenplay
- Steve Briemer Screenplay, Producer
Production · 4
- Dennis Hennessy Executive Producer
- Richard Carrothers Executive Producer
- Joan Simmons Casting
- Eugene Mazzola Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Jan de Bont Director of Photography
- Robbie Greenberg Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ted Nicolaou Editor
Sound · 3
- Bruce Langhorne Original Music Composer
- Val Kuklowsky Sound Effects
- Art Names Production Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Maria Wikke Hairstylist
- Allan A. Apone Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Linda M. Bass Costumer
- Erica Ueland Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 7
- Tommy J. Huff Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Baxley Stunt Coordinator
- Jerry Summers Stunt Driver
- Skip Ward Stunt Driver
- Carrie Salazar Stunt Driver
- Rod Amateau Stunt Driver
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