Alone in the Dark
1982 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 5.9 · 68% critics
During a citywide blackout, several violent patients escape a mental institution and head for the home of a newly assigned doctor. What follows is a tense night of siege, as one family tries to survive cut off from help and surrounded by danger.
Also known as Dément
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-11-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (163 votes)
About
If you enjoy offbeat early-80s horror with a home-invasion edge, strong suspense, and a slightly strange streak, this could hit the spot, especially if you like Just Before Dawn or The House on Sorority Row; Not for you if you want fast pacing or nonstop scares.
Pros: tense home invasion setup; creepy standout villains; fun veteran cast | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven tone; messy ending for some
Themes
- escape
- blackout
- siege
- revenge
- murder
- mental institution
- slasher
- maniac
- mental illness
- meat cleaver
- escaped mental patient
- mailman
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 1983
Cast & crew
Jack Palance
as Frank Hawkes
Donald Pleasence
as Leo Bain
Martin Landau
as Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff
Dwight Schultz
as Dan Potter
Erland van Lidth
as Ronald "Fatty" Elster
Deborah Hedwall
as Nell Potter
- LT
Lee Taylor-Allan
as Toni Potter
Phillip Clark
as Tom Smith / Skaggs
- EW
Elizabeth Ward
as Lyla Potter
Brent Jennings
as Ray Curtis
Directed by Jack Sholder