The Prowler
1981 · 89 min · Director: Joseph Zito
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Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
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The Prowler (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Disturbing15%
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Cast
Paul
Miss Allison
1945 M.C.
Francis Rosemary Chatham
Roy
Turner
Young Kingsley
The Prowler (uncredited)
Mike (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Joseph Zito
- Written by
- Glenn Leopold, Neal Barbera, Glenn Leopold
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1981
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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