The Prowler

The Prowler

If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!

1981•1h 29m•5.9/10

HorrorThrillerMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(248)

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

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Production

Graduation, Carolco Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Vicky Dawson

Pam MacDonald

Christopher Goutman

Christopher Goutman

Mark London

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Maj. Chatham

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Sheriff George Fraser

Cindy Weintraub

Cindy Weintraub

Lisa

Lisa Dunsheath

Lisa Dunsheath

Sherry

David Sederholm

David Sederholm

Carl

Bill Nunnery

Hotel Clerk

Thom Bray

Thom Bray

Ben

Diane Rode

Sally

Bryan Englund

Bryan Englund

Paul

Donna Davis

Miss Allison

Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

1945 M.C.

Joy Glaccum

Francis Rosemary Chatham

Timothy Wahrer

Roy

John Seitz

John Seitz

Pat Kingsley

Dan Lounsbery

Turner

Doug Stevenson

Young Kingsley

Peter Giuliano

The Prowler (uncredited)

Jonathan Sachar

Mike (uncredited)

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