Eyes of a Stranger (1981)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Writers:

Eric L. Bloom (writer)
Ron Kurz (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Sorry, your party is dead.

Plot:

A reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the high-rise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the Miami area.

Plot Keywords:

News Anchor | Sister | Serial Killer | Deaf | Elevator

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Die Augen eines Fremden (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
En främlings ögon (Sweden) [sv]
Gli occhi dello sconosciuto (Italy) [it]
Los ojos de un extraño (Spain) [es]
Muukalaisen silmät (Finland) [fi]
O strangalistis tou Miami xanahtypa (Greece) [el]
Yabancinin gözleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

At the movie theater there is a poster for Dawn of the Dead (1978) which Tom Savini also did makeup-effects for.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: You can see the "body" underwater move her eyelids in the beginning of the film.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Penny Dreadful (2005)

Unspectacular but effective

EYES OF A STRANGER is an effective thriller. It unfortunately does have a TV movie feel/look to it and the slight story takes place only in a couple of apartments and parking lots. But even if there's nothing remotely original or spectacular about it, in the end, I thought it was effective nonetheless. There are a couple of standout scenes, like the head in the fish tank and the scene when the woman is taking a shower and the killer is staring at her with his face pressed against the glass door. Creepy!!! And the scene when Lauren calls the killer is full of tension. The acting by Jennifer Jason Leigh was very good, and to my surprise, even Lauren Tewes was good and nothing like the annoying saccharine character she played on THE LOVE BOAT. I recommend EYES OF A STRANGER to fans of thrillers, slashers or horror films.