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Eyes of a Stranger | 
 enlarge | Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Actors: Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Disanti, Peter Dupre, Gwen Lewis
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 30529
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD82791D
UPC: 012569827912
EAN: 0012569827912
ASIN: B000TUDBFW
Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1981
Release Date: September 25, 2007
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/25/2007 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: R
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Great slasher film, definitely worth a look. November 12, 2008
Puzzle box (Kuwait)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Lauren Tewes star in this very good and effective horror/thriller film. Despite being made by the same production company behind the first Friday The 13th movie, Eyes Of A Stranger isn't quite the typical slasher movie cash-in you'd expect despite being made during the early 80's where stalk `n' slash movies seemed to be coming out almost every week, the script doesn't have the typical slasher movie plot devices that have a bunch of amateur actors that get killed off by a serial killer but it attempts to make the movie more of a mystery thriller than an outright slaughter fest. It's a more interesting approach to the sub-genre but it does slow the movie's pace a tiny bit which might explain why this is one of the lesser known horror/slasher film.
A small community in Miami is transformed into a group of terrified residents when a gruesome series of sex murders continues unchecked. Police investigations seem to lack urgency, and Jane (Lauren Tewes) a local television news reporter appeals to viewers to pass on useful information to herself. Jane's boyfriend asks her to move in with him, but she is more concerned with protecting her blind and deaf-mute sister Tracy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) with whom she is living with. Tracy's condition is rooted in a childhood trauma when she was raped and left for dead. Tracy was abducted as a child, she was raped and left for dead after she had made her wait from outside her house alone (the abduction is shown in a creepy flashback sequence) which left her in shock to the point where she has become blind and deaf. Completely by chance Jane begins to suspect her weird neighbor Stanley Herbert (John De Santi) of the killings after she spies on him changing shirts in the parking lot. Some of the stalking and obscene phone call scenes were reminiscent of Black Christmas and When A Stranger Calls so if you've seen those films this would be a bit familiar to you. There are a couple of decent jump scenes and there's that old slasher flick classic- a decapitated head in an unusual place (this time it's a fish tank which was pretty neat!) and the gore effects were done by Tom Savini so you know that they were great, they usually consist of a couple of bloody throat slashings and a decapitation scene but not as gruesome as other slasher flicks like The Burning. I would have to say that the storyline was decent and it did have some nice moments and some good dramatic scenes, there was alot of nudity as well so if you like that then you'd probably enjoy this film.
The film lets you know who the killer is early on and never lets you know why he did it or how he gets away with it. Plus Jane spends so much of the film saying she's doing all she can to protect Tracy and spends half of the movie without her completely unprotected which is a bit ridiculous but it makes the plot seem more interesting since there is a bit of tension between the two sisters which results in a conflict, she loves her sister but is not sure if she could take care of her most of the time it becomes too much responsibility. This was definitely an interesting role for Jennifer Jason Leigh who did a great job as the blind and deaf sister and I always thought that she was an underrated actress, a good film to check out Jennifer's acting especially playing a deaf and mute person and I also like the way that director Wiederhorn sets up the suspenseful scenes of mind games between our killer and Tracy's unseeing eyes as well as having a slow-motion finale which was pretty cool. Even though there were a few cliched moments I still thought it was an awesome and underrated slasher flick that at least tries to be different, I highly recommend this and two thumbs up.
long lost Savini slasher film October 24, 2008
Ronald L. Ferrell Jr. (McDermott,Ohio)
I first heard about this movie through Tom Savini's Grande Illusions book.I never saw a vhs release for it. I ordered a copy of WB's Twisted Terror Collection with this in it.I watched it and thought it was pretty good. Kind of along the same lines as Halloween and Psycho.It's too bad this was lost for many years.
Above Average 80's Horror October 24, 2007
snowleopard (Oregon)
Made back in the early 1980's, on the heels of the slasher film resurgence, Eyes of a Stranger did it's best to break away from the endless Halloween clones, while still keeping up a level of tension.
It stars the attractive Lauren Tewes (from Love Boat) as a reporter trying to track down and verify the identity of a ruthless killer, played by John DiSanti, who lives near her. Where this movie differs so much from other horror of the era is that DiSanti's identity, and face, are never hidden. You know who he is, and that he did it, from the get-go, giving us more of a suspense film than a true slasher. Tewes is convinced he's the killer, but no one will believe her (duh, of course not) and there is a very tense confrontation between she and her blind and deaf sister (well played by a very young Jennifer Jason Leigh), and DiSanti.
Ken Wiederhorn had worked on PBS before this film, and apparently used this film and genre, like so many others, to try to get a bigger break into Hollywood. In all, there are some strong moments of tension, the effects are good, especially for the day (FX master Tom Savini), and Tewes surprised a lot of people with her tough character (not nearly as sweet and pure as Julie on the Love Boat), but in the end the film never generated much interest and flopped, so it's good to see it on DVD, uncut, and in widescreen format too.
 An OK Thriller/Horror Film October 23, 2007
The Piper at the Gates (Bakersville, North Carolina)
With the title "Eyes of a Stranger" and reading the synopsis of the story, I immediately thought that this had the makings of another "When a Stranger Calls" rip-off, and I really had my doubts about it. But after viewing, I was surprised that this was better than I had expected. Not to say that this is a great movie, but it does have its moments. First of all, I don't think you can classify this film an actual horror movie. It's more like a thriller with horror elements in it. Some of the kill scenes have a "slasher" feel to them and there is some, but not a lot of blood and violence in the film. The basic story of the movie is, for the most part, well written. Its a story about a newscaster who is attempting to find and catch a rapist/killer in Miami where she lives. She beings to find clues and determine the killer's identity, only to find out that the killer has found out about her as well! With a story like this, its easy to see that this film is indeed much more of a thriller than horror. And though the overall story is pretty good, there are a certain few plot points that I can't help to cringe at when I see them since they just don't add up when you think about it. I felt the acting was pretty much on par, and the then very young Jennifer Jason Leigh did a decent job in her role as a deaf and blind girl. As for the movie itself, I just felt it could have been much better. While watching the first 30 minutes or so, I really thought I had found a gem of a movie here. But as the film continued, the tension or suspense didn't build the way it should have. Reasons for this was that towards the end of the film, you already knew the killer's identity and pretty much knew what was going to happen to the characters. Simply put, the film was just too predictable. Nevertheless, this film isn't bad, but its nothing to get excited about. In the end, you're left with a half-descent thriller that's worth a handful of viewings.
 Forgotten GEM October 19, 2007
Dayna Newman (Tampa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Eyes Of a Stranger is a forgotten gem that is a must see and must have for the Slasher collector. A young Jennifer Jason Leigh is introduced in this movie it also stars Lauren Tewes from Love Boat.
The story is good and so is the acting, the gore is up to par for the early 80's slasher's.
I wasn't bored for a minute. It takes you right to the meat from the beginning till the end.
I was so glad to find this lost treasure and I couldn't wait to order it.Watch out for the FISH TANK~!!!
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