He Knows You're Alone (1980)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writer:

Scott Parker (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Every girl is frightened the night before her wedding, but this time... there's good reason!

Plot:

A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?

Plot Keywords:

Bride | Serial Killer | Police Investigation | Nipples | Jogging

Cast

Don Scardino	...	Marvin
Caitlin O'Heaney	...	Amy Jensen
Elizabeth Kemp	...	Nancy
Tom Rolfing	...	Ray Carlton (the killer)
Lewis Arlt	...	Det. Len Gamble
Patsy Pease	...	Joyce
James Rebhorn	...	Prof. Carl Mason
Tom Hanks	...	Elliot
Dana Barron	...	Diane
Joseph Leon	...	Ralph (the tailor)
Paul Gleason	...	Det. Frank Daley
James Carroll	...	Phil
Brian Byers	...	Bernie
Curt Hostetter	...	Tommy
Robin Lamont	...	Ruthie
Robin Tilghman	...	Marie
Peter Gumeny	...	Det. Thompson
John Bottoms	...	Father McKenna
Debbie Novak	...	Debra (girl in car)
Russell Todd	...	Donny (boy in car)
Dorian Lopinto	...	Joanne Carlton-Gamble
James R. Haskin	...	Ice cream vendor (as Jamie Haskins)
Barbara Quinn	...	Dance teacher
Laurie Faso	...	Coroner's assistant
Anthony Pullen Shaw	...	Detective
Ron Englehardt	...	Detective
Michael Fiorello	...	Detective
Steve James	...	Young man (as Steve W. James)
Karen Evans Kandel	...	Young woman
Gordon Keys	...	Young cop
Suzanne Lukather	...	Professor's wife
Michael Eiler	...	Sickle killer
Patricia Benson	...	Guest at party
Vic Di Milia	...	Wedding guest
Joe Di Milia	...	Wedding guest
Rick D'Aversa	...	Wedding guest
Anna Feil	...	Flower girl
Caren Mastroianni	...	Flower girl

Directed by
Armand Mastroianni

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Scott Parker		writer

Produced by
Joseph Beruh	....	executive producer
Robert Di Milia	....	co-producer
Edgar Lansbury	....	executive producer
George Manasse	....	producer
Nan Pearlman	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alexander Peskanov
Mark Peskanov

Cinematography by
Gerald Feil

Film Editing by
George T. Norris

Art Direction by
Susan Kaufman

Makeup Department
Cindie Verardi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Robert Di Milia	....	unit production manager
Bob Millman	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Costa Mantis	....	assistant director

Art Department
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Will Scheck	....	props

Sound Department
David Abramson	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Deutsch	....	boom operator
Jack Higgins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jane McAuley	....	sound effects editor
Rolf Pardula	....	sound mixer
Jeffrey Stern	....	sound effects editor
Bob Thomas	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Taso N. Stavrakis	....	special effects

Stunts
Steve James	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dwane Arthur	....	key grip
Stefan Czapsky	....	gaffer
Robert Di Milia	....	camera operator: second unit
Mike Edwards	....	second assistant camera
Robert Elfstrom	....	grip (as Bob Elfstrom)
Morris Flam	....	electrician
Ira Holzman	....	electrician
Rose Lansbury	....	still photographer
Jacki Ochs	....	second assistant camera
Robert Paone	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ellen Lutter	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Vera Dika	....	first assistant editor
Michael Norris	....	assistant editor
Mike Norris	....	assistant editor
Bill Rosenfield	....	post-production assistant
Linda Shamest	....	dailies editor

Music Department
Joseph Lesko	....	music supervisor
Robert Stecko	....	music associate

Other crew
Tommy Allen	....	production assistant
Vera Dika	....	script supervisor
Darrell Jonas	....	production coordinator
Bill Minet	....	production assistant
Robert Presser	....	production office coordinator
Guilherme Rodrigues	....	production assistant
Rob Schweber	....	production assistant
Lise Seidenberg	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Esselte Video (198?) (Finland) (video)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (VHS)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (also video)

Also Known As:

Blood Wedding

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (cut) (1981) | Australia:R | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Fox Theatre, Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

According to writer Scott Parker, Tom Rolfing was cast as the killer because Armand Mastroianni liked the 'intense' look of Rolfing's eyes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Amy and Nancy are sitting on the couch talking and drinking wine, Nancy pours wine into Amy's glass almost filling it. The amount of wine in the glass then varies between shots.

Quotes:

Detective Len Gamble: What do you have?
Detective Thompson: A tailor, murdered with a pair of scissors.
Detective Len Gamble: Does anyone else work here?
Detective Thompson: The dead guy's wife.
Detective Len Gamble: Find her, she may be able to help.
Detective Thompson: And what are you going to be doing?
Detective Len Gamble: Sleeping, I've had a long drive!
Detective Thompson: You're a big help!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Soundtrack:

I'LL NEVER TIE YOU DOWN

Strange little "Halloween" rip-off

Two young women are watching a slasher movie at the beginning of this film. A strange man sits behind one of them and stabs her through the back of her seat. We find out later that this man is a homicidal bride killer, because he was stood up at the altar years back by his bride, whom he later knifes. Now, as the police are searching for the man, he goes after pretty Amy Jensen, a nice girl who is getting married to a big jerk named Phil. Amy and her friends Joyce and Nancy are getting together with friends for the weekend and guess who crashes the party. There are a lot of bloodless, pointless murders in this one, huge plot holes in the script, a score that sounds curiously like Carpenter's in "Halloween", and a stupid twist ending. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Tom Hanks is in this, big deal. He has only a five minute part, playing a psych major. The climax in them morgue is alright, but Armand Mastroianni's direction is less than great. An average slasher film.