Showing posts with label stalker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stalker. Show all posts

Thursday, December 26, 2013

A Dangerous Affair - 1995


A successful and independent woman begins a short fling with a man she believes is the one. After a while she cannot stand how controlling and paranoid he is and decides to end things. The man is not willing to let her go so easily and sets about trying to win her back, even if it means stalking her to within an inch of her life.
Well acted. Powerful.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Stalking Laura - 1993 ****


I only found out after I had finished watching this that it was based on a true event from the 80s. That's always going to freak me out a lot more than normal, especially with my current circumstances.
Laura Black lands a lucrative job in a company that she adores. On her first day she meets a friendly but strange man named Richard. Laura sees them as just work colleagues, but Richard is convinced they are not only going out, but are meant to be together forever.
Brooke Shields does a good job here with a decent script, and Richard Thomas is terrifying as the unhinged stalker.
After the true case occurred, there was a new anti-stalking law passed. That at least, is something.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Eye of the Stalker - 1995 ****


'Eye of the Stalker' is a suitably creepy film from the nineties. It is estimated that 5% of the female population in America will be stalked at some point during their lifetime, and this is one of the stories.
A young art student named Beth becomes the obsession of a disturbed individual named Stephen who catches sight of her at the University he teaches (the same one she attends). Once he has her in his sights he becomes fixated on her every move and begins to intrude on her life and try to split up her relationship with her boyfriend. With many stalkers, 'no' is not in their vocabulary, so when he is told to stay away from her by her mother (a prominent judge in the area) it only serves to ignite his intense feelings for her.
It's a scary film, and I think stalking is a very real and very terrifying problem that needs to be stamped out as soon as possible.