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He Knows You're Alone

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  • 1h 34m
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Caitlin O'Heaney in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
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A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,330
537
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    • Director
      • Armand Mastroianni
    • Writer
      • Scott Parker
    • Stars
      • Don Scardino
      • Caitlin O'Heaney
      • Elizabeth Kemp
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Armand Mastroianni
    • Writer
      • Scott Parker
    • Stars
      • Don Scardino
      • Caitlin O'Heaney
      • Elizabeth Kemp
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    • 99User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews

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    He Knows You're Alone
    Trailer 1:25
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    Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Kemp in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
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    Caitlin O'Heaney and Don Scardino in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Tom Rolfing in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Joseph Leon and Tom Rolfing in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Robin Lamont and Robin Tilghman in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Caitlin O'Heaney and Tom Rolfing in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Caitlin O'Heaney in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    Lewis Arlt in He Knows You're Alone (1980)

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    Don Scardino
    Don Scardino
    • Marvin
    Caitlin O'Heaney
    Caitlin O'Heaney
    • Amy Jensen
    Elizabeth Kemp
    Elizabeth Kemp
    • Nancy
    Tom Rolfing
    • Ray Carlton (the killer)
    Lewis Arlt
    • Det. Len Gamble
    Patsy Pease
    • Joyce
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Prof. Carl Mason
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Elliot
    Dana Barron
    Dana Barron
    • Diana
    Joseph Leon
    • Ralph the Tailor
    Paul Gleason
    Paul Gleason
    • Det. Frank Daley
    James Carroll
    • Phil
    Brian Byers
    Brian Byers
    • Bernie
    Curt Hostetter
    • Tommy
    Robin Lamont
    • Ruthie
    Robin Tilghman
    • Marie
    Peter Gumeny
    • Det. Thompson
    John Bottoms
    • Father McKenna
    • Director
      • Armand Mastroianni
    • Writer
      • Scott Parker
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      First movie appearance of Tom Hanks and Dana Barron.
    • Goofs
      When Amy and Nancy are sitting on the couch talking and drinking wine, Nancy pours wine into Amy's glass, almost filling it; then the amount of wine in the glass varies between shots.
    • Quotes

      [Wanting to have sex with Joyce]

      Professor Carl Mason: Come on, let's 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!

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: In God We Trust, Coast to Coast, Somewhere in Time, Stardust Memories, Oh God! Book II (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Mysterious Lover
      Words by Jeanne Napoli, deBorge Roggeman

      Music by Alexander Peskanov and Mark Peskanov

      Sung by Jeanne Napoli

      © 1980 by Songs of Bandler-Koppelman, Inc., Windward Music and Viv Enterprises, Ltd., Zorro Music Division

    User reviews99

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    Top review
    6/10
    Not a fan of weddings?
    After a death of a young woman in a movie theatre, the pattern continues of a serial killer targeting brides-to-be before the night of their wedding. Amy is the next one who's got the killer's eye and he begins to follow her. She starts picking up on the coincidences and soon worries for her well-being as her big day draws closer. On the case is a cop (who's been after the guy from the very beginning) has tracked down killer's next victim, now it's a matter of time just who gets to Amy first.

    Standard post-Halloween low-budget slasher with a smart title that really has no relation to anything in the film, but gains topical interest for being the starting point of a young charismatic (it was there from the get-go) Tom Hanks in a tiny role. Oh my god, oh my god it's Tom Hanks! Hey it's really nothing new, as how many stars have began in low-rent horror films. Now we got that out of the way, let's stick to the movie.

    No surprises, as it's systemically written, but well illustrated and organised in its clichés to keep one amused. There's a nasty, violent side there, but it never goes that far or do anything with an imaginative gist. Instead of being graphic and exploitive, a 'Psycho' vibe melted with 'Halloween' is demonstrated. An old-styling of giving the situations more weight and colour nicely breaks up the stalk n slash elements. The side-story of the cop tracking down the killer is underplayed, but works better for it. While the motive (quite an obvious, if not particularly convincing one) of the bride killer is suggested in a flashback scene… or that's what it seems. No hiding the fact who's the killer, as we see him and wielding a blade as he openly takes out his first victim that closely resembles the opening of Wes Craven's slasher hit 'Scream 2 (1997)".

    Armand Mastroianni (The man behind little unknown horror oddities such as 'Cameron's Closet (1989)', 'The Supernaturals (1986) 'and very good 'The Clairvoyant (1982)') fashionably controlled direction is all about placement and build-up, despite the sparse atmosphere and at times mishandled suspense or the lack of it. Few set-pieces work and some neat location choices (carnival setting to morgue), and they come off during the latter end and the pace never slouches within the tight time-frame. Sound FX is effectively sourced and Alexander and Mark Scardion's music score (with a touch of Halloween) packs a sting amongst its unusual cues. The lead heroine comes off well-rounded and enforcers a head of steam thanks to the perky confidence of Caitlin O'Heaney. Don Scardino is likable as her ex-boyfriend who still has feelings for her and Elizabeth Kemp as one of her colourful friends. Lewis Arlt productively gets out a worn-out cop routine and Tom Rolfing's lurking presence makes for a modest killer who's good at slicing and dicing with little to no blood being spilt (truly class- work!) and staring down his victims.
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    • Release date
      • August 29, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blood Wedding
    • Filming locations
      • Sand Lane Amusement Park, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,875,436
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $748,824
      • Sep 1, 1980
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,875,436
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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