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Overview

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5.7/10   1,521 votes
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Director:
Joseph Zito
Writers:
Neal Barbera (writer)
Glenn Leopold (writer)
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Release Date:
6 November 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Tagline:
It will freeze your blood. more
Plot:
A masked killer, wearing World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35-year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Vicky Dawson ... Pam MacDonald
Christopher Goutman ... Mark London
Lawrence Tierney ... Maj. Chatham
Farley Granger ... Sheriff George Fraser
Cindy Weintraub ... Lisa
Lisa Dunsheath ... Sherry
David Sederholm ... Carl
Bill Nunnery ... Hotel Clerk
Thom Bray ... Ben
Diane Rode ... Sally
Bryan Englund ... Paul
Donna Davis ... Miss Allison
Carleton Carpenter ... 1945 M.C
Joy Glaccum ... Francis Rosemary Chatham
Timothy Wahrer ... Roy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rosemary's Killer
The Graduation
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Runtime:
89 min | UK:87 min (cut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-18 | West Germany:(Banned) (1989) | Netherlands:16 | Denmark:16 | USA:R (cut) | Norway:18 (uncut) (2008) | Australia:R (DVD re-rating: 2008) (uncut) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R (heavily cut) | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Sweden:15 (heavily cut) | UK:X (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Cape May, New Jersey, USA
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Graduation more

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Trivia:
While working on makeup effects for actress Cindy Weintraub, Tom Savini accidentally dyed the actress's skin beat red. It took three days for the dye to wear off. more
Quotes:
Carl: Hey, who turned off the band? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
DISCO BLOOD more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
S10 Reviews: The Prowler (1981), 4 July 2005
7/10
Author: suspiria10 from The Void

Rosemary sends a "Dear John" letter to her boyfriend while he is serving in WWII then is mysteriously slaughtered with her new beau at a graduation dance. Flash-forward to 1981 and the current class of graduating collegiates are throwing the first dance in many moons and a killer pops up looking like a storntrooper from hell and dropping roses everywhere. 80's slashing is in the house.

This rather predictable and slow slasher is saved by the gore set-pieces by effects maestro Tom Savini. That really is the only saving grace and highlight of "Prowler". Everything else on display is a bit bland and rather standard.

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