Stranger by Night

Stranger by Night

VHS/DVD cover of "Stranger by Night"
Directed by Gregory Dark
Produced by Andrew W. Garroni
Rick Filon (co-producer, as Richard Filon)
Walter Gernert (executive producer)
Craig Thurman Suttle (line producer)
Written by Rick Filon
Daryl Haney
Starring Steven Bauer
Jennifer Rubin
William Katt
Music by Ashley Irwin
Edited by James Avalon (as Kent Smith)
Production
company
B.O.P. Films
Distributed by New City Releasing
Release dates
 November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Stranger by Night is a 1994 action film starring Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin and William Katt. It was directed by Gregory Dark. The film was released on November 23, 1994.[1]

Background

The film stars Steven Bauer as Bobby Corcoran, Jennifer Rubin as Dr. Anne Richmond and William Katt as Troy Rooney. Others in the film include Michael Parks as Detective Larson, Luca Bercovici as Stan Richmond, Michele Greene as Lisa and J.J. Johnston as Bobby's father.[2]

Following the film's original release on VHS in America, the film remains available on DVD today in America only. It was first released on DVD in 1997 by A-Pix Entertainment,[3] before a "Collector's Edition" was released as part of the "Gold Series" in 2000 by Unapix.[4] In 1998, the DVD was released as a double movie feature with the 1994 film The Seventh Floor, starring Brooke Shields.[5][6]

The film's tagline reads "In the dark...Can you tell a killer from a cop?"[7]

Plot

Detective Bobby Corcoran and his partner, Detective Larson, are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.[8]

Cast

Reception

Sandra Brennan of Allmovie gave the film one and a half stars out of five, writing "In this crime thriller, a pair of police detectives investigates a series of related killings. As the evidence mounts, it becomes chillingly apparent that one of the two gumshoes is the guilty party."[9]

Both Video Movie Guide 2002[10] and VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever gave the film two out of five stars.[11]

Entertainment Weekly awarded the film a B- grade and wrote "Despite obvious plotting and the most annoying soundtrack this side of Flashdance, Stranger by Night is still worth watching for a bravura performance by veteran video star William Katt in a role that would work perfectly in a big-screen Quentin Tarantino version of Starsky and Hutch. Unfortunately, Katt's wonderfully obnoxious cop is only peripheral to this tale of a tough-guy detective Steven Bauer whose alcoholic blackouts are followed by discoveries of dead hookers and a parade of red herrings. None of these do anything but make you wish Katt were on screen more."[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111298/releaseinfo#akas
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111298/fullcredits#cast
  3. ↑ "Stranger By Night: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Wally Pfister, Gregory Dark, Andrew W. Garroni, Craig Thurman Suttle, Rick Filon, Walter Gernert, Daryl Haney: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Stranger by Night: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Wally Pfister, Gregory Dark, Andrew W. Garroni, Craig Thurman Suttle, Rick Filon, Walter Gernert, Daryl Haney: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111133/
  6. ↑ "Stranger By Night & Seventh Floor: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Gregory Dark, Ian Barry, Bruce Trost, Daryl Haney, John Sexton, Rick Filon, Sean Goodwyn, Steve Matthews: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  7. ↑ "Customer Image Gallery for Stranger By Night". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111298/plotsummary
  9. ↑ "Stranger by Night - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllMovie. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. ↑ Video movie guide 2002 - Mick Martin, Marsha Porter - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  11. ↑ VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever - Jim Craddock - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  12. ↑ J.R. Taylor (1994-11-18). "Video Review: 'Stranger by Night' Review | Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

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