Without Warning (1980)

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writers:

Lyn Freeman (written by) &
Daniel Grodnik (written by) ...
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Release Date:

26 November 1980 (France)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

The Alien Terror Is Here On Earth.

Plot:

An alien creature stalks human prey. |

Plot Keywords:

Creature | Alien | Prey | Van | Camping

Cast

Jack Palance	...	Joe Taylor
Martin Landau	...	Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
Tarah Nutter	...	Sandy
Christopher S. Nelson	...	Greg
Cameron Mitchell	...	Hunter
Neville Brand	...	Leo
Sue Ane Langdon	...	Aggie
Ralph Meeker	...	Dave
Larry Storch	...	Scoutmaster
Lynn Theel	...	Beth
David Caruso	...	Tom
Kevin Peter Hall	...	The Alien (as Kevin Hall)
Darby Hinton	...	Randy
Mark Ness	...	Bill
Bert Davis	...	Man in Bar
Jeffrey Sudzin	...	Ambulance Driver

Directed by
Greydon Clark

Writing credits
Lyn Freeman		(written by) &
Daniel Grodnik		(written by) &
Ben Nett		(written by) &
Steve Mathis		(written by)

Produced by
Curtis Burch	....	associate producer
Greydon Clark	....	producer
Lyn Freeman	....	co-producer
Daniel Grodnik	....	co-producer
Paul Kimatian	....	executive producer
Milton Spencer	....	associate producer
Skip Steloff	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dan Wyman

Cinematography by
Dean Cundey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Curtis Burch

Production Design by
Jack De Wolf		(as Jack DeWolf)

Makeup Department
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup
Alistair Mitchell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jefferson Richard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caren Singer	....	first assistant director
Jeffrey Sudzin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Woody Perkins	....	props (as Hayward Perkins)

Sound Department
Jean Clark	....	boom operator (as Jean L. Clark)
Bob Dietz	....	production sound (as Robert Dietz)
Earl Watson	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Joe Quinlivan	....	special effects (as Phillip Joseph Quinlivan III)
Dana Rheaume	....	assistant special effects

Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as Bruce Barbour)
Cindy Wills	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera
Scott Buttfield	....	gaffer
Mike Connors	....	grip (as Michael Connors)
Hedy Dietz	....	still photographer
Tim Doughten	....	grip (as Timothy Doughten)
Brenda Haverstock	....	electrician (as Brenda Havenstock)
Howard Herrington	....	assistant gaffer (as Howard Lee Herrington)
Matia Karrell	....	electrician (as Matia Karrel)
Dylan Shephard	....	key grip (as Dylan Sheppard)
Thomas Vanghele	....	second assistant camera (as Thomas P. Vanghele)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jack Buehler	....	wardrobe
Eloise Jensson	....	special wardrobe (as Eloise Jenssen)
Vera Mourdant	....	assistant special wardrobe (as Vera Mordaunt)

Music Department
Dan Wyman	....	electronic music realization

Other crew
Elizabeth Dale Baer	....	production assistant
David De Carlo	....	production assistant
Lee Harry	....	production assistant (as Burton Lee Harry)
Elliot Nachbar	....	production assistant
John Panzarella	....	production assistant
L. Steven Snyder	....	production accountant
Brenda Weisman	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Mike MacFarland	....	special appreciation

Production Companies

• Heritage Enterprises Inc. (as Heritage Enterprises) (presents)
• World Amusement Partnership #106 (copyright holder)

Distributors

• Filmways Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cine-Studio (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1984) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• GME Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
• United Film (1989) (Finland) (VHS)
• Ambassador Film Distributors (????) (Canada) (VHS)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (????) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Gomillion Sound  post-production sound
• Modern Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Stetson Gloves  special appreciation

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1989) | Finland:K-18 (1982) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Heritage Enterprises Inc.

Trivia:

The plot for the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi/action film Predator (1987) also features the same idea of an alien from outer space that hunts humans. The same actor who plays the alien in "Without Warning", Kevin Peter Hall, also plays the Predator.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Just after Beth relays the "no chance, no help, no escape" message in the restroom to the rest of the group, a microphone is seen coming into view on the bottom of the screen. It can be clearly observed moving between speaking actors for several seconds.

Quotes:

Sandy:[going directly to the water department shed and Alien encounter] This is crazy...
Joe Taylor:Yah, I know it's crazy. I got the advantage... I'm hunting him and he don't know it, com'n...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blow Out (1981)

Good Horror Flick

Man I still remember this one and I was around 9 years old. I believe I saw it on HBO one night and it scared the crap out of me. Yes those blood sucking flying disks were very cool. I do not really remember the alien but those disks still freak me out. I have not seen it since but if I ever do see a copy of it on DVD I will add it to my collection. My kids would love it.