The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
Liz Kern
- Jennifer Ross
- (as Elizabeth Cox)
Renée Estevez
- Linda
- (as Renee Estevez)
Dan Hicks
- Bill Roberts
- (as Danny Hicks)
Eugene Robert Glazer
- Danny
- (as Eugene Glazer)
Douglas Scott-Hessler
- Townie At Door
- (as Douglas Hessler)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite receiving top billing on the DVD releases of this film, as well as a mention in the opening credits as a special appearance by, cult hero Bruce Campbell only makes a brief appearance in the film as a policeman at the very end.
- GoofsEven though the story takes place during the course of one night, the TV GUIDE Magazines at the checkout stands change periodically.
- Quotes
Bill Roberts: Here comes fucking Parker, walking down nine miles, swinging the God damn head by the hair in one hand and his sandwich in the other.
- Alternate versionsThere is an unrated director's cut available which features the infamous "bandsaw lobotomy" where a character's head is inserted into a high powered meat slicer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder (2011)
Featured review
"Meat Market"
Or it could've been called "Market Massacre," "Clean Up on Aisle Dead," "Thank You for Chopping with Us," "Slay-Offs" or "Wal-Mart." Anything but the generic "Intruder."
This movie has many flaws, including said highly generic and actually false title. It's goes from intentional humor to unintentional humor on a dime, but gosh darn it, it's a fun ride with incredible practical gore and inventive props. This should go without saying since it stars Sam and Ted Raimi.
Ah-hem, the "Intruder" is about a night crew paid to clean and stock a soon-to-be-sold and closed down grocery store when a blood-red herring is stalking some of the employees and not all will live to clock out.
There are so many flaws, it's incredibly silly at times and it has some laugh-out-loud props, like shelves of blank tin cans for sale. It's actually hard to take this seriously. That is, until some genuine scares and kills brings you back to the reason you're watching an 80s slasher in the first place. So, I kept flip-flopping on what rating I needed to give this.
It is fitting for a dead-even 3/5 stars as for every amateur mistake and missed opportunity, it is also a great time capsule for that decade of horror. I am shocked though, as a life-long slasher fan, I've never even heard of it. I thought this as the movie opened and the FULL MOON logo appeared.
I literally said out loud: "Well, that explains it."
***
Final Thoughts: I came up with some additional superior titles than the actual one: "Inconvenience Store," "A Mom and Drop Dead Store," "Five-and-Died," "You'll Flee Market" and "Slashed Prices." Okay, fine, I'll work on my comedy bits.
This movie has many flaws, including said highly generic and actually false title. It's goes from intentional humor to unintentional humor on a dime, but gosh darn it, it's a fun ride with incredible practical gore and inventive props. This should go without saying since it stars Sam and Ted Raimi.
Ah-hem, the "Intruder" is about a night crew paid to clean and stock a soon-to-be-sold and closed down grocery store when a blood-red herring is stalking some of the employees and not all will live to clock out.
There are so many flaws, it's incredibly silly at times and it has some laugh-out-loud props, like shelves of blank tin cans for sale. It's actually hard to take this seriously. That is, until some genuine scares and kills brings you back to the reason you're watching an 80s slasher in the first place. So, I kept flip-flopping on what rating I needed to give this.
It is fitting for a dead-even 3/5 stars as for every amateur mistake and missed opportunity, it is also a great time capsule for that decade of horror. I am shocked though, as a life-long slasher fan, I've never even heard of it. I thought this as the movie opened and the FULL MOON logo appeared.
I literally said out loud: "Well, that explains it."
***
Final Thoughts: I came up with some additional superior titles than the actual one: "Inconvenience Store," "A Mom and Drop Dead Store," "Five-and-Died," "You'll Flee Market" and "Slashed Prices." Okay, fine, I'll work on my comedy bits.
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- $130,000 (estimated)
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