Horror Cult Classic

A shape-shifting alien hunts for human prey among a secluded lesbian couple in rural England.

PREY

His savage hunger makes us all... Alien Prey

1977 · 01:25:00 · NR · Horror / Mystery / Science Fiction · IMDB TMDB

The day after a weird green light is seen in the English sky, a strange young man stops at the country home of two lesbian housemates. It turns out that the man is an alien, and a hungry one.

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What is Prey about?

Prey is a 1977 United Kingdom horror, mystery, and science fiction film directed by Norman J. Warren about a carnivorous, shape-shifting alien who infiltrates the home of a lesbian couple to evaluate humans as a food source.

Key Facts

Director: Norman J. Warren
Writers: Quinn Donoghue, Max Cuff
Release: 1977
Runtime: 1h 25m
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Also Known As: Le zombie venu d'ailleurs, Alien Prey

The SassyFlix Take

If you like your alien invasions with a side of sexual tension, Prey delivers. Norman J. Warren’s cult concoction stirs together a predatory extraterrestrial, a possessive lesbian couple, and the kind of rural English isolation that makes every knock at the door a potential death sentence. This is 1970s exploitation with teeth—literally.

From the Vault

Proof that English countryside getaways are best enjoyed without extraterrestrial guests.

Why Cult

Alien Shapeshifter Intrigue

The film’s central menace is a carnivorous alien who takes human form, infiltrating a secluded household for sinister purposes.

Lesbian Couple Dynamic

Prey centers on a lesbian couple whose relationship is as complex and possessive as it is vulnerable to outside threats.

Video Nasty Era Exploitation

With explicit nudity, gore, and taboo-breaking violence, Prey is a prime example of the UK’s notorious 'video nasty' horror tradition.

Rural England Isolation

The isolated manor house setting amplifies the paranoia and claustrophobia as the alien predator closes in.

About This Film

At night, a carnivorous, shape-shifting alien named Kator lands in the woods of rural England. The vanguard of an invasion force, his mission is to evaluate the suitability of humans as a source of food for his species. Stumbling across Anderson and Sandy, a couple having a tryst in their parked car, he kills both and assumes the appearance of Anderson. The next morning, he encounters Jessica-Ann and Josephine, a lesbian couple who live in a nearby manor house. Although Jessica owns the property, having inherited it from her Canadian parents, the dominant of the pair is Jo, who is unusually possessive of Jessica and deeply suspicious of men. Simon, Jessica's boyfriend, has mysteriously disappeared. The women are vegetarians and live in seclusion with only a few chickens and a pet parrot, Wally, for company.

Calling himself Anders, and feigning an injured leg, Kator is taken in by Jessica and Jo. His arrival immediately causes friction between the two. Bored of her monotonous existence, Jessica welcomes the stranger's arrival. Jo, however, openly resents his presence and suggests that the socially-awkward Anders is an escapee from a psychiatric hospital (which she is herself).[1] Later, having returned to the spot where he killed Anderson and Sandy, Kator kills and partly devours two policemen who are examining the couple's abandoned car. Back at the house, Jessica finds a knife and bloodstained clothes in a spare bedroom; recognising the latter as Simon's, she realises that he was murdered by Jo.

The next morning, Jo is furious to discover that all the chickens have been slaughtered. Blaming a local fox, she lays traps for the animal and goes after it with a rifle, assisted by Jessica and Kator. When the hunt fails, Kator tracks and kills the fox on his own and presents it to Jessica and Jo as a trophy. The trio celebrate with a champagne party for which Jo dresses Kator in drag. A subsequent game of hide-and-seek brings out more of the hunter in Kator. Later, Jo is disturbed to find the fox carcass stripped bare and realises that the animal was not caught in a trap as she and Jessica thought. Jessica angrily rejects her warnings about Anders, interpreting Jo's fear as jealousy and revealing that she knows the truth about Simon.

The next morning, Jo arms herself with her knife and stalks Kator as he hunts swans on a nearby river. Her attempt to eliminate him is thwarted when he starts to drown, alerting Jessica with his screams. Jessica and Jo rescue Kator and take him back to the house. While the two women clean themselves up, Kator kills and consumes Wally. Jessica tells Jo that she is no longer willing to be controlled and is leaving with Anders. Outraged, Jo knocks Jessica unconscious and runs into the woods to dig a grave for her. On waking, Jessica seduces Kator. As they start to have sex, Kator's predatory instincts are stirred, causing him to revert to his natural form and tear open Jessica's throat, killing her. Having returned to the house, Jo attempts to flee but falls into the open grave just as Kator catches up with her, and she screams as the scene fades to black.

Some time later, Kator leaves the house and calls his mother ship on an alien transceiver. Hungrily watching two girls walk along the river, he advises his superiors to dispatch more of his kind to Earth.

Film Details

Director Norman J. Warren

Writers Quinn Donoghue, Max Cuff

Themes & Keywords

Female Nudity Independent Film Murder Female Rear Nudity Female Topless Nudity Nudity Female Full Frontal Nudity Violence Blood Rape Sex Gore Lesbian Sex Lesbian Male Nudity Lesbianism

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Prey about? +

Prey is about a carnivorous, shape-shifting alien who arrives in rural England and infiltrates the home of a lesbian couple to determine if humans are suitable as a food source.

When was Prey released? +

Prey was released in 1977.

Who directed Prey? +

Prey was directed by Norman J. Warren.

How long is Prey? +

Prey has a runtime of 85 minutes.

What genre is Prey? +

Prey is a horror, mystery, and science fiction film.

Where can I watch Prey? +

Prey is available to watch on SassyFlix.

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