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Terror Eyes - Der Frauenköpfer

Originaltitel: Night School
  • 1981
  • R
  • 1 Std. 28 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,6/10
3531
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Rachel Ward in Terror Eyes - Der Frauenköpfer (1981)
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Horror bei TeenagernSlasher HorrorEntsetzenMysteriumThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWho's been decapitating the innocent girls at a local night school? The police are baffled.Who's been decapitating the innocent girls at a local night school? The police are baffled.Who's been decapitating the innocent girls at a local night school? The police are baffled.

  • Regie
    • Ken Hughes
  • Drehbuch
    • Ruth Avergon
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Leonard Mann
    • Rachel Ward
    • Drew Snyder
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,6/10
    3531
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Ken Hughes
    • Drehbuch
      • Ruth Avergon
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Leonard Mann
      • Rachel Ward
      • Drew Snyder
    • 76Benutzerrezensionen
    • 69Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
    • Auszeichnungen
      • 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

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    Leonard Mann
    Leonard Mann
    • Judd Austin
    Rachel Ward
    Rachel Ward
    • Eleanor
    Drew Snyder
    Drew Snyder
    • Vincent Millett
    Joseph R. Sicari
    • Taj
    Nick Cairis
    Nick Cairis
    • Gus
    • (as Nicholas Cairis)
    Karen MacDonald
    Karen MacDonald
    • Carol
    Annette Miller
    Annette Miller
    • Helene Griffin
    Bill McCann
    Bill McCann
    • Gary
    Margo Skinner
    • Stevie Cabot
    Elizabeth Barnitz
    Elizabeth Barnitz
    • Kim Morrison
    Holly Hardman
    Holly Hardman
    • Kathy
    Meb Boden
    • Anne Barron
    Leonard Corman
    • Priest
    Belle McDonald
    Belle McDonald
    • Marjorie Armand
    Edward C. Higgins
    • Coroner
    • (as Ed Higgins)
    William McDonald
    • Medical Examiner
    Kevin Fennessy
    Kevin Fennessy
    • Harry - the Janitor
    Edward Chalmers Jr.
    • Construction Worker
    • Regie
      • Ken Hughes
    • Drehbuch
      • Ruth Avergon
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    8HumanoidOfFlesh

    Serial dekapitator.

    A killer in a motorcycle helmet is decapitating attractive babes attend a night school class taught by an anthropology professor.It all has to do with some head-hunting rituals from Papua New Guinea.Very enjoyable cop drama/slasher with some elements of giallo.There is a truly sensual shower scene with a a ravishingly beautiful Rachel Ward and three decapitated heads of victims are found in various strange places including an aquarium.The killings are mostly off-screen and there is a bit of sleaze.The melodically creepy piano based score by Brad Fiedel of "Just Before Dawn" is truly effective.If you enjoyed "What Have You Done to Your Daughters" give "Night School" a chance.It truly is one of the slashers that resembles the Italian giallo that inspired the genre in the first place.8 out of 10.
    7slasherstudios

    Early 80's Slasher Makes the Grade

    Anne Barron (Meb Boden) is a teacher's aide at the Jack-N-Jill Daycare Center in Boston. It's the early evening and the last child has been picked up by her mother. Anne is relaxing on the playground carousel when someone pulls up on a motorcycle, wearing a pink helmet. Anne is startled. Suddenly the stranger pulls out a machete and starts spinning the carousel. The machete is held up in the air and the terrified woman goes around and around - until she's struck with it.

    Judd Austin (Leonard Mann) is the cop assigned to the case. He is called to the scene and when he gets there, he sees a gruesome sight. The girl was decapitated and her head was put in a bucket of water nearby. The distraught director of the center tells the officer that Anne worked there during the day - and was attending night classes at Wendell College. At the hospital, Judd and his partner Taj (Joseph R. Sicari) discuss a similar case from the previous week. Another girl was found decapitated and her head was dumped in a pond. They wonder if there's any connection between the two murders.

    "Night School" is a typical run-of-the-mill early 80's whodunit slasher with a decapitation twist. This is the kind of movie where half of the money is trying to figure out where the detectives are going to find the missing heads. The twist ending is pretty predictable and the acting is a bit wooden (Rachel Ward, in her film debut, is all sorts of terrible here) but the film is never boring and has been directed with style. Boston looks positively wretched on film here and it gives the slasher a bit of a grungy "Departed" vibe. Overall, it's definitely worth checking out, just check your expectations-and your head--at the door.
    7lost-in-limbo

    "There's always a reason"

    Probably best recognised for being the debut feature for of the ravishing British actress Rachel Ward, but "Night School" deserves a little more credit for that lone reason. I wasn't expecting it be as good it was, but while it's your by-the-numbers mystery psycho slasher it managed to resourcefully up the suspense and intrigue in some well presented set-pieces. The usual revelation behind it all doesn't come as much as a surprise (where we seem to be quite ahead of the clueless detective/s scratching their heads), along with the second twist (which is even more foreseeable), but then it ends with a neat final one which seems to be a mock send-up of the typical shock closing. "Don't you ever take your job seriously". I'm kind of surprised by its middling to poor reputation, as I found it more than competent than its 80s crop. Good atmospheric, authentic locations are masterfully framed by cinematographer Mark Irwin. His expressively flowing camera stages some inventive frames and effectively helps building up the tension before the initial shock. He films the ominous looking killer (decked in black leather and bike helmet) quite well. Director Ken Hughes' slick touch lets it flow, nailing the terrorising tension with a real sting to its tail. Hughes style kind of reminded me off Hitchcock, but the modern unpleasantness is evident (slicing and dicing with ritual decapitation on mind, but little is seen) and lurking within is a sneering sleazy undertone. The black and white story remains interesting, due to the solid performances (Leonard Mann, Drew Snyder, Rachel Ward and an amusing Joseph R. Sicari) and particularly sharp script. Brad Fiedel composes the score in an understated manner, but it eerily works. A modest psycho slasher offering.
    7andrabem-1

    Night School of Death

    The girls that study in a night school are being killed and decapitated. A police lieutenant and his partner (comic relief?) start to investigate the murders.

    "Night School" takes place in Boston. The film begins with a brief view of the night skyline of Boston. We hear a melancholic and beautiful soundtrack that serves to enhance the poetry of city (and its people) and night. Soon after the camera becomes more intimate and we see old lamp posts, dark streets and small houses. The beautiful soundtrack goes on... and Boston looks quite pretty.

    "Night School" is in some ways almost a giallo. There are some connection points:

    1) Leonard Mann, an Italo-American actor that worked mainly in Italian films, including gialli like "Death Steps in the Dark" and "The Monster of Florence". In "Night School" he's the police lieutenant that investigates the murders but he's different from those policemen that we usually find in many thrillers. He's not trigger-happy and he hasn't trembling fists dying to punch a bad guy's nose. He's intelligent, sensitive and ready to follow his intuition.

    2) The killing scenes are stylish and imaginative. The killer dresses all in black, black helmet and black gloves. But "Night School" is very discreet in what concerns nudity. In one scene Rachel Ward takes a shower. Not much is shown, but many Italian gialli would not shy away from FFN. Anyway "Night School" is quite engaging, charming and different from the normal fare.

    3) There are many pretty girls (and some of them will be ruthlessly killed by the decapitator).

    The highlights in "Night School" are Rachel Ward (her beauty illuminates the screen) and Leonard Mann. In short, I think that "Night School" is a very enjoyable film. Those that want a non-stop action film with lots of bullets and fists breaking bones (fast! fast! fast!), should look elsewhere.
    7chrichtonsworld

    Rachel Ward's Bottom in American giallo

    An excellent slasher/whodunnit you might not have heard about.Brutal killings,attractive women.attractive men,big knife,Freudian Symbolism,shower scene and red herrings.Even a surprise ending,although one that is a bit out of place especially compared to the rest of the movie.It's all there.So how come Night School isn't a more popular title? Your guess is as good as mine. But it could be that it has to do with the relatively late release on DVD. The pacing is a little uneven at times which does hurt the tension slightly. And the ending could be considered unsatisfying.It's one you will see coming and at the same time not at all. Very inventive I have to say although like I said earlier a bit out of tune with the movie overall. Honestly,I had fun watching since it does most things right.And to see Rachel Ward's bottom in all it's glory can't be that bad,now is it?

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    • Wissenswertes
      Final theatrical feature film directed by writer-director Ken Hughes.
    • Patzer
      When the second girl is being killed, after changing out of her scuba suit, her lips don't match her words several times during the attack.
    • Zitate

      Judd Austin: Is, uh, Professor Millett in? I'd like to speak to him.

      Eleanor Adjai: I'm afraid that's quite impossible. He's working, he left strict instructions not to be disturbed.

      Judd Austin: Miss, uh, Adjai. Is that right?

      Eleanor Adjai: Yes, that's right.

      Judd Austin: I'm not a traveling salesman, Miss Adjai. I'm a police officer, and I have a badge that says I can disturb anybody anytime.

      Eleanor Adjai: [after a moment's pause] I'll see if he can talk to you.

    • Alternative Versionen
      The film appeared (as "Terror Eyes") on the UK's list of video nasties. Both the cinema and 1987 Guild Home Video releases were cut by 1 minute 16 secs by the BBFC to heavily reduce the gore and shots of slashing during the changing room and café murders. The film was finally passed uncut in 2025.
    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 16. Oktober 1981 (Westdeutschland)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Night School
    • Drehorte
      • New England Aquarium - Central Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, USA(interior)
    • Produktionsfirmen
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Fiducial Resource Industrial
      • Resource Films
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