The Prowler (1981 film)

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The Prowler aka Rosemarys Killer
Directed by	Joseph Zito
Produced by	David Streit
Written by	Neal F. Barbera Glenn Leopold
Starring	Vicky Dawson Christopher Goutman Lawrence Tierney Farley Granger Cindy Weintraub Thom Bray
Music by	Richard Einhorn
Cinematography	Joao Fernandes (credited as Raul Lomas)
Editing by	Joel Goodman
Release date(s)	April 29, 1981
Running time	89 min.
Language	English
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The Prowler is an American slasher movie, made in 1981, directed by Joseph Zito. It features special effects and make up by Tom Savini.

[edit] Plot summary

In 1945 a World War 2 veteran returns home to Avalon Bay, New Jersey, to find his girlfriend broke up with him and is dating someone else. He decides to kill them on the graduation dance. 35 years later, at the first dance since the killings, the murderer is back and starts killing the party-goers. Meantime, sheriff George Fraser is on his annual fishing trip and has left the town to his deputy Mark London, who investigates the killings with his (almost) girlfriend, Pam McDonald.

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The Prowler is known as Rosemary's Killer in Australia, Europe and The United Kingdom, and is missing almost a minute of Savini's gore effects.
The film has close connections with Maniac directed by William Lustig, which was made a year earlier.
Tom Savini referred to The Prowler as some of his best work as a special effects artist.
Peter Giuliano was uncredited but actually played the killer who donned the gear. Although Farley Grainger's character was the prowler in the story Giuliano was the man in the suit.
Peter Giuliano went on to be First Assistant Director on the films "Ghostbusters", "Ghostbusters II", "Twins", "Kindergarten Cop" and Francis Ford Coppala's Film "Bram Stokers Dracula".

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DVD released: September 3, 2002 Approximate running time: 89 minutes (Uncut Version) Aspect ratio: Anamorphic 1.85:1 Rating: NR Sound: Dolby Digital Mono DVD Release: Blue-Underground/Image Region Coding: Region 0 NTSC

The extras include a trailer, a still and poster gallery, behind the scenes gore footage with Tom Savini and an audio commentary with Joseph Zito and Tom Savini.