Die Watching
Die Watching is a 1993 American direct-to-video erotic thriller film starring former teen idol Christopher Atkins as a psychotic pornographic film director named Michael Terrence, who moonlights as a voyeuristic murderer. The story borrows heavily from Michael Powell's 1960 British film Peeping Tom. It was originally released on VHS in the United States on August 25, 1993 and on DVD by Image Entertainment in 1999.[1]
| Die Watching | |
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| Directed by | Charles Davis |
| Written by | Kenneth J. Hall |
| Produced by | Nanda Rao |
| Starring | Christopher Atkins Tim Thomerson Carlos Palomino Vali Ashton |
| Cinematography | Howard Wexler |
| Edited by | Clayton Halsey |
| Music by | David Scott Cohen Scott Roewe |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Scarred by repressed memories of his late mother, Michael overcomes his inner pain through the merciless slaughter of various women. His killing spree is characterized by a very peculiar modus operandi: he films each murder with his video camera and forces each victim to watch the film as they die. However, his dark side is penetrated via the romantic attentions of pretty neighbor Nola Carlisle (Vali Ashton), who seems intent on learning all she can about her handsome new friend.
Cast
- Christopher Atkins - Michael Terrence[2]
- Vali Ashton - Nola Carlisle
- Mike Jacobs Jr. - Adam Parker
- Tim Thomerson - Detective Lewis
- Carlos Palomino - Detective Barry
- Erika Nann - Gabrielle
- Sally Champlin - Julienne
- Michael E. Bauer - Jake
- Ewing Miles Brown - Lucky, studio director
- Melanie Good - Sheila Walsh
- Avalon Anders - Marie
- Allen Fawcett - Michael's father
- Ashley F. Brooks - Michael's mother
- Matthew J. Boyle - young Michael
- Tammy Elaine - girl #1
References
- Die Watching DVD at Amazon.com
- "Die Watching". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.