He Knows You're Alone

He Knows You're Alone
Original theatrical poster
Directed byArmand Mastroianni
Written byScott Parker
Produced by
  • Robert Di Milia
  • George Manasse
  • Nan Perlman
Starring
Edited byGeorge Norris
Music by
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (thru United Artists)
Release date
  • August 29, 1980 (1980-08-29)
Running time
94 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000[3]—$300,000[4]
Box office$4.9 million[3]

He Knows You're Alone is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by Armand Mastroianni, written by Scott Parker and starring Caitlin O'Heaney, Don Scardino, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, and Tom Hanks in his film debut. The plot follows a woman who is stalked by a killer targeting soon-to-be brides the weekend before her wedding.

Shot on location on Staten Island, New York, in late 1979, He Knows You're Alone was released theatrically in autumn 1980 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, it was a commercial success for MGM, grossing nearly $5 million at the US box office.

He Knows You're Alone has been credited for being one of the first horror films inspired by the success of Halloween, and shares a number of similarities with that previous hit.[5]

  1. ^ Robert Firsching (2014). "He Knows You're Alone". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Muir 2010, p. 99.
  3. ^ a b "He Knows You're Alone". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference harkins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Muir 2012, p. 16.

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