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:

Continuity: During one of the last scenes of the movie, a man rips Jennifer's top completely from front but during next few seconds her top is intact but later on when she goes to bathroom her top is ripped again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Penny Dreadful (2005)

Not too bad

"Eyes of a Stranger" is really more of a thriller than a slasher and as such it ain't too bad. It does look like someone watched "Rear Window" and John Carpenter's "Someone's Watching Me" too often, so the originality factor is pretty much out the window. Other than that, the flick does establish a fair amount of mood and atmosphere, particularly in the well handled opening scene.

Overall the set pieces here are well done. The film isn't all that gory but it does have it's moments. The end conclusion is a bit too predictable and stretched but up until then it's a decent thriller.

Acting isn't great, only Leigh comes off credible as the deaf and blind sister of the protagonist. But I gotta admit, there's something very creepy about the dude who plays the psycho.