Too Scared to Scream (1985)

A killer is brutually attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.

Director:

Tony Lo Bianco

Writers:

Neal Barbera, Glenn Leopold

Stars:

Mike Connors, Anne Archer, Leon Isaac Kennedy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Connors	...	Lt. Alex Dinardo
Anne Archer	...	Kate Bridges
Leon Isaac Kennedy	...	Frank
Ian McShane	...	Vincent Hardwick
Ruth Ford	...	Irma
John Heard	...	Sid
Carrie Nye	...	Graziella
Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Inez Hardwick
Murray Hamilton	...	Jack Oberman
Ken Norris	...	Mike
Val Avery	...	Dr. Richards
Chet Doherty	...	Edward
Sully Boyar	...	Sydney Blume
Karen Rushmore	...	Nadine
Rony Clanton	...	Barker

Storyline

Mike Conners plays Detective Dinardo, a New York detective investgating a series of ghastly murders of various residents in highrise apartment complex. With some suspicion pointing to the strange doorman, Dinardo recruits police rookie Kate as bait to lure the killer into the open.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | doorman | police | new york city | mother | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Doorman

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

21st Century Film Corporation, Doorman, Moviestore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Carrie Nye gives her models last minute instructions.

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Connections

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

User Reviews

All the World's a Stage

Tony Lo Bianco directs this thriller mystery like a conventional television show, only he loads it with bloody violence and lots of nudity. The result isn't really that bad. The first three-fourths, in point of fact, are very engrossing as we tag along with cops Mike Connors and his "buddy" Anne Archer as they try to unravel the identity of a killer killing in the Royal Arms, a swanky hotel in New York City. The deaths seem to be unrelated, and the ways in which each is killed is horrifying. The prime suspect is the evening doorman Ian McShane. McShane gives a fantastic performance as a dour, reserved, yet mentally unstable man who still lives at home caring for his invalid mother(played by Maureen O'Sullivan). Images of Psycho will resonate as you watch, but the film is in no way a reproduction of that classic film. The film, however, starts to fall apart as the mystery is finally revealed and logic takes a holiday. Agatha Christie could not(and probably would not) have dreamed up an ending like this film has. But despite its illogical conclusion, the acting, direction, and script are tight enough through most of the film to be very entertaining.