A serial killer with a serious grudge against women about to get hitched stalks pretty bride-to-be Amy Jensen (Caitlin O'Heaney), killing her friends and acquaintances in the process.
He Knows You're Alone's rather neat film-within-a-film opening scene briefly suggests that the film might offer a little more fun and creativity than the average 80s slasher—which only goes to make it all the more disappointing when the film turns into one of the most uninspired and ineffective Halloween clones of the whole genre.
The killer POV shots, the menacing figure looming in the background before mysteriously vanishing, the suburban setting, the final chase scene, and the all too familiar score all smack of the 1978 slasher classic, but solid scares and edge-of-the-seat scenes of suspense are sorely lacking, director Armand Mastroianni's pedestrian handling of his material rarely having the desired effect.
A brief shower scene featuring a topless Elizabeth Kemp and an unconvincing severed head in a fish tank prevent the film from being a total loss, while the debut movie appearance of Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks (in a completely pointless bit part that adds nothing to the plot) adds a certain curiosity factor, but overall this is a far from memorable effort.
He Knows You're Alone's rather neat film-within-a-film opening scene briefly suggests that the film might offer a little more fun and creativity than the average 80s slasher—which only goes to make it all the more disappointing when the film turns into one of the most uninspired and ineffective Halloween clones of the whole genre.
The killer POV shots, the menacing figure looming in the background before mysteriously vanishing, the suburban setting, the final chase scene, and the all too familiar score all smack of the 1978 slasher classic, but solid scares and edge-of-the-seat scenes of suspense are sorely lacking, director Armand Mastroianni's pedestrian handling of his material rarely having the desired effect.
A brief shower scene featuring a topless Elizabeth Kemp and an unconvincing severed head in a fish tank prevent the film from being a total loss, while the debut movie appearance of Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks (in a completely pointless bit part that adds nothing to the plot) adds a certain curiosity factor, but overall this is a far from memorable effort.