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      Night Visitor

      R Released May 12, 1989 1h 33m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 16% 500+ Ratings Audience Score 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). Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Tawny K Shannon Tweed was the best thing in the movie and she was only in it for 0.03 seconds. 😆 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/11/23 Full Review 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.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      Tom Broadbridge, Shelley E. Reid
      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
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