Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

buckikris I first saw this movie back in 1986, with my friend. I was still in Jr. High, but this movie scared me. I just watched it again last night; and it still has that suspense fill to it. This movie takes place in the beginning in Cedarville, Oh. A father murders his whole family on the kids 5th birthday. The hunt starts to find the killer. It jumps from Ohio to Washington I believe, where this man hitches a ride with another. They get into a severe car accident, were one is completely thrown from the car. The other guy is not as lucky, one is killed and the other is severely wounded. He is taken to the hospital where he is in traction, and suffers from amnesia. He has no idea who he is, the doctor comes in and explains what had happened. The identity of the second man is reveled; but they have no idea who this guy is. The man just assumes he is Allen Devlin and begins a new chapter in his life. A year passes by; and he is now married to the nurse he met in the hospital, Chris. He is an instant father because she has 2 or 3 kids. He is a Realtor and seems to be in a happy marriage. This doesn't set well with Chris's previous boyfriend Mike Patterson. Mike is a cop who is still obsessed with Chris and wants her back. It is 6 years later, Chris has a child by Devlin, and Devlin has his own Real Estate business. Mike, Chris's ex-boyfriend has his suspensions that Allen Devlin could be the man wanted in Ohio. He contacts Steiner who was the cop on the case back then, and tells him the situation. Steiner is on his way to Washington to check it out. Chris is so happy, she thinks she has married the perfect man, regardless of what Mike thinks. As the movie goes along Chris starts to receive suspicious calls, twice from a man that refers to her as Lucy. Lucy was the mans wife back in Ohio. These are threatening calls, and she freaks. She tells Mike; and Mike tells Steiner, Steiner tells Mike the calls were made when Devlin was probably out of the house . As the movie goes on there are several rapes with a guy dressed in black wearing a leather mask. Chris suspects nothing until one day she finds the mask in the garden shed. She is now scared of Allen, but Allen tells her it was planted by Mike when they searched the house. Mike, Steiner, and this P.I.. are all working together, Steiner is 100% sure Devlin is his guy until he sees the shrine of Chris in Mike's room. In the end, one of the kids is turning 5; and a big birthday party is planned. This is where we find out who is responsible. It's late at night at the Devlin house and the Chris tells her son to go close the garage door. Chris, eventually has to go down and close it herself. She gets down to the basement looks around; and turns around suddenly in the garage . All of a sudden this guy is in her face, she gets into the car and locks all the doors. The man finds a sledgehammer; and tries to kill her, while in the car she finds her ex-boyfriend dead in the backseat. Chris gets out of the car, the guy is wearing all black, and has the leather black mask on. Chris gets away knocks him out someway; and wonders who he is. She removes the leather mask and freaks, it's her husband. Allen is the killer of the murder in Oh., the rapes in Washington, and responsible for the attempted murderer of Chris and family. In the end he is finally killed by Steiner, and his true identity is reveled. Allen Devlin is Ed Vincent, the husband that murdered his entire family in Cedarville, Oh.. I loved this movie and I am trying to find it on DVD. It does have some flaws, it's rush into a new year w/o telling the viewer. There is also some details the viewer has to put together on their own. All in all it's a good movie, I recommend it to anyone who loves suspense filled movies.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

Cujo108 Superior TV film opens with a murdered mother and her kids set up as if they were celebrating the youngest's birthday, which was when the murders took place. The father/husband, Ed Vincent, is missing and assumed the culprit. Detective Steiner (Richard Widmark) becomes obsessed with finding Vincent. Meanwhile, a guy picks up a hitcher only to wreck shortly thereafter. One man dies, the other (Keith Carradine) has no memory and needs facial reconstruction surgery. The survivor eventually recovers and marries his nurse (Kathleen Quinlan). Years later, a still obsessed Steiner receives an anonymous tip in the form of a newspaper clipping. He's thus led to believe that the survivor is in fact Ed Vincent, and sets out to be sure.Great film, I really enjoyed it. Supported by a strong cast, the characters are all fleshed out and feel real. The film also plays with your expectations, turning them around time and time again. This in turn ratchets up the tension. There are some creepy moments as well, like sinister phone calls and the scenes with the zipper-faced maniac on the prowl. Speaking of that, I loved the mask, and wished it had been used more. It comes off too soon during the finale. Two other minor quibbles: I didn't find Quinlan's character sympathetic, and there's one bothersome contrivance involving a radio towards the end.Highly recommended film with a strong central theme.

lost-in-limbo A TV presentation that was better than expected and managed to throw up a good amount of jarring suspense and genuine twists in a customary murder mystery thriller set-up. Director Douglas Hickox (father of director Anthony Hickox) gets the goods out of his first-rate cast consisting of Richard Widmark, Keith Carradine, Kathleen Quinlan and Michael Beck. Widmark's hardened ex-cop and Quinlan's concerned wife are pure class. Carradine is terrifically convincing in the lead role. After the discovery of a brutally murdered mother and her children, the search begins for the father, but he seems to have disappeared. Six years later the cop who was in charge of the case is retired by the force, but still looking into the case. In the mail he receives an anonymous letter with an article that features a man who recovered from a devastating car accident, but had lost his memory about his past. Now his starting a new life with a family, but could he be the killer? In the air are a disturbing and glum vibe, and the opening sequence cements it. What begins is quite slow-going in a melodrama format, but the gradually tight build-up psychologically toys around with the viewer of what to possibility to believe. It's resourcefully written and relies on Hickox's competently accomplished directorial timing to get the most out of mysterious avenues and intense flourishes. Never does it fall into anything cheap or uninspired, and the red herrings are pulled off effectively and the intensity grows to lead onto the final revelation. The enliven score is well-placed and sorrowfully orchestrated for maximum impact. The TV feature 'Blackout' is one to look out for.

nicholas123abc This movie starts off scary and never stops. Is he the killer? Or is he the killer ? Are they both maniacs? You don't know till the finale . Great acting by cast especially Quinlan .This should have been theatrically released .An absolute knockout.