He Knows You're Alone (1980)

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writer:

Scott Parker (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Every girl is frightened the night before her wedding, but this time... there's good reason!

Plot:

A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?

Plot Keywords:

Bride | Serial Killer | Police Investigation | Nipples | Jogging

Cast

Don Scardino	...	Marvin
Caitlin O'Heaney	...	Amy Jensen
Elizabeth Kemp	...	Nancy
Tom Rolfing	...	Ray Carlton (the killer)
Lewis Arlt	...	Det. Len Gamble
Patsy Pease	...	Joyce
James Rebhorn	...	Prof. Carl Mason
Tom Hanks	...	Elliot
Dana Barron	...	Diane
Joseph Leon	...	Ralph (the tailor)
Paul Gleason	...	Det. Frank Daley
James Carroll	...	Phil
Brian Byers	...	Bernie
Curt Hostetter	...	Tommy
Robin Lamont	...	Ruthie

Also Known As:

Blood Wedding

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (cut) (1981) | Australia:R | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Fox Theatre, Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

First movie appearance of Tom Hanks.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Amy and Nancy are sitting on the couch talking and drinking wine, Nancy pours wine into Amy's glass almost filling it. The amount of wine in the glass then varies between shots.

Quotes:

[Wanting to have sex with Joyce]
Professor Carl Mason: Come on lets do it on the table.
Joyce: I told you, the table's too hard!
Professor Carl Mason: No it's not!
Joyce: Oh that's easy for you to say, I'm the one on the bottom!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

IT'S THE NIGHT AGAIN

Relatively good slasher film

I found this little slasher film to be better than many of its early 80s counterparts, mainly because there is more character development here than is customary for this genre. The director shows an almost humanistic touch in the dialogue scenes, and the two basic characters are very likable. On the other hand, hardcore horror fans are likely to be disappointed with this, because as a straight "slasher" it's a watered-down, virtually goreless piece of filmmaking! In any case, check it out. (**)