Eyes of a Stranger

1981
R
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

3.3K

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

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A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

David
(as Peter DuPré)

Gwen Lewis

Debbie

Kitty Lunn

Annette

Timothy Hawkins

Jeff

Ted Richert

Roger England

Toni Crabtree

Mona

Robert Small

Dr. Bob
(as Bob Small)

Stella Rivera

Dancer

Dan Fitzgerald

Bartender

Jose Bahamonde

Jimmy
(as José Bahamande)

Luke Halpin

Tape Editor

Ru Flynn

Woman in Car
(as Rhonda Flynn)

Tony Federico

Man in Car

Alan Lee

Photographer

Amy Krug

Young Jane

Director
- Ken Wiederhorn
Writers
- Ron Kurz
- Eric L. Bloom
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Originally conceived and shot as a more straightforward thriller. Partway through production, it was decided to embrace the then-current slasher genre and introduce more gore and violence.

Goofs
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.

Quotes
[first lines]
TV Reporter: Police say the body was found early this morning by a wildlife photographer in a mangrove swamp off Key Biscayne. The victim's clothes were in disarray, and police believe she may have been the victim of an assault. This is possibly the third rape/murder in as many weeks. However, police are not willing to say the murders are connected.

Alternate versions
Although the print submitted was the heavily edited U.S R-rated one, UK cinema and video versions were cut by a further 1 min 25 secs by the BBFC with edits made to shots of nudity and heavy cuts to the belt strangulation scene. While the 18-rated version of the film was the BBFC-approved cut version, Warner did in fact issue an uncut version rated X prior to this in the early 1980s.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Stripes/Eyes of a Stranger/The Cannonball Run/Superman II (1981)

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7/10

Interesting but a little bit slow!

It's not bad at all but it has some flaws. What killer leaves his muddy shoes in the closet to be found there by a lady who's living in the same building? Only a stupid killer. What killer throw a shirt dirty with blood in the garbage bin from the garage at the base of the block where he lives? The same stupid killer. But they're all stupid, the killers, since they commit crimes. I wanted to watch this because of Jennifer Jason Leigh. But she has a small role of a deaf-mute almost blind. She's very young, one of her first roles. OK, let's accept that she has a very strong shock, being almost raped by the killer-psychopath and that helps returning her sight and speech. The interesting idea of the movie is the killer watched by the neighbor, tortured by phone, as he watched and tortured his victims. Lauren Tewes looks like Agnetha Fältskog, the blonde of ABBA, and John DiSanti, the killer, looks like Rod Steiger. They are both very good, specially DiSanti.