Stranger by Night

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]

Stranger by Night
VHS/DVD cover of "Stranger by Night"
Directed byGregory Dark
Produced byAndrew W. Garroni
Rick Filon (co-producer, as Richard Filon)
Walter Gernert (executive producer)
Craig Thurman Suttle (line producer)
Written byRick Filon
Daryl Haney
StarringSteven Bauer
Jennifer Rubin
William Katt
Music byAshley Irwin
Edited byJames Avalon (as Kent Smith)
Production
company
B.O.P. Films
Distributed byNew City Releasing
Release date
November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Detective 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

Release

The 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

Sandra 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]

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References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111298/releaseinfo#akas
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111298/plotsummary
  3. "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.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. "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.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111133/
  6. "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". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  7. "Stranger by Night - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllMovie. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. Video movie guide 2002 - Mick Martin, Marsha Porter - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  9. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever - Jim Craddock - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. J.R. Taylor (1994-11-18). "Video Review: 'Stranger by Night' Review | Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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