Without Warning

"It Preys On Human Fear. It Feeds On Human Flesh."

1980 1h 29m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 146

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When a mountain town is besieged by aliens, stranded teens Sandy and Greg team up with a local hunter as a paranoid war vet becomes convinced they're the enemy.

“It Preys On Human Fear. It Feeds On Human Flesh.”

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Cast

Tarah Nutter
Sandy
Christopher S. Nelson
Greg
Jack Palance
Joe Taylor
Martin Landau
Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
Sue Ane Langdon
Aggie
Neville Brand
Leo
Cameron Mitchell
Hunter
Darby Hinton
Randy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Greydon Clark
Writers: Lyn Freeman, Daniel Grodnik, Steven R. Mathis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Greydon Clark, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Wyman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Curtis Burch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tarah Nutter and Christopher S. Nelson and Jack Palance carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It Preys On Human Fear. It Feeds On Human Flesh.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Greydon Clark directs. Dean Cundey behind the camera. Dan Wyman scores. Curtis Burch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
346 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Greydon Clark, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dan Wyman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Curtis Burch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tarah Nutter and Christopher S. Nelson and Jack Palance carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It Preys On Human Fear. It Feeds On Human Flesh.".
9IMDB entry: tt0081764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "california", "lake", "predator", "paranoia".
11Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Original score: Dan Wyman
Editing: Curtis Burch
Production design: Jack De Wolf
Costume design: Elois Jenssen
Makeup / hair: Greg Cannom
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Without Warning (1980)

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Wuchak2022-06-22
★ 7/10
Rural Southern California horror with Jack Palance and Martin Landau Two teen couples in SoCal go out to a remote lake for some summer fun, but experience something horrific. The only people who believe their story are two local old men that aren’t quite right in the head (Jack Palance and Martin Landau). Christopher S. Nelson and Tarah Nutter play the two protagonists. "Without Warning" (1980) is an obscure horror flick that obviously influenced “Predator” (1987). Although “Predator” is technically the better film, I prefer this more modest production. It works up some quality spookiness along with an air of paranoia. As far as its f/x concepts go, it borrows from Star Trek’s “Operation - Annihilate” (1967) and “The Corbomite Maneuver” (1966), mixing in the geographical setting of “Tourist Trap” (1979) with elements of “Squirm” (1976). The inclusion of Palance and Landau as crazies also brings to mind the soon-to-come “Alone in the Dark” (1982). Whilst Tarah Nutter (Sandy) does well as the lead female, Lynn Theel (Beth) is notable in the feminine department. Christopher S. Nelson plays a likable male protagonist and should have gone on to better things, but he was never able to breakout in the biz beyond TV work and minor movies. My rating is kinda high for such a Grade ‘B’ horror that’s about 12-15 minutes too long, yet it delivers the goods by featuring the requisite staples in a respectable manner, including a moving piano-oriented score. The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot at Paramount Ranch, Agoura, California (main location), and nearby Agoura Valley Inn (bar scene), as well as Malibu Creek State Park (lake). GRADE: B-/B

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