Intruder (1989)

The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.

Director:

Scott Spiegel

Writers:

Lawrence Bender (story), Scott Spiegel (screenplay),

Stars:

Elizabeth Cox, Renée Estevez, Dan Hicks

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Cox	...	Jennifer Ross
Renée Estevez	...	Linda
Dan Hicks	...	Bill Roberts (as Danny Hicks)
David Byrnes	...	Craig Peterson
Sam Raimi	...	Randy
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Danny (as Eugene Glazer)
Billy Marti	...	Dave
Burr Steers	...	Bub
Craig Stark	...	Tim
Ted Raimi	...	Produce Joe
Alvy Moore	...	Officer Dalton
Tom Lester	...	Officer Mathews
Emil Sitka	...	Mr. Abernathy
Bruce Campbell	...	Officer Howard
Lawrence Bender	...	Officer Adams

Storyline

The ex-boyfriend of a check-out girl at a supermarket returns at closing time to make trouble. They quarrel and the boyfriend is ejected from the store. After they lock the building up to take inventory, the employees start dying off, and the survivors must eventually find a way to escape with their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

supermarket | employee | serial killer | stabbed to death | stabbing | 

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Taglines:

A new dimension in terror.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Night Crew

Filming Locations:

Bell, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond Infinity, Phantom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 88 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Scott Spiegel originally thought of having the final shot go all the way down Jennifer's throat and inside her body to her heart, and the movie would end on a freeze frame as the heart stopped beating.

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Goofs

Even though the story takes place during the course of one night, the TV GUIDE Magazines at the checkout stands change periodically. The movie was filming in a real grocery store after hours and TV GUIDE is a weekly publication - this helps chronicle the numerous weeks involved in filming.

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Quotes

Bill Roberts: Here comes fucking Parker, walking down nine miles, swinging the God damn head by the hair in one hand and his sandwich in the other.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Halloween Horror Top 25, nr. 15: Drag Me to hell (2010)

User Reviews

My favorite slasher film

Of course the movie doesn't exactly add too much new aspects to the slasher genre - but with all the surprising and unconventional camera angles, with the surprisingly high tension, and with the notable film makers and/or actors who give smaller or bigger cameos (Sam Raimi, his brother Ted, Bruce Campbell, Lawrence Bender and director Scott Spiegel himself), this little gem truly delivers and is everything but boring. The story is developed carefully an there are many scenes with tongue-in-cheek-humor. The murder scenes are extremely gory (but only in the uncut version: the US R-rated, UK BBFC 18 and German FSK 18 versions are all heavily trimmed) and superbly made by Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group (as far as I know, it was their first collaboration as a team and they were not yet labeled as KNB EFX Group). An outstanding example of a really thrilling slasher movie - and my personal favorite.