Amy (Caitlin O'Heaney) is preparing to get married. Unfortunately, her cheating boyfriend is out of town and a psycho (Tom Rolfing) with a thing for killing brides to be is in town. Feeling she's being stalked Amy welcomes the company of her ex-boyfriend Marvin (Don Scardino) and her girlfriends. This doesn't scare away the killer who proceeds to slash his way through her friends to get to her. Meanwhile a detective (Lewis Arlt) is hot on the killers trail. But will he get him in time to save Amy?
This was dismissed in 1980 as just another "Halloween" clone. It is, but it's one of the best. It's well-acted (especially by O'Heaney, Scardino, Rolfing and Arlt), suspenseful direction, quite a few enjoyable jolts and likable, realistic characters. The big surprise is how non-bloody all the murders are. You hear them, but you never see them. My guess is that MGM (who released this) wanted a tame horror film so all the gore was kept out. It's R rated just for language and brief female nudity. Also surprising is that the killer is portrayed by tall, handsome Tom Rolfing--he looks so good I had a hard time believing he was the killer. Also he's very imposing--one of the scariest scenes has him quietly approaching O'Heaney from behind after she finds a dead body. Also the then unknown Tom Hanks (in his film debut) has a small role.
Perfect movie for a Halloween night. Scary and well-done...worth seeing.
This was dismissed in 1980 as just another "Halloween" clone. It is, but it's one of the best. It's well-acted (especially by O'Heaney, Scardino, Rolfing and Arlt), suspenseful direction, quite a few enjoyable jolts and likable, realistic characters. The big surprise is how non-bloody all the murders are. You hear them, but you never see them. My guess is that MGM (who released this) wanted a tame horror film so all the gore was kept out. It's R rated just for language and brief female nudity. Also surprising is that the killer is portrayed by tall, handsome Tom Rolfing--he looks so good I had a hard time believing he was the killer. Also he's very imposing--one of the scariest scenes has him quietly approaching O'Heaney from behind after she finds a dead body. Also the then unknown Tom Hanks (in his film debut) has a small role.
Perfect movie for a Halloween night. Scary and well-done...worth seeing.