Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film)

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Eyes of a Stranger is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ken Wiederhorn. It features makeup effects by Tom Savini and marked the film debut of Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Plot[]

The film centers around a rapist and murderer in Miami who stalks his victims and then calls them repeatedly before raping and killing them. The movie opens with a body being discovered underwater. After the introduction of the dead body, the film begins to follow the murderer stalking a blonde woman on her way home. The murderer begins calling the woman which leads to her calling the police. Before the police arrive, both she and her boyfriend are murdered. Jane, a television news anchor, begins to suspect her neighbor of committing the series of murders she's been covering. As Jane searches for evidence to share with the police, she inadvertently alerts the murderer and must fight for her life and the life of her disabled sister, Tracy.

Cast[]

Lauren Tewes as Jane
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Tracy
John DiSanti as Stanley Herbert
Peter DuPre as David
Gwen Lewis as Debbie
Kitty Lunn as Annette
Timothy Hawkins as Jeff
Ted Richert as Roger England
Toni Crabtree as Mona
Robert Small as Dr. Bob (as Bob Small)
Stella Rivera as Dancer
Dan Fitzgerald as Bartender
Jose Bahamonde as Jimmy (as José Bahamande)
Luke Halpin as Tape Editor
Ru Flynn as Woman in Car (as Rhonda Flynn)

Release[]

Theatrical run[]

The film was released in Japan on February 11, 1981, before to be released on United States on March 27, 1981.

Home media[]

An uncut version of the film was released on DVD as part of Warner's "Twisted Terror Collection" with an R-rating on the packaging. On May 18, 2021, Scream Factory released the film for the first time on Blu-ray.^[2]

Edited versions[]

The film was originally cut for an R rating, removing many instances of violence including a decapitation from the film, leaving only the final head shot uncut. As a result, many of Tom Savini's gore effects were cut out or edited. The uncut version was released on DVD as part of Warner's Twisted Terror Collection with an R-rating on the packaging.

Censorship[]

The film was originally cut for an R-rating, removing many instances of violence including a decapitation from the film, leaving only the final head shot uncut. As a result, many of Tom Savini's gore effects were cut out or edited.

Reception[]

Eyes of a Stranger was released in 180 theaters in the United States by Warner Bros. on March 27, 1981, earning $546,724 during its opening weekend. It eventually grossed an estimated $1.1 million.

Critical reception[]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it "a cheap, sleazy horror movie," but praised Jennifer Jason Leigh as "the only thing worth seeing."^[3] Allmovie wrote, "this tired, unimaginative slasher-thriller plays like a sleazy TV movie-of-the-week punctuated with gory murder scenes".^[4] Siskel & Ebert gave the film "No" votes on their TV show but both critics said the film was unusually well-made and technically sound for a slasher film, with Siskel mentioning the director's past work on PBS shows by way of stating that he probably had better material for future movies.^[5]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

References[]

↑ Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film) at Box Office Mojo
↑ Squires, John (March 23, 2021). "Scream Factory Bringing 1981’s ‘Eyes of a Stranger’ to Blu-ray for First Time With Tom Savini Interview and More".
↑ Maslin, Janet. "A Killer Stalks in Eyes of a Stranger," The New York Times, Friday, March 27, 1981. Retrieved November 15, 2018
↑ Cavett Binion. "Eyes of a Stranger (1981)". Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
↑ Maslin, Janet (1981-03-27). "A Killer Stalks in 'Eyes of a Stranger'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-29.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.

External links[]

Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film) at Wikipedia

Eyes of a Stranger at the Internet Movie Database

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See also

[1] Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film) at Box Office Mojo

[2] Squires, John (March 23, 2021). "Scream Factory Bringing 1981’s ‘Eyes of a Stranger’ to Blu-ray for First Time With Tom Savini Interview and More".

[3] Maslin, Janet. "A Killer Stalks in Eyes of a Stranger," The New York Times, Friday, March 27, 1981. Retrieved November 15, 2018

[4] Cavett Binion. "Eyes of a Stranger (1981)". Retrieved on 18 June 2012.

[5] Maslin, Janet (1981-03-27). "A Killer Stalks in 'Eyes of a Stranger'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-29.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.

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