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Night Visitor

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High-school student Billy (Derek Rydall) is a born liar who annoys his teacher, Mr. Willard (Allen Garfield). When gorgeous prostitute Lisa Grace (Shannon Tweed) moves in next door to him, Billy is fascinated by her -- and shocked when he sees Mr. Willard murder her. He goes to the police, but they won't believe him. Worse, Mr. Willard, who is a satanist, knows what Billy saw. With no one else to turn to, Billy seeks help from his late father's old police partner, Ron Devereaux (Elliott Gould).

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Robert J What was Elliott Gould thinking did he owe his bookie when saw him pop up I was shocked what a mess worth watching just to see how bad things can go o wrong Roundtree as well Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review Sean S Late 1980's Satanic Panic movie with one of the worse intro songs that I have ever heard. Ha. If you don't take this movie too seriously, it isn't too bad. Most of the sound track in it has to be camp. Then, there is some perv. high school kid spying on his hooker neighbor like it is no big deal to the point where he invites his friends to check it out. Then, you have the annoying high school teacher who is a satanist along with some other odd elements. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth watching for the cast & retro cars. That's it. Not much of either. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member I've always been fascinated looking back at the 1980s satanic panic (you know, when parents were terrified that heavy metal, video games, and secret satanic cults were secretly going to convert, sacrifice, or enslave their children). Of course there really were no such secret cults, but this film is a fun cornball time capsule that plays off of those fears. When a prostitute (Shannon Tweed) moves next door to our teen hero, he witnesses her being killed in a satanic ritual and discovers that his balding uptight high school history teacher is really a satanic worshiper, along with his brother Michael J. Pollard. For a poorly made and very low budget film, there's a surprisingly good cast that includes not just Tweed and Pollard, but also Henry Gibson, Richard Roundtree, and Elliott Gould. There is also a hilariously bad ripoff musical score of "The Omen," the lamest satanic rituals you've ever seen, and even Michael J. Pollard attacking folks with a chainsaw in the "thrilling" climax. Overall, this is a pretty terrible zero-star film, but for fans of cheesy horror or satanic panic lore, this one is a hoot! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member (** 1/2): [img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a odd if unique bleed of teen comedy, horror and thriller. Most of the time, it works thanks to good performances by Rydall, Garfield, Pollard and Gould. The premise is a good one. Director Hitzig has a strange style to this movie, it is done with good humour and campy style. It reminded me of "Rear Window" and "Disturbia". A forgotten movie from the late 1980's. Which it doesn't take itself seriously and it is done all in good fun. Only towards the end, the picture turns into a mess a little bit. Tweed has some good moments as Rydall's pretty neighbor. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis High-school student Billy (Derek Rydall) is a born liar who annoys his teacher, Mr. Willard (Allen Garfield). When gorgeous prostitute Lisa Grace (Shannon Tweed) moves in next door to him, Billy is fascinated by her -- and shocked when he sees Mr. Willard murder her. He goes to the police, but they won't believe him. Worse, Mr. Willard, who is a satanist, knows what Billy saw. With no one else to turn to, Billy seeks help from his late father's old police partner, Ron Devereaux (Elliott Gould).
Director
Rupert Hitzig
Producer
Alain Silver
Screenwriter
Randal Viscovich
Production Co
Premiere Pictures Corporation, United Artists
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$108.4K
Runtime
1h 33m