Intruder

1989

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

17
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 53% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 13221 13.2K

supermarket serial killer slasher

Director

Scott Spiegel Photo
Scott Spiegel

Top cast

Ted Raimi Photo
Ted Raimi as Produce Joe
Sam Raimi Photo
Sam Raimi as Randy
Alvy Moore Photo
Alvy Moore as Officer Dalton
Greg Nicotero Photo
Greg Nicotero as Townie In Car
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804.02 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 2
1.46 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by leoocampo 7 / 10

"I'm Just So Crazy About This Store!" ... A Slasher for People Who Like Slashers

Reviewed by Pjtaylor-96-138044 7 / 10

A real slasher of prices.

'Intruder (1989)' is a slasher set inside a grocery store that sees the late-night crew come under threat from a mysterious manic intent on mutilating every last one of them. The flick isn't a parody, or even a comedy really, but it is well aware of what it is and isn't afraid to be as ridiculous as it wants to be. It's often funny, purposefully so, but it also works as a horror because the kills are grisly, the characters are likable and the flick is generally suspenseful. It's incredibly well made despite its obviously low budget, with some insanely creative shots keeping you engaged even during its duller segments. The killer's face is kept off screen for most of the movie, but it's when their identity is revealed that they really come into their own. They're suitably relentless and equally as deranged, spewing off-kilter commentary in a wonderfully over-the-top way. It's a pitch-perfect performance for what the piece is trying to achieve. The story is simple but effective, essentially acting as an excuse for the plot's carnage. Sadly, the version I watched was heavily cut (for some reason the cut version is the only one that's available through Shudder in the UK). This isn't too detrimental to the picture, as a couple of the more intense kills still genuinely work when they're shown in a more implicit way, but several sequences are heavily diluted and, especially towards the end, it's sometimes difficult to understand what's happening (or, rather, has just happened off screen). The most unforgivable part of the cut version is that it robs you of a moment in which the killer beats someone unconscious with a severed head. Ultimately, though, the piece is still entertaining in its cut form. It knows what it is and relishes it, providing fun rather than scares. Having said that, it also does a great job at building suspense and has several seriously inventive sequences. 7/10.
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