Stranger by Night is a 1994 action film directed by Gregory Dark and starring Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin and William Katt. It was released on November 23, 1994.[1]
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 VHS/DVD cover of "Stranger by Night" | |
| Directed by | Gregory Dark |
| Written by | Rick Filon Daryl Haney |
| Produced by | Andrew W. Garroni Rick Filon (co-producer, as Richard Filon) Walter Gernert (executive producer) Craig Thurman Suttle (line producer) |
| Starring | Steven Bauer Jennifer Rubin William Katt |
| Edited by | James Avalon (as Kent Smith) |
| Music by | Ashley Irwin |
Production company | B.O.P. Films |
| Distributed by | New City Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDetective Bobby Corcoran and his partner, Detective Larson, are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.[2]
Cast
edit- Steven Bauer as Bobby Corcoran
- Jennifer Rubin as Dr. Anne Richmond
- William Katt as Troy Rooney
- Michael Parks as Detective Larson
- Luca Bercovici as Stan Richmond
- Michele Greene as Lisa
- J.J. Johnston as Bobby's Father
- Ashley Laurence as Nicole Miller
- Marla Rubinoff as Sammy
- Gary Lee Davis as Henry Herodonti
- Claire Yarlett as Sue Rooney
- Rebecca Rocheford as Melissa
Release
editThe film was originally released on HBO as a movie of the week. Following the film's original VHS release in America, the film was later released on DVD in 1997 by A-Pix Entertainment,[3] before a "Collector's Edition" was released as part of the "Gold Series" in 2000 by Unapix.[4] In 1998, the film was also released as a double movie feature DVD with the 1994 film The Seventh Floor.[5][6]
Reception
editSandra Brennan of AllMovie gave the film one and a half stars out of five, and said: "In this crime thriller, a pair of police detectives investigates a series of related killings. As the evidence mounts, it becomes chillingly apparent that one of the two gumshoes is the guilty party."[7] Both Video Movie Guide 2002[8] and VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever gave the film two out of five stars.[9] Entertainment Weekly awarded the film a B− grade and wrote: "Despite obvious plotting and the most annoying soundtrack this side of Flashdance, Stranger by Night is still worth watching for a bravura performance by veteran video star William Katt in a role that would work perfectly in a big-screen Quentin Tarantino version of Starsky and Hutch. Unfortunately, Katt's wonderfully obnoxious cop is only peripheral to this tale of a tough-guy detective Steven Bauer whose alcoholic blackouts are followed by discoveries of dead hookers and a parade of red herrings. None of these do anything but make you wish Katt were on screen more."[10]
References
edit- ^ "Stranger by Night (Video 1994) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Stranger by Night (Video 1994) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Stranger By Night: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Wally Pfister, Gregory Dark, Andrew W. Garroni, Craig Thurman Suttle, Rick Filon, Walter Gernert, Daryl Haney: Movies & TV. ASIN 6304705638.
- ^ "Stranger by Night: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Wally Pfister, Gregory Dark, Andrew W. Garroni, Craig Thurman Suttle, Rick Filon, Walter Gernert, Daryl Haney: Movies & TV". Amazon. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "The Seventh Floor". IMDb. 3 May 1994.
- ^ Stranger By Night & Seventh Floor: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Luca Bercovici, Michele Greene, J.J. Johnston, Ashley Laurence, Marla Rubinoff, Gary Lee Davis, Claire Yarlett, Rebecca Rocheford, Gregory Dark, Ian Barry, Bruce Trost, Daryl Haney, John Sexton, Rick Filon, Sean Goodwyn, Steve Matthews: Movies & TV. ASIN 6305253471.
- ^ "Stranger by Night - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllMovie. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2001). Video movie guide 2002. ISBN 9780345421005. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Craddock, Jim (2006). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. ISBN 9780787689803. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ J.R. Taylor (1994-11-18). "Video Review: 'Stranger by Night' Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved 2012-06-04.