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Rating: 3.6/10 by 12 users

Terrified (1995)

Traumatized after witnessing her jealous husband kill her adulterous lover and then himself, an unbalanced, nymphomaniac young woman finds herself stalked by an unknown assailant, but she cannot make anyone believe her desperate situation.

Directing:
  • James Merendino
  • Nadine Bass
  • Carla Bowen
  • Andrea Netze
  • Sarah Brandes
Writing:
  • James Merendino
  • Megan Heath
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Jan 13, 1995

Rating: 3.6/10 by 12 users

Alternative Title:
Toughguy - US
Angriff aus dem Dunkeln - DE
Evil Never Sleeps - GB
Atheatos efialtis - GR
A félelem árnyékában - HU

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: adultery, infidelity, jealousy, dream, nightmare, police, psychopath, insanity, trauma, witness, stalker, nymphomaniac, murder, los angeles, california, fear, desire, husband
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Charles Tatum

Heather Graham turns in one of her strongest performances in an otherwise straight-to-video thriller. Olive (Heather Graham) is a secretary who picks up guys in bars for trysts in dark parking lots. She is a lonely and troubled widow, having witnessed her husband kill her lover before turning the gun on himself. By herself in a large L.A. apartment, Olive walks in on a mysterious man (Paul Herman), who punches her and flees. Police detective Joe (Rustam Branaman) takes a romantic liking to Olive, as does her best friend Pearl (Lisa Zane). Olive is still terrorized by the mysterious man, who stalks her on the streets, and puts her in the hospital. Olive begins to withdraw into paranoia as the attacks increase, and the police's help decreases. Graham is the best thing going here. While she goes through the motions of a woman stalked, she is in almost every scene and builds tension convincingly. Her excusing attitude of her lovers is restrained and believable. Her best scene involves a conversation with her dead husband's brother, who she suspects of being involved in the attacks. The film is overloaded with peripheral characters who distract from the central, and obvious, plotline. The screenplay is sloppy about dropping clues to the ending, but Graham's energy keeps the viewer hooked. Most of the film takes place in Olive's apartment, making me wonder if this began life as a stage play. Merendino's direction is fine, the technical aspects are unremarkable, and the supporting cast is full of familiar faces. Don't put too much stock in the old DVD cover, photoshop programs seemed to be popular in those days. "Terrified" did not have me terrified, or even slightly concerned. It did have me remembering better suspense films, and admiring Graham.


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