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The Prowler

1981 · 89 min · Director: Joseph Zito ★ IMDb 5.9 · 14,658 ratings

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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

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Cast

VD
Vicky Dawson

CG
Christopher Goutman

LT
Lawrence Tierney

LT
Lawrence Tierney

Maj. Chatham

CW
Cindy Weintraub

LD
Lisa Dunsheath

DS
David Sederholm

BN
Bill Nunnery

TB
Thom Bray

TB
Thom Bray

Ben

DR
Diane Rode

BE
Bryan Englund

Paul

DD
Donna Davis

Miss Allison

CC
Carleton Carpenter

1945 M.C.

JG
Joy Glaccum

Francis Rosemary Chatham

TW
Timothy Wahrer

Roy

JS
John Seitz

Pat Kingsley

DL
Dan Lounsbery

Turner

DS
Doug Stevenson

Young Kingsley

PG
Peter Giuliano

The Prowler (uncredited)

JS
Jonathan Sachar

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
★ IMDb 5.9 · 14,658 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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