INTRUDER (1989) – Episode 285 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Don’t you see? I’m just crazy ’bout this store.” Crazy enthusiastic or crazy deranged? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave a grocery store in search of its Intruder (1989).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 285 – Intruder (1989)

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Synopsis: The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket finds themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.

• Director: Scott Spiegel
• Writers: Scott Spiegel (screenplay); (story by) Scott Spiegel & Lawrence Bender
• Producers: Charles Band (executive producer) (uncredited), Lawrence Bender (producer), Douglas Scott-Hessler (co-producer) (as Douglas Hessler)
• Special Makeup Effects Artists: Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger
• Selected Cast:
  • Liz Kern as Jennifer Ross (credited as Elizabeth Cox)
  • Renée Estevez as Linda
  • Dan Hicks as Bill Roberts
  • David Byrnes as Craig Peterson
  • Sam Raimi as Randy
  • Eugene Robert Glazer as Danny
  • Billy Marti as Dave
  • Burr Steers as Bub
  • Craig Stark as Tim
  • Ted Raimi as Joe “Produce Joe”
  • Alvy Moore as Officer Dalton
  • Tom Lester as Officer Mathews
  • Emil Sitka as Mr. Abernathy
  • Bruce Campbell as Officer Howard
  • Lawrence Bender as Officer Adams
  • Scott Spiegel as Bread Man
  • Greg Nicotero as Townie in Car
  • Douglas Scott-Hessler as Townie at Door (credited as Douglas Hessler)

You’d think Intruder (1989) would be better known. Scott Spiegel, Sam Raimi, and Bruce Campbell went to high school together and all are involved in this movie: Spiegel as director, Raimi and brother Ted as store employees, and Campbell in a cameo as a policeman. Combine that synergy with the effects work of Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger, and one would expect this film to have a little more notoriety. Regardless, the Grue-Crew are impressed with the effects – one gag in particular – and the acting, which is spiced up by some fun cameos. All in all, Intruder is a pretty darn good 80s slasher. Enjoy our talkabout!

At the time of this writing, Intruder (1989) is available to stream from Tubi and Shudder as well as PPV from Amazon. It is also available on physical media as a Director’s Cut [Blu-ray] from Synapse Films.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), with Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, and Julia Duffy. The 70s Grue Crew just loves a family-based horror movie.

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