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The Prowler

The Prowler

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The Prowler

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

1981

1h 29m

5.9(262 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

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 Companies

Carolco Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Diane Rode

Sally

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph Zito
Written by: Neal Barbera
Glenn Leopold
Produced by: Joseph Zito
David Streit

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