Intruder
1989
1989
Scott Spiegel
It's closing night at a locally owned
supermarket. Lisa (Renée Estevez), a cashier, has an altercation with
her ex-boyfriend and has him removed. The managers gather the night
crew together and tell them that store is being sold and soon they
won't have jobs anymore. Everyone's employment starts ending much sooner
then they expect, when a mysterious figure begins killing them off
one by one in horrifically gruesome ways.
Director, Scott Spiegel, is an
associate of Sam Rami (Sam, Ted and even Bruce Campbell have
small parts in this film) and his fingerprints are all over several
sequences, a POV rotary phone dial shot, a a few moments of slapstick comedy, and of course
some way over the top gore sequences. Couple this with the uniqueness
of setting a slasher film in a grocery store, and you have a truly
fun horror experience. The performances are solid, although the
reveal of the killer is a little underwhelming. The mystery
surrounding the murderer's identity is pretty obvious, and the red
herrings have never been redder. But, you're here for the kills and
that's where the movie excels in some truly brutal and unusual
deaths. Just make sure you view the unrated version on DVD rather
then on Netflix's streaming service. Netflix's cut has been edited to remove nearly
every gore scene. The editing is so severe, whole moments are rendered nearly
incomprehensible. Intruder is a hidden gem in the teeming mass of slasher
films, and it's definitely worth your time to check out in all it's gory glory.
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