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The Prowler

The Prowler

Nov 6, 1981
89 min
HorrorThrillerMystery
6.0/ 10
240 votes

Overview

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

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TMDB
6.0/10
240 votes
IMDB
5.9/10
13,575 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
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Metacritic
M
45/100
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Budget$1,000,000Production cost
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"If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!"

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Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,000,000

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Graduation

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