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Night Warning

Play trailer Poster for Night Warning R,  1981,  1h 36m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 93% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
93% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
An obsessive and murderous woman (Susan Tyrrell) tries to control her nephew, a 17-year-old basketball player (Jimmy McNichol).

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Variety Staff Variety May 21, 2020
Night Warning is a fine psychological horror film. Go to Full Review
Justin Stewart Film Comment Magazine May 21, 2020
Asher... directs with a meat-and-potatoes efficiency and visual sense, letting the casting, risk-taking performances, and the twisted, quirky screenplay carry the day. Go to Full Review
Kristen Lopez AwardsCircuit.com May 21, 2020
A kooky little 80s movie worth seeking out if you want to know what William Asher was directing during the decade. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jul 22, 2024
3.5/4
This isn’t your typical exploitation yarn -- on the contrary, it’s rife with subtext beneath its occasionally demented exterior. Go to Full Review
Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective May 19, 2024
Little wonder that this title ended up on the DPP 39 Video Nasties list – it’s basically a shopping list of all the elements that the 80s censors disliked enough to prohibit. Go to Full Review
Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Jul 20, 2023
4/5
Tyrrell is indeed the big draw here, but the rest of this horror gem is surprisingly well-crafted, ripe for analysis, and should not go overlooked. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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William Asher

Director

Jimmy McNichol

Billy Lynch

Susan Tyrrell

Cheryl Roberts

Bo Svenson

Detective Joe Carlson

Marcia Lewis

Margie

Julia Duffy

Julia

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Night Warning

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Movie Info

Synopsis An obsessive and murderous woman (Susan Tyrrell) tries to control her nephew, a 17-year-old basketball player (Jimmy McNichol).
Director
William Asher
Producer
Stephen Breimer, Eugene Martin
Screenwriter
Stephen Breimer, Alan Jay Glueckman, Boon Collins
Production Co
S2D Associates, Royal American Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2021
Runtime
1h 36m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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