John Carpenter orchestrates a cat-and-mouse game where the phone never stops ringing.
SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME!
All those windows… and he’s behind one of them!
A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.
Proof that you don't need a cinema budget to make your skin crawl.
Before he summoned Michael Myers, John Carpenter sharpened his suspense tools on this TV movie, trapping Lauren Hutton in an apartment where danger is only a phone call away. Adrienne Barbeau lends support, but it's Carpenter's knack for tension that steals the show.
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Someone's Watching Me! is a 1978 American horror, mystery, and thriller TV movie directed by John Carpenter about a woman who is stalked and tormented by a stranger in her apartment.
Why Cult
Directed and written by John Carpenter, this film showcases his early mastery of the stalker format before Halloween.
The apartment-bound tension and relentless phone calls create a claustrophobic, city nightmare tailored for TV.
Lauren Hutton anchors the film as Leigh Michaels, bringing cool vulnerability to the role of the relentlessly pursued woman.
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What is Someone's Watching Me! about? +
Someone's Watching Me! is about a woman who is watched, called, and tormented by a stranger in her apartment, leading to a tense cat-and-mouse game.
When was Someone's Watching Me! released? +
Someone's Watching Me! was released in 1978.
Who directed Someone's Watching Me!? +
Someone's Watching Me! was directed by John Carpenter.
How long is Someone's Watching Me!? +
Someone's Watching Me! has a runtime of 97 minutes.
What genre is Someone's Watching Me!? +
Someone's Watching Me! is a horror, mystery, and thriller TV movie.
