The Prowler
Directed by Joseph ZitoAn unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.
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- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025WWII vet and scorned lover gets revenge on his girlfriend and her new boyfriend…..also will not tolerate graduation dances. I had a good time watching this Saturday night, but it is definitely in large part because of Tom Savini’s effects. Full disclosure though, I was very inebriated during my watch and when trying to write my review hungover Sunday morning, I was very foggy on the plot. And had a lot of unanswered questions. Why does he hate graduation dances? Why a pitchfork? Why do people have no respect for the deputy sheriff? Why did he dig up Rosemary’s grave to put Lisa in there? What was with the final scene where dead guy Carl grabs Pam? So I rewatched the last half (more like 2/3rds) of this Sunday evening and I still don’t have the answers to any of those. Also, drunk me instantly knew who the killer was despite the various attempts at red herrings. So I didn’t have my mind blown like he did 🤯🔫. So Tom Savini MVP of this one, for sure. And probably still worth watching for that alone.
- eif999July 4, 2025I can see why it’s highly regarded amongst slasher films but outside of that world it’s only OK. The killer isn’t hard to figure out if you know the Morgan Freeman rule. It is strange, in 2025, to see how close the 50s were to the 80s. You know Farley Granger began every conversation on set with, “… well when I worked with Hitch…”
The Prowler Trivia
The Prowler was released on November 10, 1981.
The Prowler was directed by Joseph Zito.
The Prowler has a runtime of 89 min.
The Prowler was produced by David Streit, Joseph Zito.
The key characters in The Prowler are Pam MacDonald (Vicky Dawson), Mark London (Christopher Goutman), Maj. Chatham (Lawrence Tierney).
The Prowler is rated R.
The Prowler is a Horror, Thriller, Mystery film.
The Prowler has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.