The Prowler
“If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!”
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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Cast
21 people
Vicky Dawson
Pam MacDonald
Known for
Carbon Copy
Christopher Goutman
Mark London
Also in
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Goodbye, New York
Lawrence Tierney
Maj. Chatham
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Born to Kill
Farley Granger
Sheriff George Fraser
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Rope
Cindy Weintraub
Lisa
Known for
Humanoids from the Deep
Lisa Dunsheath
Sherry
Known for
They All Laughed
David Sederholm
Carl
Known for
Arcade
Bill Nunnery
Hotel Clerk
Also in
The Yum Yum Girls
Rent Control
Thom Bray
Ben
Known for
Riptide
Prince of Darkness
Diane Rode
Sally
No other roles listed
Bryan Englund
Paul
Also in
Crazy Mama
High Anxiety
Donna Davis
Miss Allison
Also in
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Wings
Joseph Zito Director · Neal Barbera Writer Glenn Leopold Writer
Budget $1M · United States release November 6, 1981 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Graduation
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 6, 1981
Theatrical
United States
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical · as "Pitchfork Massacre"
Germany
October 1, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
February 25, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 10, 1981 · Theatrical
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