Linkshoch Wonderful Movie

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** The both buxom-34 C bra size-as well as cute as a Barbi Doll Kathleen Beller is high school student Gail Osborne who at the beginning of the movie is rushed to the hospital after being raped while she was babysitting for a neighbor's child. The film then goes on to show in a number of flashbacks the hell Gail was going through in and out of school with and admirer-or better yet creep-from afar stalking and phoning her as well as leaving crazy and threatening messages that drove her almost to the point of a nervous breakdown.This all began when Gail started dating Steve Pastorinis, Scott Colomby, that seemed to have set off the person who feeling rejected started putting the squeeze on Gail with a number of obscene phone calls as well as letters or notes stuck on her high school locker.Trying to get support from her friends and parents they in fact told her to just forget about it and go on with her life. Things got even more worse for Gail when she found out that her dad big time architect Neil Osborne, Tony Bill, got laid off from his job forcing her mom Anne, Blythe Danner, to were the pants , by getting a job as a real estate broker, in the family which is why her parents took her being harassed so lightly.****SPOILERS**** It's later that Gail together with her boyfriend Steve took matters into their own hands by setting up a trap for the person who's stalking as well as raped, he still didn't learn his lesson, her to get caught red handed when this time around, when caught with his pants down, tried to murder her. The ending was anything but satisfying for Gail in that her rapist using an insanity defense almost got away all Scott free to commit rape again but only being expelled or forced to leave school due to his parents money and political clout in town. But the good point in all this is wherever he goes to school and collage if anyone is raped he'll be the #1 suspect and, if in fact he did it, not be able to get away with it as easily as he did with Gail Osborne.

Woodyanders Sweet and beautiful high school student Gail Osborne (a solid and personable performance by the fetching Kathleen Beller) finds herself being terrorized by a persistent stalker. Gail's life soon gets turned topsy turvy as a direct result and she tries to figure out the psycho's identity before he attempts to do something nasty to her. Director Walter Grauman, working from a compact and compelling script by Judith Parker, relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, builds a good deal of suspense, and grounds the premise in a believable everyday working class reality. Moreover, Grauman and Parker not only do a nice job of credibly showing how being the unwilling recipient of a stalker's attention can make one edgy and unsettled, but also tackle the relevant topics of rape and stalking in a tasteful and provocative manner. In addition, this picture warrants additional props for its admirable refusal to provide any simple pat answers to some serious legal and social issues as well as for its bold decision to conclude on a surprisingly downbeat and cynical note. The sound acting by a fine cast helps a lot: Blythe Danner as Gail's preoccupied mother Anne, Dennis Quaid as smug and cocky rich jerk Phil Lawver, Tony Bill as Gail's earnest, but ineffectual father Neil, Robin Mattson as Gail's perky gal pal Allison Bremer, Tricia O'Neil as sensible lawyer Jessica Hirsch, Alan Fudge as creepy photography teacher Chris Elden, and Scott Colomby as amiable nice guy Steve Pastorinis. Jack Swain's sharp cinematography gives this film an impressive polished look. Charles Bernstein's shuddery score does the shivery trick. A worthy item.

acidburn-10 This movie may not be a straight up slasher movie due to the fact that there are no deaths at all, but for a TV movie, I found this very much decent and entertaining. The opening where we see the aftermath of a high school girl beaten and raped, which really set the tone for what this movie is about and then it flashbacks to the previous events leading up to what happened.Like I said this movie is not a slasher but features several elements like the young girl getting strange phone calls, threatening notes and tense stalk scenes. However the suspense here has a very realistic feel and you do feel the raw emotions that this character is going through especially when she sees her rapist getting ready to stalk his next victim and of course we do get a list of suspects and this movie doe's display that angle well and keep you guessing throughout. While what happens is horrifying, there's not much in the way of true horror, but what we have is a pretty solid thriller with lots of build up and a great pay off thanks to its good pacing.The strongest thing about this movie is the acting which is top notch Kathleen Beller who plays the main character was very good and believable, her innocence and beauty makes you really root for her especially when she turns detective and eventually turns the tables on her attacker. Plus we get a standout performance from a fresh faced Dennis Quaid and Scott Colomby as the boyfriend also really stood out, displaying great chemistry with Gail, in fact all of the cast had great chemistry with each other, even the parents were great.All in all "Are You in the House Alone" may seem a bit dated by today's standards, but still genially creepy and frightening realistic.

christopher-underwood A late 70s TV movie, that whilst not particularly original, is tightly told and most engaging. It is surprising watching this just over thirty years on just how much the social view of sex, sexuality and rape has changed. One central suggestion here is that the main defence will be that only a virgin can be raped. An attitude we now assume only applies in country areas of such countries as India or Pakistan. But this is modern sophisticated USA, and the other social factor this film raises is that of the protected moneyed class, depicted so devastatingly well later in Brian Yuzn'a 'Society'. The film tells us of the main event early on and then flashbacks to give us the lead up and aftermath. Watching it I wasn't sure this was a good idea but it works astonishingly well with much tension and suspense. Kathleen Beller is excellent as the wider eyed victim and a young Dennis Quad does well in one of his very first films.